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Elementary Psychology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Do I have a unified sense of self? [adolescence]
Theory of Parental Investment
Identity vs Role Confusion
Four Subtypes of Schizophrenia
Intimacy vs Isolation
2. Oedipus complex - realize father is a sexual rival/more powerful - castration complex - learn to identify with father
Id
Stereotype
Dependence
boy phallic stage
3. Worry that father will cut their penis off
HPA axis
insecure-avoidant attachment
castration complex
Satisfaction
4. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments
Sternbergs Triangle Theory
To Reduce Dissonance...
Foot in the Door
Eustress
5. Do I have unique abilities and skills? [childhood]
Criticisms of Attraction Theory
TAT
Industry vs Inferiority
Statistical Deviance
6. Ask for a large favor first - followed up with something much smaller - if you say no - you may feel guilty and may say yes to a more reasonable request
Things that can influence IQ scores
Flynn Effect
Psychopathology
Door in the Face
7. Calm reaction - they know they are coming back
Stressors
Phobia
secure attachment
Cultural Deviance
8. Name given to a substantial and long-sustained increase in intelligence test scores measured in many parts of the world
Sternbergs Triangle Theory
Behavior: Adv/Disadv
Flynn Effect
Realistic Conflict
9. Pervasive loss of contact with reality - most severe psychopathology
attachment
Trust vs Mistrust
Flynn Effect
Psychosis
10. 1. covariate: look for cause of behavior 2. consistency: does this pairing always occur? 3. distinctiveness: is this behavior rare in terms of frequency 4. consensus: do other people react the same way?
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11. Logical thinking - develop conservation - [Piaget]
Causes for Phobias
Internal Attribution
concrete operational
Cognitive Therapy
12. Men: easy to reproduce - want fertility - Women: pregnancy-> picky - want stability
Stress as a Transaction
Theory of Parental Investment
Schizophrenia
genital stage
13. Pleasure from anus - successful toilet training=passage through
Phobia
anal stage
Fundamental Attribution Error
Evolutionary Psych
14. Emotions about the object
Cultural Deviance
Satisfaction
TriPartite Model: Affect
electra complex
15. Sheriff study at boys camp - Three Stages: Ingroup Formation - Friction Phase - Integration Phase
Behavior: Systematic Desensitization Method
Statistical Deviance
The Big Five
Cooperation
16. Learned behaviors weaken over time if not reinforced - remove maladaptive behavior by removing any reinforcement for it - removal of phobias/anxiety
Social Psychology
Behavior: Extinction Method
Increased Likelihood of Conformity...
Emotional Distress
17. Strict moral guide - conscious - preconscious - and unconscious - tries to repress Id's demands - guided by idealistic principal
object permanence
Statistical Deviance
Eustress
Superego
18. Pervasive loss of contact with reality - most severe psychopathology
Working Memory
Stress as a Response
Psychosis
lexical hypothesis
19. Unhappy - lonely - often produces physical or emotional pain - distress alone is not enough (mania - psychopathy)
Anxiety Disorder
Informational Influence
anxiety
Emotional Distress
20. Line judgement task with 1 participant - 6 confederates - bogus confederate responses
Asch study
Internalized Standard
The Big Five
Normative Influence
21. Jealousy/hatred of all other women
Stress
Eustress
Initiative vs Guilt
electra complex
22. Do I have self control; am I in charge of my life? [childhood]
Autonomy vs Doubt
Emotional Distress
Stages of Appraisal
oedipus complex
23. Sheriff study at boys camp - Three Stages: Ingroup Formation - Friction Phase - Integration Phase
Cultural Deviance
External Attribution
Cooperation
TriPartite Model: Behavior
24. Evaluation or opinion that an individual has toward something
Attitude
Causes of Schizophrenia
Conformity
Milgrams Explanations
25. Influence resulting from a persons desire to gain approval or to avoid disapproval from others
The Modern Model of Psychopathology
GAD Treatments
Normative Influence
oedipus complex
26. Study of the mental illness of the brain
projective tests
Pygmalion effect
Psychopathology
To Reduce Dissonance...
27. Anti-psychotic drugs (Thorazine - Haidol) - no cure - only treatment
Treatment for Schizophrenia
GAD Treatments
The Modern Model of Psychopathology
Verbal Comprehension
28. Most common type of therapy - combo of behavioral and cognitive therapy - focus on changing thoughts and behaviors using learning and conditioning methods
The Modern Model of Psychopathology
General Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Criticisms of Attraction Theory
29. Abnormal behavior is a disease/illness - not the patients fault - Treatment: asylum house - bloodletting
difference between piaget and vygotsky
Treatment for Schizophrenia
Increased Likelihood of Conformity...
The Medical Model of Psychopathology
30. 1. covariate: look for cause of behavior 2. consistency: does this pairing always occur? 3. distinctiveness: is this behavior rare in terms of frequency 4. consensus: do other people react the same way?
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31. Gap between current outcomes and the comparison level for alternatives (CLalt) - CLalt: next best relationship you could have
Transformation of Motivation
Dependence
zone of proximal development
concrete operational
32. Stop smoking - cut down on alcohol consumption - exercise to relieve stress and maintain healthy weight - eat healthy
anxiety
Harlow's Experiment
Promoting Healthy Behaviors
disorganized attachment
33. Overt behavior consistent with social norms that are not privately accepted (external)
WAIS
oedipus complex
Public Conformity
aptitude test
34. We behave as we do because it was adaptive for our ancestors
Evolutionary Psych
Cattell's Source Traits
phallic stage
General Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
35. Process by which we appraise and cope with environmental threats and challenges
anal stage
difference between piaget and vygotsky
Rational Emotive Therapy
Stress
36. Genetic component & environmental conditioning
Causes for Phobias
TriPartite Model: Behavior
Realistic Conflict
Trust vs Mistrust
37. Distinctive and relatively enduring patterns of thinking - feeling - and acting
Realistic Conflict
Stress
Fundamental Attribution Error
Personality
38. Both big 5 traits & some personality disorder - compared to selected groups even if they don't make sense - Ex: 'I like cake'
achievement test
MMPI
Theory of Parental Investment
Dysfunction
39. High in consistency - distinctiveness - consensus - the situation is the cause
Theory of Parental Investment
Variation of Stanley Milgram Study
Phobia Treatments
External Attribution
40. Mix of biology and psychology - biological predisposition & perhaps environmental stressor involved
Behavior: Systematic Desensitization Method
Attributions
Causes of Schizophrenia
Social Identity
41. 1. Checked into mental hospital for hearing voices 2. admitted for observation 3. they behaved as they normally would
boy phallic stage
Rosenhan Experiment
Stressors as Stimuli
To Reduce Dissonance...
42. Pleasure from the mouth (sucking) - stems from need for breast milk
Sternbergs Triangle Theory
oral stage
Foot in the Door
Causes for Phobias
43. Gradually pair feared object with feelings of cal/relaxation - progressively fearful things are confronted
latency stage
Behavior: Systematic Desensitization Method
Causes for Phobias
Social Roles
44. 1) Loss of responsibility for teachers 2) situational obligation 3) science as a legit institution
Behavior Therapy
Milgrams Explanations
TAT
formal operational
45. We behave as we do because it was adaptive for our ancestors
HPA axis
Evolutionary Psych
Internal Attribution
Causes for Phobias
46. Will normal - average people perform evil acts simply because an authority figure asks them to do so - Ex: voltage shocks up to lethal amount
The Medical Model of Psychopathology
Stanley Milgram Study
Industry vs Inferiority
Stanford Prison Study
47. Study of the mental illness of the brain
Coping Strategies for Stress
oedipus complex
Psychopathology
secure attachment
48. Good stressor that motivates the individual to make necessary changes - Ex: being too hot motivates you to take off coat
Satisfaction
Stereotype
oedipus complex
Eustress
49. + Focus on thoughts as cause of behavior - leads us to lasting change in behavior - harder to change thoughts than behavior - time consuming
Adv/Disadv of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Biopsychosocial Model
Attributions
Four Subtypes of Schizophrenia
50. Releases stress hormones - disregulated in individuals experiencing chronic stress - can suppress the immune system
Sheridan & King Study
zone of proximal development
HPA axis
girl phallic stage