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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Oedipus complex - realize father is a sexual rival/more powerful - castration complex - learn to identify with father






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






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






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






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






6. 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






7. Monkeys preferred the comfortable mom vs the mom that provided food - contact comfort


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






9. Intended to predict your ability to learn a new skill






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






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






12. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






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






14. 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)






15. 3+ members in a group - cultures stresses respect for social norms - admiration of group's status - individual feels incompetent or insecure - unanimous group






16. 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






17. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






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






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






20. Process by which we appraise and cope with environmental threats and challenges






21. Gap between current outcomes and the comparison level for alternatives (CLalt) - CLalt: next best relationship you could have






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






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






24. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






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






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






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






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






29. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






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






31. Sexually desire their mother






32. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






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






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






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






36. 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


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






38. Inconsistent behavior/confused






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






40. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






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






42. Monkeys preferred the comfortable mom vs the mom that provided food - contact comfort


43. Logical thinking - develop conservation - [Piaget]






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






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






46. Gap between current outcomes and the comparison level (CL) - compared to TV - family - friends - past partners - etc






47. 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






48. Ability to think of images - shapes - figures






49. Beliefs about the object






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