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Elementary Psychology

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






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






3. 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






4. Emotions about the object






5. 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






6. Most common/successful intelligence test






7. Predisposition to act - actions in the past






8. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






9. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






10. 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






11. 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






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






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






14. Bio: genetic factors - physiology - Pysch: cognition - emotion - motivation - Social: society/media - community - family






15. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






16. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






17. Inconsistent behavior/confused






18. Bio: genetic factors - physiology - Pysch: cognition - emotion - motivation - Social: society/media - community - family






19. Worry that father will cut their penis off






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






21. Beliefs about the object






22. Distinctive and relatively enduring patterns of thinking - feeling - and acting






23. Study of the mental illness of the brain






24. Most common mistake: quick to assume personality - forget circumstances & situation






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






27. Inconsistent behavior/confused






28. Will others fulfill my needs - or am I on my own? [childhood]






29. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






30. Worry that father will cut their penis off






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






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






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






34. Gradually pair feared object with feelings of cal/relaxation - progressively fearful things are confronted






35. Pervasive loss of contact with reality - most severe psychopathology






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






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






38. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






39. High in consistency; low in distinctiveness - consensus - the person is the cause






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






41. 1) untestable 2) evidence that social roles may be more important 3) too deterministic






42. Logical thinking - develop conservation - [Piaget]






43. 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






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






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






46. Study of the relationship between mind and boy - health and illness behavior






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






48. Beliefs about the object






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






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