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Psych Final 2k16

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What is social psychology? Looks at behavior and mental processes, also includes social world in which we exist; influences others
What are the differences between prejudice and discrimination? Prejudice is a thought while discrimination is an action
What are the differences between in-groups and out-groups? In-group is a group you are a part of while the out-group is a group that you have prejudices against
What are the factors that determine interpersonal attraction? Know their definitions -Physical attraction -Proximity -Similarity -Liking Love consists of... 1. Intimacy 2. Passion 3. Commitment
What is personality? Unique, stable ways people think, feel and behave
What are the layers of consciousness according to Freud? ID- Unconscious - difficult to retrieve material Ego- Preconscious- Material just under the surface of awareness SuperEgo- Conscious- Contact with outside
What term was given to psychoanalysts that broke away from Freud’s work? Neo-Freudians
Cattell used the statistical technique called? Factor Analysis
Individualistic cultures vs. collectivistic cultures Indi- is personal goals Coll- is the goals of a group (getting married in race)
What is the branch of psychology that is concerned with the study of abnormal behavior? Psychopathology
What syndrome describes the tendency of those studying psychopathology to start seeing themselves as suffering from the illnesses being discussed? Psychology students syndrome
A phobia is considered to be what type of disorder? social anxiety disorder
What do psychologists use to refer to the term affect? Emotion
What are the differences between bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa? Bulimia is when someone binges a large amount of food only to throw it up later while anorexia is when someone reduces their eating to a low body weight
Delusions vs. Hallucinations Delusions: false beliefs held by a person who refuses to accept evidence of their falseness while Hallucinations: false sensory perceptions, such as hearing voices that do not really exist
What are the types of personality disorders? Cluster A: seen as odd or eccentric -Paranoid, Schizoid Cluster B: behavior is dramatic, emotional, or erratic -Antisocial, Borderline, Histrionic, Narcissistic Cluster C: the main emotion is anxiety or fearfulness -Avoidant, Dependent, Obsessive
What are the behavioral aspects of test anxiety? Stress and anxiety
Action therapies vs. Insight therapies insight therapies: main goal is helping people to gain insight with respect to their thoughts, feelings, and behavior action therapy: main goal is to change disordered or inappropriate behavior directly
What are types of insight therapies? -Person-centered therapy 1. Authenticity 2. Unconditional positive regard 3. Empathy 4. Reflection
Post-traumatic stress disorder is primarily treated by which therapy? Eye-movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR)
Which psychotherapy is provided on the internet? Cybertherapy
Fundamental Attribution Error The tendency for people observing someone else’s actions to overestimate the influence of that person’s internal characteristics on behavior and underestimate the influence of the situation.
Generalized anxiety disorder Excessive anxieties and worries occur more days than not for at least 6 months
Psychotherapy Therapy for mental disorders in which a person with a problem talks with a psychological professional
Situational Attribution Situational Cause: The cause of behavior is assumed to be from external source
Cognitive Dissonance When people find themselves doing things or saying things that don’t match their idea of themselves, they experience an emotional discomfort.
Attribution Theory Explain why things happen and why people choose a particular explanation of behavior that they do
What are the five steps to helping? 1. Noticing 2. Identify 3. Take responsibility 4. Decide 5. Response
Created by: Caroline_Revolus
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