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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Against culture norms - behavior often paired with societal disapproval - disapproval is not enough (sexism - racism)






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






3. Worry that father will cut their penis off






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






5. Worry that father will cut their penis off






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






7. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






8. 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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9. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






10. Product of the interaction between individuals and their environment - subjective experience that depends on appraisal of situation






11. Evaluation or opinion that an individual has toward something






12. Abnormal behavior is a disease/illness - not the patients fault - Treatment: asylum house - bloodletting






13. 3+ members in a group - cultures stresses respect for social norms - admiration of group's status - individual feels incompetent or insecure - unanimous group






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






15. Reward desired behavior with tangible token that can be exchanged for goods/privileges






16. Gradually pair feared object with feelings of cal/relaxation - progressively fearful things are confronted






17. Study of the individuals - by observation - with the intention of promoting change






18. Advantages: clear expectations & goals - fast & cheap - disadvantages: no underlying thoughts revealed






19. Describes prolonged stress response in three stages 1. Alarm: fight or flight 2. Resistance: body uses resources to resist stress 3. Exhaustion: physiological response is depleted - become susceptible to illness/disease






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






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

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






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






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






25. Reward gradual approximation to desired behavior






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






27. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. We behave as we do because it was adaptive for our ancestors






35. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






36. 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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37. Study of the individuals - by observation - with the intention of promoting change






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






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






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






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






42. 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?






43. Focus on the outcome of being in a situation that causes stress - stress is a physiological response Ex: fight or flight vs General Adaptation Syndrome






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






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






46. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






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






48. Logical thinking - develop conservation - [Piaget]






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






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