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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Ask for a small favor first - followed up with a larger request - if you say yes once - you are more likely to say yes later






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






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






4. General feeling of apprehension about a possible danger






5. 1. Intrustions: thinking about it when you don't want to 2. Avoidance: avoid anything that reminds you of the incident 3. Arousal: physically aroused from stimuli of event






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






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






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






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






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






11. Inconsistent behavior/confused






12. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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13. Learned behaviors weaken over time if not reinforced - remove maladaptive behavior by removing any reinforcement for it - removal of phobias/anxiety






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






15. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






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






17. Worry that father will cut their penis off






18. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






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






20. Inconsistent behavior/confused






21. Infrequent & uncommon - rarity alone is not enough - many mental disorders are not really rare (Depression)






22. Deinstitutionalization: worked for some - but not all - diagnosis based on symptoms - Treatment: therapy - drugs






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






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






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






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






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






28. 1. Primary: must perceive that event is a threat to personal goals 2. Secondary: must conclude that resources to meet demands of event are unavailable






29. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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30. Measure personality in basic units - named factors A - B - C - etc. - identified 16 factors - [ex=intelligence - boldness - insecurity - self-discipline - tension]

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






32. Emotions about the object






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






34. Most common/successful intelligence test






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






36. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






37. Therapists that combine all of the perspectives in their work






38. 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?






39. 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






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






41. 3+ members in a group - cultures stresses respect for social norms - admiration of group's status - individual feels incompetent or insecure - unanimous group






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






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






44. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






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






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






47. 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






48. Beliefs about the object






49. Change behavior - change attitude






50. Influence resulting from a person's willingness to accept others opinions about reality