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Elementary Psychology

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






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






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






4. 1. Statistical Deviance 2. Cultural Deviance 3. Emotional Distress 4. Dysfunction






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






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






7. 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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8. Inconsistent behavior/confused






9. Have I contributed to the world in some meaningful way? [adulthood]






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






11. 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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12. 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






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






14. Product of the interaction between individuals and their environment - subjective experience that depends on appraisal of situation






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






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






17. 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






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






19. Influence resulting from a persons desire to gain approval or to avoid disapproval from others






20. 1. Conscientiousness 2. Agreeableness 3. Neuroticism 4. Openness 5. Extraversion






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






22. No response to leaving or returning






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






24. Advantages: clear expectations & goals - fast & cheap - disadvantages: no underlying thoughts revealed






25. Pleasure from the mouth (sucking) - stems from need for breast milk






26. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






27. 1. Primary: must perceive that event is a threat to personal goals 2. Secondary: must conclude that resources to meet demands of event are unavailable






28. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






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






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






31. Pleasure from your own sexual organs - start of masturbation






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






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






34. Focus on irrational distorted thoughts - identify distortions - change them to be more realistic






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






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






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






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






39. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments






40. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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






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






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






44. Emotions about the object






45. Infrequent & uncommon - rarity alone is not enough - many mental disorders are not really rare (Depression)






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






47. Chronic/excessive worry - unrealistic fears - physical stress - tense - jumpy - can't be attributed to one source






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






49. Predisposition to act - actions in the past






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