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Elementary Psychology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Chronic/excessive worry - unrealistic fears - physical stress - tense - jumpy - can't be attributed to one source
General Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
projective tests
Treatment for Schizophrenia
Working Memory
2. Penis envy - blame mother for making them girls - desire for 'false penis' and childbirth
girl phallic stage
The Modern Model of Psychopathology
Shaping
lexical hypothesis
3. Have I contributed to the world in some meaningful way? [adulthood]
Integrity vs Despair
Causes of Schizophrenia
Causes for Phobias
Generativity vs Stagnation
4. Pleasure from the mouth (sucking) - stems from need for breast milk
oral stage
Cattell's Source Traits
Realistic Conflict
DSM-IV-TR
5. Monkeys preferred the comfortable mom vs the mom that provided food - contact comfort
6. Abstract thinking develops - final stage - [Piaget]
insecure-avoidant attachment
Things that can influence IQ scores
Dysfunction
formal operational
7. Discomfort created when our attitudes do not match our behavior
Stanford Prison Study
Cognitive Dissonance
Asch study
zone of proximal development
8. Highlight negative thoughts - therapists work to change thoughts and focus on interpretation of events
anal stage
oedipus complex
Basic Cognitive Therapy
Criticisms of Attraction Theory
9. Men: easy to reproduce - want fertility - Women: pregnancy-> picky - want stability
Theory of Parental Investment
Trust vs Mistrust
oedipus complex
TriPartite Model: Behavior
10. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures
latency stage
TAT
Emotional Distress
Public Conformity
11. Releases stress hormones - disregulated in individuals experiencing chronic stress - can suppress the immune system
anxiety
Transformation of Motivation
Phobia
HPA axis
12. Replication of Milgram study - same study but with administering shocks to puppies
Distress
DSM Axes
DSM-IV-TR
Sheridan & King Study
13. Gradually pair feared object with feelings of cal/relaxation - progressively fearful things are confronted
General Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
genital stage
Behavior: Systematic Desensitization Method
anxiety
14. Gap between your actual developmental level and your potential developmental level [Vygotsky's]
Shaping
zone of proximal development
Realistic Conflict
MMPI
15. Infrequent & uncommon - rarity alone is not enough - many mental disorders are not really rare (Depression)
Stages of Appraisal
TriPartite Model: Affect
Shaping
Statistical Deviance
16. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner
HPA axis
egocentrism
concrete operational
Variation of Stanley Milgram Study
17. 1) Loss of responsibility for teachers 2) situational obligation 3) science as a legit institution
Milgrams Explanations
Shaping
Stanford Prison Study
Cattell's Source Traits
18. 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
Sheridan & King Study
Door in the Face
External Attribution
TAT
19. Do I have self control; am I in charge of my life? [childhood]
girl phallic stage
Autonomy vs Doubt
WAIS
Transformation of Motivation
20. Monkeys preferred the comfortable mom vs the mom that provided food - contact comfort
21. Gap between current outcomes and the comparison level (CL) - compared to TV - family - friends - past partners - etc
zone of proximal development
Asch study
Satisfaction
TriPartite Model: Behavior
22. Should I make decisions on my own - or listen to others? [childhood]
DSM-IV-TR
internalization
Initiative vs Guilt
Informational Influence
23. Gap between current outcomes and the comparison level for alternatives (CLalt) - CLalt: next best relationship you could have
Dependence
Statistical Deviance
Stress
Stressors
24. Emotions about the object
TriPartite Model: Affect
Cultural Deviance
Social Psychology
Trust vs Mistrust
25. Study of the mental illness of the brain
Stressors
Psychopathology
Trust vs Mistrust
Token Economy
26. Do I have self control; am I in charge of my life? [childhood]
Autonomy vs Doubt
Criteria for Abnormal
disorganized attachment
General Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
27. Releases stress hormones - disregulated in individuals experiencing chronic stress - can suppress the immune system
HPA axis
Trait Theory
Criteria for Abnormal
girl phallic stage
28. Intended to predict your ability to learn a new skill
Informational Influence
Foot in the Door
sensorimotor
aptitude test
29. Advantages: clear expectations & goals - fast & cheap - disadvantages: no underlying thoughts revealed
Behavior: Adv/Disadv
Ecclectic Therapists
attachment
girl phallic stage
30. Pervasive loss of contact with reality - most severe psychopathology
Integrity vs Despair
Anxiety Disorder
Token Economy
Psychosis
31. Influence resulting from a persons desire to gain approval or to avoid disapproval from others
Coping Strategies for Stress
latency stage
Intimacy vs Isolation
Normative Influence
32. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures
Stressors
latency stage
TAT
Social Roles
33. First developed to treat depression - attempts to remove irrational thoughts/beliefs that were thought to be the cause of the problem
Health Psychology
Stanley Milgram Study
Cognitive Therapy
Kelley's Covariation Model
34. Persistent - disproportionate fear of specific object or situation that presents no real danger (irrational) - interfere with daily life
Phobia
egocentrism
Behavior: Systematic Desensitization Method
formal operational
35. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior
Behavior: Reinforcement Method
disorganized attachment
Anxiety Disorder
Clinical Psychology
36. Ability to think of images - shapes - figures
Asch study
Processing Speed
Perceptual Organization
Working Memory
37. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)
Private Conformity
Social Identity
Milgrams Explanations
Dysfunction
38. Bio: genetic factors - physiology - Pysch: cognition - emotion - motivation - Social: society/media - community - family
Transformation of Motivation
Cognitive Dissonance
Biopsychosocial Model
Stanford Prison Study
39. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments
Sternbergs Triangle Theory
Private Conformity
Foot in the Door
Psychopathology
40. Jealousy/hatred of all other women
General Adaptation Syndrome
Stanley Milgram Study
electra complex
Adv/Disadv of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
41. Interpret ambiguous items where answers are meaningful - Ex: Rorschach Inkblots
Distress
projective tests
oedipus complex
Ego
42. 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)
Private Conformity
attachment
Marucha Study
Demonic Model of Psychopathology
43. Abstract thinking develops - final stage - [Piaget]
Trust vs Mistrust
Dependence
formal operational
Conformity
44. No response to leaving or returning
MMPI
Behavior Therapy
insecure-avoidant attachment
Increased Likelihood of Conformity...
45. Deinstitutionalization: worked for some - but not all - diagnosis based on symptoms - Treatment: therapy - drugs
concrete operational
Ecclectic Therapists
Internal Attribution
The Modern Model of Psychopathology
46. General feeling of apprehension about a possible danger
Phobia
anxiety
Social Identity
Id
47. Influence resulting from a person's willingness to accept others opinions about reality
Demonic Model of Psychopathology
Informational Influence
Factors that predict relationship success
Cialdini's Compliance
48. Focus on identifying different types of events that are considered stressful by most people - Ex: Catastrophic Events - Major Life Events - Daily Hassles
difference between piaget and vygotsky
Stressors as Stimuli
The Big Five
Things that can influence IQ scores
49. Maladaptive behavior - interferes with ability to function - impairment alone is not enough (laziness)
Dysfunction
DSM Axes
Token Economy
External Attribution
50. 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
Realistic Conflict
Trust vs Mistrust
Stress
Working Memory