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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Replication of Milgram study - same study but with administering shocks to puppies






2. Set of beliefs & impressions about a group of people - effect usually negative - [Cognition]






3. Reward gradual approximation to desired behavior






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






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

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






7. No response to leaving or returning






8. Most common mistake: quick to assume personality - forget circumstances & situation






9. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures






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






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






12. Will others fulfill my needs - or am I on my own? [childhood]






13. Oedipus complex - realize father is a sexual rival/more powerful - castration complex - learn to identify with father






14. Predisposition to act - actions in the past






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






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






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






18. Shared expectations in a group about how particular people are supposed to behave






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






20. First developed to treat depression - attempts to remove irrational thoughts/beliefs that were thought to be the cause of the problem






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






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






23. Oedipus complex - realize father is a sexual rival/more powerful - castration complex - learn to identify with father






24. Resolution of phallic stage conflicts that lead to extended break until puberty






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






26. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






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






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






29. 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






30. Measuring the ability to concentrate - similarities: how are a thermometer and a ruler alike? - vocabulary: what does covert mean? - information: who was George Washington Carver?






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






32. 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






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






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






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






36. Change behavior - change attitude






37. Process by which social forces are internalized in infants - mastering skills by interacting with others - [Vygotsky's]






38. Worry that father will cut their penis off






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






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. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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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. 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






44. 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






45. Abstract thinking develops - final stage - [Piaget]






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

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47. 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






48. 1. Primary: must perceive that event is a threat to personal goals 2. Secondary: must conclude that resources to meet demands of event are unavailable






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






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