FINALS

Question 1

study of the individual within the group and how its impacted

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social psychology

Question 2

how you ascribe motivation for behavior (why someone does something)

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attribution theory

Question 3

they did it because its who and what they are (character)

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dispositional attribution

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something in the situation has impacted them and made them act that way

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situational attribution

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you attribute someone else. overestimate someones disposition even when there is evidence that the behavior is situational

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the fundamental attribution error

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actor-observer effect

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involves me and someone else both do the same bad behavior, when i do it its situational and when someone else does it its dispositional

Question 7

only me. if i do something good its dispositional and if i do something not so good its situational

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self-serving bias

Question 8

a way to gain compliance by first asking for something really small and then leading to the big thing

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foot-in-the-door

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groups with guards and prisoners. (phillip zimbardo)

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stanford prison experiment

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Tension in your mind that occurs when you have two conflicting attitudes or you engage in a behavior that conflicts with one of your attitudes

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Cognitive dissonance

Question 11

Uses deception

“Visual perception”

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Asch’s study on conformity

Question 12

Aschs study on conformity

___ subjects and #__ was the only one studied. ___% of people will say the wrong answer

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7
6
75

Question 13

Less likely to conform

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Extravert

Need to be right

Question 14

More likely to conform

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Introvert
Unanimous answers
Need to be liked

Question 15

Uses deception “confederate” tells its about punishment and learning

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Stanley migrants study of obedience

Question 16

person being treated ____
learner ___
____ of americans shocked all the way up

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teacher
confederate
2/3

Question 17

something you will do well. you do better in front of people

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social facilitation

Question 18

you exert less personal effort when working with a group than working alone

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social loafing

Question 19

very large groups and because its large you feel anonymous - start to act bad

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deindividualization

Question 20

our general belief about a group of people

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stereotype

Question 21

attitude toward a group of people

usually based on a stereotype

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prejudice

Question 22

behavior aimed at a group of people. usually based of prejudice

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discrimination

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“geographical” nearness being around them makes you attracted to them

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proximity

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the more times you are exposed to a stimulus, the more likely you will be attracted to it

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mere exposure effect

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being physical attractive makes you like them more

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physical attractiveness

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if theyre similar in physical attractiveness

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similarity

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pro-social behavior (helps people) | when you help someone without expecting anything in return

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altruism

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the more people that witness an event the less likely anyone will get help

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bystander effect

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feeling like you aren't responsible

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diffusion of responsibility

Question 30

departing from usual standards (abnormal)

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deviant

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extreme anxiety or pain from a psychological disorder

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distressful

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inspires your functioning

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dysfunctional

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hyperactive more found in boys and inattentive more found in girls

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ADHD

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put together by (APAMB) multi axis. a book pf psych disorders and says there is no such thing as insane

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DSM-V - Diagnostic and statistic manual 5th addition

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overwhelmed distress all the time not knowing the cause | irritable, fidgety, constant worrying

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generalized anxiety disorder

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panic attacks, don't look stressed, can have panic attacks, control breathing during a panic attack

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panic disorder

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connected with panic disorder | don't want to leave the house and doesn't like public places

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agoraphobia

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``` irrational fears. not in touch with reality most common psych disorder specific phobias social phobias - interacting with people ```

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phobias

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obsessions - occurring thoughts giving you anxiety | compulsive-ritual behaviors to reduce anxiety or depression

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OCD | obsessive compulsive disorder

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after a trauma paramedics, firemen, cops more at risk relive traumas in dreams (seems real)

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PTSD | post tramatic stress disorder

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*malingering

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to fake a physical disorder so you aren't held for your actions

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*dissociative amnesia

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something traumatic happens that it makes you forget- try hard to remember

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*dissociative fugue

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forget while its happening- don't realize you're doing something when you are- fugue state connected with amnesia

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use to be called multiple personality disorder- have multiple personalities in your body

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dissociative identity disorder

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an extreme in emotion present for more than 2 weeks

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major depressive disorder

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mania and depression. mania with walking and talking fast

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bipolar disorder

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more at risk with mood disorders. introverts, college students ____ more likely to attempt ____ more likely to commit

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suicide women men

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3 types of schizophrenics

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1. paranoid- think that everyone is out to get them. have a "story" 2. disorganized- don't bathe, dont change clothes, don't brush hair. talks in "word salad" 3. catatonic- "waxy flexibility"

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more likely men. do not get connected to other people. no guilt or remorse to hurting others. intelligent. alcohol and drug abuse problems

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antisocial personality disorder

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drama queens. mood swings. dramatic

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borderline personality disorder

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any type of psychological therapy/counseling

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psychotherapy

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focusing on biological reasons for psych issues, usually resulting in medication

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biomedical therapy

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using several different approaches/theories of therapy as opposed to just one theory approach

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eclectic approach

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sigmund freud. to bring repressed feeling to conscious awareness so they could be dealt with. when you block things that cause you anxiety from your thoughts

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psychoanalysis

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when you transfer your feelings for someone else to the therapist

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transference

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4 things that humanistic focuses on

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1. present and future. not the past 2. conscious awareness, not unconscious 3. taking responsibility for actions/thoughts 4. promoting growth

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the client is allowed to talk about anything they wish, the therapist does not force them to talk about certain subjects

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nondirective

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echoing back the persons feelings by restarting and clarifying what is said

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active listening

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affecting behaviors through consequences and sometimes antecedents

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behavior therapy

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conditioning to remove fear

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counterconditioning

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exposure to things help overcome phobias

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exposure therapies

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taking baby steps to cure a phobia

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systematic desensitization

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sort of like a video game but treatment for phobias

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virtual reality exposure therapy

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using negative consequences to deter negative behaviors.

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aversive conditioning

Question 65

usually in residential treatment. earn tokens for behaviors that can be traded for rewards. used to gain compliance and affect behaviors

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token economy

Question 66

focuses on correcting your "stinking thinking" with better adaptive rational thoughts

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cognitive therapy

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major electrical current to the brain. causes severe convulsions. the most severe cases of depression that are not affected by medical or therapy. it lifts mood but the patient will probably have to have it done again some time later

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ECT | electroconvulsive therapy