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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
Instructions:
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1. Built a mock prison at Stanford and paid students to play the roles of prisons and guards - Results: power of social roles took over - promotes brutality






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






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






4. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver






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






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






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






8. Abnormal behavior is a disease/illness - not the patients fault - Treatment: asylum house - bloodletting






9. Gap between current outcomes and the comparison level for alternatives (CLalt) - CLalt: next best relationship you could have






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






11. 3+ members in a group - cultures stresses respect for social norms - admiration of group's status - individual feels incompetent or insecure - unanimous group






12. 1. Paranoid: delusions of persecution or grandeur 2. Disorganized: incoherence - delusions - hallucinations 3. Catatonic: frozen/excited motor behavior 4. Undifferentiated: all of the above






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






14. We behave as we do because it was adaptive for our ancestors






15. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures






16. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






17. Oedipus complex - realize father is a sexual rival/more powerful - castration complex - learn to identify with father






18. Should I make decisions on my own - or listen to others? [childhood]






19. Gap between current outcomes and the comparison level for alternatives (CLalt) - CLalt: next best relationship you could have






20. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






21. 3+ members in a group - cultures stresses respect for social norms - admiration of group's status - individual feels incompetent or insecure - unanimous group






22. Replication of Milgram study - same study but with administering shocks to puppies






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






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






25. Do I have unique abilities and skills? [childhood]






26. Shared expectations in a group about how particular people are supposed to behave






27. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






28. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






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






30. 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






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






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






33. Gap between your actual developmental level and your potential developmental level [Vygotsky's]






34. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






35. If there are traits to describe human behavior - then we must have a word for them






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






37. Goal is to change therapy - focus on reinforcing desired behaviors and eliminating undesired behaviors






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






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






40. Mediator between Id & superego - mostly conscious and preconscious - guided by reality principal - uses defense mechanisms






41. Calm reaction - they know they are coming back






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






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






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






45. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






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






47. Provides objective - well-defined classification system including specific symptoms - does not suggest cures/therapy - 5 axes






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






49. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






50. Oedipus complex - realize father is a sexual rival/more powerful - castration complex - learn to identify with father