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Elementary Psychology

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






2. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






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






4. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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






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






7. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






8. 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






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






10. Completely unconscious - home of sex & aggression instincts - guided by pleasure principal - comes out in dreams






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






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






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






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






15. Raise generation that stereotypes don't exist - long and slow process






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






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






18. 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






19. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






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






21. Mix of biology and psychology - biological predisposition & perhaps environmental stressor involved






22. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






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






24. Pleasure from anus - successful toilet training=passage through






25. 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






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






27. Physical vs. social interaction






28. Inconsistent behavior/confused






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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






38. Sheriff study at boys camp - Three Stages: Ingroup Formation - Friction Phase - Integration Phase






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






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






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






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






43. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






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






45. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






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






47. Physical vs. social interaction






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






49. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






50. Will normal - average people perform evil acts simply because an authority figure asks them to do so - Ex: voltage shocks up to lethal amount