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Elementary Psychology

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






2. Sexually desire their mother






3. 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






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






5. Most common/successful intelligence test






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






7. Process by which we appraise and cope with environmental threats and challenges






8. Emotions about the object






9. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






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






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






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






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






14. 1) untestable 2) evidence that social roles may be more important 3) too deterministic






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






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






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






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






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






20. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






21. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






22. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






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






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






25. 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

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






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






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






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






30. Increase in symbolic thought - egocentrism - language development - [Piaget]






31. Interpret ambiguous items where answers are meaningful - Ex: Rorschach Inkblots






32. Anti-psychotic drugs (Thorazine - Haidol) - no cure - only treatment






33. General feeling of apprehension about a possible danger






34. High in consistency; low in distinctiveness - consensus - the person is the cause






35. Gap between current outcomes and the comparison level for alternatives (CLalt) - CLalt: next best relationship you could have






36. No response to leaving or returning






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






38. Should I make decisions on my own - or listen to others? [childhood]






39. 1. Conscientiousness 2. Agreeableness 3. Neuroticism 4. Openness 5. Extraversion






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. Chronic/excessive worry - unrealistic fears - physical stress - tense - jumpy - can't be attributed to one source






42. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






43. 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






44. 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

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45. Positive or negative evaluation of a group of people - [Affect]






46. Reward gradual approximation to desired behavior






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






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






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






50. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior







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