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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. 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






2. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures






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






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






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






6. 3+ members in a group - cultures stresses respect for social norms - admiration of group's status - individual feels incompetent or insecure - unanimous group






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






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






9. Stop smoking - cut down on alcohol consumption - exercise to relieve stress and maintain healthy weight - eat healthy






10. Do I have unique abilities and skills? [childhood]






11. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver






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






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






14. Influence resulting from a person's willingness to accept others opinions about reality






15. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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






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






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






19. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






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






22. 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






23. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






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






25. Emotions about the object






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






27. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






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






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






30. Study of the mental illness of the brain






31. 1. Intrustions: thinking about it when you don't want to 2. Avoidance: avoid anything that reminds you of the incident 3. Arousal: physically aroused from stimuli of event






32. Goal is to change therapy - focus on reinforcing desired behaviors and eliminating undesired behaviors






33. No response to leaving or returning






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






35. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






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






37. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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






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






40. 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






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






42. 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






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






44. 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






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






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






47. Persistent - disproportionate fear of specific object or situation that presents no real danger (irrational) - interfere with daily life






48. General feeling of apprehension about a possible danger






49. Influence resulting from a person's willingness to accept others opinions about reality






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