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Intro to Psychology
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
05/11/2010

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Objective measures (Trait Approach)
Definition
well-researched and validated; based on self-reports
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Projective Measures (Psychoanalytic)
Definition
based on hidden motives; very subjectively scored, not well-validated 
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Repression
Definition
impulse or memory pushed into unconscious mind 
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Defense Mechanisms
Definition
Mental strategies that reduce anxiety caused by conflicting motives
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Displacement
Definition
Impulse directed to a safer target
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Denial
Definition
Refusal to acknowledge info when you don't want to accept it 
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Rationalization
Definition
constructing a plausible story as a false explanation of behavior
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ID
Definition
seeking out immediate gratification, impulses and desires; operates on pleasure principle 
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Oral
Definition
(birth to 2 years)
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Anal
Definition
(2 to 4 years)
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Phallic 
Definition

(4-7 years old)

- Oedipus complex and Electra complex

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Latency
Definition
(7-12 years)
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Genital
Definition
teen years and beyond
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Social cognition
Definition
The way we think about ourselves and others based on group interaction
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Social comparison
Definition
we compare our performance, thoughts, and emotions to other people
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Six Reasons to Belong to Groups
Definition

- Evolve for adaptive purposes

- Greater access to mates

- Protection from predators

- Efficient division of labor

- Pass knowledge from generation to generation

- Receive attention and emotional support 

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Social behavior
Definition
harming each other and helping each other
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Social influence
Definition

Influencing others to think, feel, and act in a particular way

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Social psychology
Definition

study of the causes and consequences of interpersonal behavior

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Informational Influence
Definition
person's behavior is influenced by another person's behavior because the latter provies information about what is good or true
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Persuasion
Definition
when a person's attitudes or beliefs are influenced when communicating with other people
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Systematic Persuasion
Definition
change in attitude or beliefs that is brought about by appeals to reason
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