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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Overt behavior consistent with social norms that are not privately accepted (external)






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






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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






11. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






12. We behave as we do because it was adaptive for our ancestors






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






14. Depressed mood - loss of interest/pleasure - change in appetite/weight - sleep disturbance - psychomotor agitation - feelings of worthlessness/guilt






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






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






17. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






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






19. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments






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






21. 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






22. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






23. 1. covariate: look for cause of behavior 2. consistency: does this pairing always occur? 3. distinctiveness: is this behavior rare in terms of frequency 4. consensus: do other people react the same way?

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






25. 3+ members in a group - cultures stresses respect for social norms - admiration of group's status - individual feels incompetent or insecure - unanimous group






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






27. Penis envy - blame mother for making them girls - desire for 'false penis' and childbirth






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






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






30. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






31. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






32. Scientific study of the thoughts - feelings - and behaviors of individuals as they are shaped by the actual - implied - or imagined presence of others






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






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






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






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






37. 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






38. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures






39. Learned behaviors weaken over time if not reinforced - remove maladaptive behavior by removing any reinforcement for it - removal of phobias/anxiety






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. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver






42. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






43. Worry that father will cut their penis off






44. Study of the individuals - by observation - with the intention of promoting change






45. Emotions about the object






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






47. Maladaptive behavior - interferes with ability to function - impairment alone is not enough (laziness)






48. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






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






50. Jealousy/hatred of all other women