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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 1) Loss of responsibility for teachers 2) situational obligation 3) science as a legit institution






2. Inferences about the cause of behavior - help us create attitudes about ourselves/others






3. Acceptance of one's life - both successes & failures [adulthood]






4. Physical vs. social interaction






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






6. No response to leaving or returning






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






8. Inconsistent behavior/confused






9. General feeling of apprehension about a possible danger






10. Logical thinking - develop conservation - [Piaget]






11. Name given to a substantial and long-sustained increase in intelligence test scores measured in many parts of the world






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






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






14. Emotions about the object






15. Do I have self control; am I in charge of my life? [childhood]






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






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






18. 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






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






20. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






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






22. Acceptance of one's life - both successes & failures [adulthood]






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






24. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






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






26. Name given to a substantial and long-sustained increase in intelligence test scores measured in many parts of the world






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






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






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






30. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures






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






32. Most common/successful intelligence test






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






34. Reward gradual approximation to desired behavior






35. Beliefs about the object






36. 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






37. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






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






39. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






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






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






42. Change behavior - change attitude






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






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






45. Physical vs. social interaction






46. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






47. Inferences about the cause of behavior - help us create attitudes about ourselves/others






48. Study of the relationship between mind and boy - health and illness behavior






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






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






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