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P/S lecture 4 Flashcards

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what does OCEAN stand for

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Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism

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neuroticism

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having high levels of emotion

  • high neuroticism = more negative emotions
  • low neuroticism = low negative emotions
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the core component of self concept

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personality

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defn personality

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feelings, way of thinking, beliefs, and behaviors

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life course perspective

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understanding of personality according to cultural, social, and structural context

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psychoanalytic perspective defn and theorist

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personality is shaped largely by the unconscious which is developed during childhood; Freud

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structural levels of human psyche

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id, ego, and superego

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id defn

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seek pleasure, avoid pain (unconscious)

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ego

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logical thinking and planning

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superego

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moral judgements, manages id and ego

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psychosexual stages of development and ages

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oral (0-1)
anal (1-3)
phallic (3-6)
latency (6-12)
genital (12+)
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primary focus of phallic, latency, and genital stages of psychosexual development (the 3 i’s)

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phallic – identity
latency – interaction
genital – intimacy

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libido

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life drive (pleasure, survival, and avoiding pain)

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death drive

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drive twd danger, destruction, and pain

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psychosocial stages of development defn and theorist

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personality is shaped by social influences; Erikson

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1st stage of psychosocial development and age

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trust vs mistrust – 0-2

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2nd stage of psychosocial development and age

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autonomy vs shame – 2-4

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3rd stage of psychosocial development and age

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initiative vs guilt – 4-5

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4th stage of psychosocial development and age

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industry vs inferiority – 6-10

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5th stage of psychosocial development and age

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identity vs role confusion – 12-18

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6th stage of psychosocial development and age

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intimacy vs isolation– 18+

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7th stage of psychosocial development

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generativity vs stagnation

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8th stage of psychosocial development

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integrity vs despair

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which psychosocial stage matches most closely with the timeline of Freud’s latency stage

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industry vs inferiority

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which psychosocial stage matches most closely with the timeline of Freud’s genital stage

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identity vs role confusion

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humanist perspective defn and theorist

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humans want to realize their full potential and are frustrated when that is prevented; Rogers

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does conditional or unconditional positive regard lead to a lack of desire to realize potential and define those two terms

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conditional; the humanist perspective says that people can only accomplish self actualization when they have been raised with unconditional positive regard; when raised with conditional positive regard, they believe that they must meet certain conditions to feel worth and frustrations in doing so lead to decr desire to

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behaviorist perspective defn and theorist

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personality is entirely learned based on the behaviors demonstrated in their environment; Skinner

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social cognitive theory defn and theorist

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personality is a result of behavior, cognitive, and environment factors; bandura

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vicarious reinforcement

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even though a person is not directly rewarded, they see that a person’s actions are and thus copy them

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trait perspective defn and theorist

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personality is relatively stable over time; involves traits, habits, thoughts, and emotions; eysenck

32
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findings of temperament and heritability studies

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showed that brain part stimulation evokes certain traits

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cardinal traits

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rare and develop later in life but are very defining of that person

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central traits

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foundational traits from which others branch off of

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secondary traits

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situational based on attitude and preference

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drive reduction theory

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having a need creates an aroused state which drives behavior

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james-lange theory

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stimulus –> physiological response –> emotion

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cannon-bard theory

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stimulus –> physiological and emotional response

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schnacter-singer theory

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stimulus –> physiological response –> cognitive interpretation –> emotion

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yerkes-dodson law

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there is an optimal level of emotional arousal for performance

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ambient stressors

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those which are integrated into our environment

42
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cognitive appraisal

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personal evaluation of a threat and determination of how stressful it is for us

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secondary response to cognitive appraisal

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evaluation of damage, ability to cope with threat, and how to deal with it

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buffering hypothesis of social support

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the idea that social support creates a protective layer for a person from a stressful event

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direct effects hypothesis of social support

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social support allows a person to find a direct approach to managing stressful event

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cognitive dissonance

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when behaviors and beliefs do not match or if two beliefs do not match, a person feels negative tension

47
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principle of aggregation as it relates to attitude

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attitude determines the aggregate or average of a persons behavior but not each and every isolated act

48
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when does attitude predict behavior?

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  • when social influences are reduced
  • when we observe the general patterns of behavior
  • when a specific belief is held about a behavior
  • when a person has the opportunity for self-reflection
49
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when does behavior predict attitude

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  • when role playing
  • after making a declaration
  • when alot of effort is put into something

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