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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. High in consistency; low in distinctiveness - consensus - the person is the cause






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






3. Detachment from reality - often associated with delusions - hallucinations - and disorganized thoughts - 'split-mind'






4. Physical vs. social interaction






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






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






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






8. Replication of Milgram study - same study but with administering shocks to puppies






9. Highlight negative thoughts - therapists work to change thoughts and focus on interpretation of events






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






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






12. Most common type of therapy - combo of behavioral and cognitive therapy - focus on changing thoughts and behaviors using learning and conditioning methods






13. No response to leaving or returning






14. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures






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






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






17. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






18. Sexually desire their mother






19. Dental students were given a puncture wound in their mouth and measure how long it would heal - Results: wounds took longer to heal during exams than during the summer (stress)






20. Counterconditioning - systematic desensitization - flooding






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






28. Highlight negative thoughts - therapists work to change thoughts and focus on interpretation of events






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






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






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






32. 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






33. Inconsistent behavior/confused






34. 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






35. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






36. 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






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






38. Able to see that products/objects are not changing even if they undergo a transformation






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






40. 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?






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

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






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






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






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






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






47. Emotions about the object






48. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






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






50. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner