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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. High in consistency - distinctiveness - consensus - the situation is the cause






2. Most common mistake: quick to assume personality - forget circumstances & situation






3. High in consistency - distinctiveness - consensus - the situation is the cause






4. Limited resources - creates conflict over these resources - leads to hostility between groups






5. Calm reaction - they know they are coming back






6. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






7. Maladaptive behavior - interferes with ability to function - impairment alone is not enough (laziness)






8. Dental students were given a puncture wound in their mouth and measure how long it would heal - Results: wounds took longer to heal during exams than during the summer (stress)






9. Both big 5 traits & some personality disorder - compared to selected groups even if they don't make sense - Ex: 'I like cake'






10. Complying with a request due to the perception that the requestor has a legit right to make the request






11. Monkeys preferred the comfortable mom vs the mom that provided food - contact comfort

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12. General feeling of apprehension about a possible danger






13. Describes prolonged stress response in three stages 1. Alarm: fight or flight 2. Resistance: body uses resources to resist stress 3. Exhaustion: physiological response is depleted - become susceptible to illness/disease






14. Name given to a substantial and long-sustained increase in intelligence test scores measured in many parts of the world






15. I. Clinical Disorders (alcohol dependence) II. Personality Disorders & Mental Retardation (antisocial personality disorder) III. Medical Conditions (cirrhosis of liver) IV. Social Functioning & stressors (death of child - marital stress) V. Global as






16. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






17. Scientific study of the thoughts - feelings - and behaviors of individuals as they are shaped by the actual - implied - or imagined presence of others






18. Completely unconscious - home of sex & aggression instincts - guided by pleasure principal - comes out in dreams






19. Ask for a small favor first - followed up with a larger request - if you say yes once - you are more likely to say yes later






20. First developed to treat depression - attempts to remove irrational thoughts/beliefs that were thought to be the cause of the problem






21. Positive or negative evaluation of a group of people - [Affect]






22. Study of the mental illness of the brain






23. Study of the individuals - by observation - with the intention of promoting change






24. Measure personality in basic units - named factors A - B - C - etc. - identified 16 factors - [ex=intelligence - boldness - insecurity - self-discipline - tension]

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25. Most common mistake: quick to assume personality - forget circumstances & situation






26. Able to see that products/objects are not changing even if they undergo a transformation






27. Raise generation that stereotypes don't exist - long and slow process






28. Teachers may treat students differently depending on what the teacher believes about the students IQ






29. 1) development is more continues than stage-like 2) changing procedures a little bit changes results a lot 3) methods culturally biased

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30. Gradually pair feared object with feelings of cal/relaxation - progressively fearful things are confronted






31. Learned behaviors weaken over time if not reinforced - remove maladaptive behavior by removing any reinforcement for it - removal of phobias/anxiety






32. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






33. Reward gradual approximation to desired behavior






34. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






35. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






36. Influence resulting from a person's willingness to accept others opinions about reality






37. 1) untestable 2) evidence that social roles may be more important 3) too deterministic






38. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






39. Set of beliefs & impressions about a group of people - effect usually negative - [Cognition]






40. Sheriff study at boys camp - Three Stages: Ingroup Formation - Friction Phase - Integration Phase






41. Inferences about the cause of behavior - help us create attitudes about ourselves/others






42. Inconsistent behavior/confused






43. Evaluation or opinion that an individual has toward something






44. Sexually desire their mother






45. Behavior that negatively affects a group of people - [Behavior]






46. Maladaptive behavior - interferes with ability to function - impairment alone is not enough (laziness)






47. Will normal - average people perform evil acts simply because an authority figure asks them to do so - Ex: voltage shocks up to lethal amount






48. Product of the interaction between individuals and their environment - subjective experience that depends on appraisal of situation






49. Can I form a committed relationship with another individual? [adolescence]






50. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






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