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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






2. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






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






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






5. Beliefs about the object






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






7. Physical vs. social interaction






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






9. Completely unconscious - home of sex & aggression instincts - guided by pleasure principal - comes out in dreams






10. Pervasive loss of contact with reality - most severe psychopathology






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






12. Reward gradual approximation to desired behavior






13. 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)






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






15. Completely unconscious - home of sex & aggression instincts - guided by pleasure principal - comes out in dreams






16. Teachers may treat students differently depending on what the teacher believes about the students IQ






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






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






19. Most common/successful intelligence test






20. 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)






21. Evaluation or opinion that an individual has toward something






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






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






24. Sexually desire their mother






25. Do I have a unified sense of self? [adolescence]






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






27. Releases stress hormones - disregulated in individuals experiencing chronic stress - can suppress the immune system






28. 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






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






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. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments






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






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






42. Will normal - average people perform evil acts simply because an authority figure asks them to do so - Ex: voltage shocks up to lethal amount






43. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






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






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






46. Have I contributed to the world in some meaningful way? [adulthood]






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






48. Limited resources - creates conflict over these resources - leads to hostility between groups






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






50. Study of the mental illness of the brain