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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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2. 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)






3. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments






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






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






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






7. Releases stress hormones - disregulated in individuals experiencing chronic stress - can suppress the immune system






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






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






10. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






11. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






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






13. Most common/successful intelligence test






14. 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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15. 1. Conscientiousness 2. Agreeableness 3. Neuroticism 4. Openness 5. Extraversion






16. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






17. 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






18. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






19. 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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20. 1. Paranoid: delusions of persecution or grandeur 2. Disorganized: incoherence - delusions - hallucinations 3. Catatonic: frozen/excited motor behavior 4. Undifferentiated: all of the above






21. 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






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






23. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver






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






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






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






27. Focus on the outcome of being in a situation that causes stress - stress is a physiological response Ex: fight or flight vs General Adaptation Syndrome






28. Complying with a request due to the perception that the requestor has a legit right to make the request






29. Emotions about the object






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






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






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






33. Worry that father will cut their penis off






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






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






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






37. 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






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






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






40. 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






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






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






43. 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






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






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






46. High in consistency - distinctiveness - consensus - the situation is the cause






47. Do I have a unified sense of self? [adolescence]






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






49. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures






50. Physical vs. social interaction