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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Both big 5 traits & some personality disorder - compared to selected groups even if they don't make sense - Ex: 'I like cake'






2. 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






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






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






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






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






7. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






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






9. 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






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






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






12. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






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






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






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






16. No response to leaving or returning






17. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






18. Evil spirits inhibited the body - believed witches had mental illness - Treatment: exorcism






19. Measure personality in basic units - named factors A - B - C - etc. - identified 16 factors - [ex=intelligence - boldness - insecurity - self-discipline - tension]


20. Worry that father will cut their penis off






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






22. Uncontrollable and inescapable exposure to stressors that can lead to disease/disability - Ex: distant - chronic - acute






23. 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


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






25. 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






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






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






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






29. 1) development is more continues than stage-like 2) changing procedures a little bit changes results a lot 3) methods culturally biased


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






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






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






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






34. Overt behavior consistent with social norms that are not privately accepted (external)






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






36. Counterconditioning - systematic desensitization - flooding






37. Study of the mental illness of the brain






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






39. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






40. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






41. Calm reaction - they know they are coming back






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






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






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






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


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






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






48. 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






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






50. 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?