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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Reward desired behavior with tangible token that can be exchanged for goods/privileges






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






3. Change behavior - change attitude






4. 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)






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






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






7. Detachment from reality - often associated with delusions - hallucinations - and disorganized thoughts - 'split-mind'






8. 1. Problem Focused: tackle the stressor head on - usually occurs when optimistic and believe we can achieve our goals 2. Emotion Focused: try to place a more positive outlook on emotions - engage in behaviors to reduce painful emotions






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






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






11. Acceptance of one's life - both successes & failures [adulthood]






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






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






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






15. 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)






16. Unhappy - lonely - often produces physical or emotional pain - distress alone is not enough (mania - psychopathy)






17. Logical thinking - develop conservation - [Piaget]






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






19. Most common/successful intelligence test






20. Pervasive loss of contact with reality - most severe psychopathology






21. Mix of biology and psychology - biological predisposition & perhaps environmental stressor involved






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






23. Line judgement task with 1 participant - 6 confederates - bogus confederate responses






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






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






26. Anti-psychotic drugs (Thorazine - Haidol) - no cure - only treatment






27. Most common/successful intelligence test






28. Predisposition to act - actions in the past






29. Drugs:tranquilizers (Xanax - Valium) - psychotherapy: find repressed fear - cognitive: identify illogical thoughts






30. Good stressor that motivates the individual to make necessary changes - Ex: being too hot motivates you to take off coat






31. 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?






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






33. Reward gradual approximation to desired behavior






34. Penis envy - blame mother for making them girls - desire for 'false penis' and childbirth






35. Reward gradual approximation to desired behavior






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

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37. 1) Loss of responsibility for teachers 2) situational obligation 3) science as a legit institution






38. Prior testing - medication - educational history - significant medical events






39. Thoughts and actions are identical - acquisition of object permanence - A not B error (preservation) - [Piaget]






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






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






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






43. Process by which social forces are internalized in infants - mastering skills by interacting with others - [Vygotsky's]






44. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver






45. Evil spirits inhibited the body - believed witches had mental illness - Treatment: exorcism






46. Lived in End of Romatic Era (emphasis on expression - art - passion - sexuality relatively liberal) -grew up in Victorian Age (sexuality is taboo - emphasis on public decency/morality - paternal) -mothers first born and favorite child -love/hate rela

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






48. 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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49. Convergence of individual's thoughts - feelings - or behavior towards a social norm






50. Give up short-term - selfish desires for the long-term good of the relationship