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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Gap between your actual developmental level and your potential developmental level [Vygotsky's]






2. Intended to predict your ability to learn a new skill






3. Persistent - disproportionate fear of specific object or situation that presents no real danger (irrational) - interfere with daily life






4. Infrequent & uncommon - rarity alone is not enough - many mental disorders are not really rare (Depression)






5. 1. Primary: must perceive that event is a threat to personal goals 2. Secondary: must conclude that resources to meet demands of event are unavailable






6. Highlight negative thoughts - therapists work to change thoughts and focus on interpretation of events






7. Digit span: repeat a set of numbers backwards - arithmetic: If Jessica has 3 packs of gum with 4 packs each - how many sticks will she have for herself if she gives 2 sticks each to 3 friends






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






9. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






10. Predisposition to act - actions in the past






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






12. Deinstitutionalization: worked for some - but not all - diagnosis based on symptoms - Treatment: therapy - drugs






13. Reward desired behavior with tangible token that can be exchanged for goods/privileges






14. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver






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






16. Counterconditioning - systematic desensitization - flooding






17. Study of the mental illness of the brain






18. 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






19. 1. Conscientiousness 2. Agreeableness 3. Neuroticism 4. Openness 5. Extraversion






20. Influence resulting from a persons desire to gain approval or to avoid disapproval from others






21. Measuring the ability to concentrate - similarities: how are a thermometer and a ruler alike? - vocabulary: what does covert mean? - information: who was George Washington Carver?






22. Change behavior - change attitude






23. 1. Checked into mental hospital for hearing voices 2. admitted for observation 3. they behaved as they normally would






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






25. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






26. Distinctive and relatively enduring patterns of thinking - feeling - and acting






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






28. Emotions about the object






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

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30. Interpret ambiguous items where answers are meaningful - Ex: Rorschach Inkblots






31. No response to leaving or returning






32. 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






33. Against culture norms - behavior often paired with societal disapproval - disapproval is not enough (sexism - racism)






34. Highlight negative thoughts - therapists work to change thoughts and focus on interpretation of events






35. Inconsistent behavior/confused






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






37. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






38. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






39. We all want a positive self-esteem - self includes group membership: 'my group is better than yours'






40. Bio: genetic factors - physiology - Pysch: cognition - emotion - motivation - Social: society/media - community - family






41. Resolution of phallic stage conflicts that lead to extended break until puberty






42. Stop smoking - cut down on alcohol consumption - exercise to relieve stress and maintain healthy weight - eat healthy






43. Do I have self control; am I in charge of my life? [childhood]






44. Abstract thinking develops - final stage - [Piaget]






45. High in consistency; low in distinctiveness - consensus - the person is the cause






46. Overt behavior consistent with social norms that are not privately accepted (external)






47. Process by which we appraise and cope with environmental threats and challenges






48. Do I have self control; am I in charge of my life? [childhood]






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






50. 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







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