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Elementary Psychology

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






2. Therapists that combine all of the perspectives in their work






3. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver






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






5. Men: easy to reproduce - want fertility - Women: pregnancy-> picky - want stability






6. Partners outcomes are effected by each other - if one person is unhappy - so is the other person






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






8. 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






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






10. Most common/successful intelligence test






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






12. 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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13. General feeling of apprehension about a possible danger






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






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






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






17. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures






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






19. Strict moral guide - conscious - preconscious - and unconscious - tries to repress Id's demands - guided by idealistic principal






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






21. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






22. 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






23. Increase in symbolic thought - egocentrism - language development - [Piaget]






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






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






26. Strict moral guide - conscious - preconscious - and unconscious - tries to repress Id's demands - guided by idealistic principal






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






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






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






30. 3+ members in a group - cultures stresses respect for social norms - admiration of group's status - individual feels incompetent or insecure - unanimous group






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






32. 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)






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






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






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






36. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






37. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






38. Partners outcomes are effected by each other - if one person is unhappy - so is the other person






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






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






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






42. 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?






43. Ability to think of images - shapes - figures






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






45. Discomfort created when our attitudes do not match our behavior






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






47. 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






48. Beliefs about the object






49. + Focus on thoughts as cause of behavior - leads us to lasting change in behavior - harder to change thoughts than behavior - time consuming






50. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner