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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Positive or negative evaluation of a group of people - [Affect]






2. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






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






4. Discomfort created when our attitudes do not match our behavior






5. Evaluation or opinion that an individual has toward something






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






7. Calm reaction - they know they are coming back






8. Emotions about the object






9. Pleasure from your own sexual organs - start of masturbation






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






11. Sexually desire their mother






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






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






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






15. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






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






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






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






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






20. 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






21. Against culture norms - behavior often paired with societal disapproval - disapproval is not enough (sexism - racism)






22. 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






23. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






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






25. Sexually desire their mother






26. Most common/successful intelligence test






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






28. Most common mistake: quick to assume personality - forget circumstances & situation






29. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






30. Ask for a large favor first - followed up with something much smaller - if you say no - you may feel guilty and may say yes to a more reasonable request






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






32. Study of the mental illness of the brain






33. Maladaptive behavior - interferes with ability to function - impairment alone is not enough (laziness)






34. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver






35. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






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






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






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






39. Stop smoking - cut down on alcohol consumption - exercise to relieve stress and maintain healthy weight - eat healthy






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






41. Most common mistake: quick to assume personality - forget circumstances & situation






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






43. Can I form a committed relationship with another individual? [adolescence]






44. 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






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






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






47. 1. covariate: look for cause of behavior 2. consistency: does this pairing always occur? 3. distinctiveness: is this behavior rare in terms of frequency 4. consensus: do other people react the same way?

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






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