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Psychology 101
James s. Nairne 5th edition
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
07/22/2010

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Ch. 12 Defense Mechanism

REGRESSION
Definition
TO REVERT TO PREVIOUS BEHAVIORS
Term
DENIAL
Definition
YOU REFUSE TO BELIEVE INFORMATION THAT LEADS TO ANXIETY
Term
REPRESSION
Definition
ANXIETY-PRODUCING THOUGHTS & FEELINGS ARE KEPT BURIED IN THE UNCONSCIOUS
Term
PROJECTION
Definition
UNACCEPTABLE WISHES OR FEELINGS ARE ATTRIBUTED TO OTHERS
Term
SUBLIMATION
Definition
UNACCEPTABLE IMPULSES ARE CHANNELED INTO SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE ACTIVITHY
Term
DISPLACEMENT
Definition
Term
REACTION FORMATION
Definition
YOU BEHAVE IN A WAY THAT IS COUNTER TO HOW YOU FEEL
Term
RATIONALIZATION
Definition
TO JUSTIFY WHAT WENT WRONG BY BLAMING OTHERS
Term
3 ADVOCATES OF FREUD
Definition
1. ALFRED ADLER (1870 - 1937) Inferiority complex - childhood trauma but how we come to deal with it.

2. Carl Jung (1923)(stereotype) Collective Unconscious - the notion that certain kinds of universal symbols & ideas are present in unconscious of all people.

3. Karen Horney (1885-1952) argued w/freud - stating that women were not inferior & weak to man.
Term
CATHOLIC CHURCH - believed the mary's mom also had immalculate conception as well.
Definition
Orginal Sin - Freud

Tabla Rasa - Blank Slate John Locke. BF Skinner - Behaviorialist.

Original Goodness - Humanistic. Carl Rogers (Union Theology>Seminary (Columbia Uv.-Idealistic Self)>Abraham Maslow
Term
CONGRUENT LIVING
Definition
BEING TOLD THAT YOU ARE UNIQUE, LOVED, SPECIAL, GIVING POSTIVE AFFIRMATION, NEED TO GIVE UNCONDITIONAL REGARD - WE FLOURISH
Term
COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL
Definition
F = FEEL, A= ACT, T= THINK
COGNITIVE (TAF)
Term
GENETIC FACTORS
Definition
PREDISPOSITION - OUR BRAINS ARE WIRED IN A CERTAIN WAY. WE INHERIT OUR TRAITS BUT YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR PERSONALITY
I.E. SCIZOPHERNIA, BIPOLAR, TWINS
Term

CH. 11 - MOTIVATION & EMOTION

MOTIVATION

Definition
SET OF FACTORS THAT INITIATE AND DIRECT BEHAVIOR, USUALLY TOWARD SOME GOAL
Term
EMOTIONS
Definition
PSYCHOLOGY EVENTS INVOLVING 1. AROUSAL 2. EXPRESSIVE REACTION - FACIAL EXPRESSION 3. SUBJECTION EXPERIENCE - FEELING OF BEING HAPPY OR SAD
Term
ALL BEHAVIOR HAS A PURPOSE

ACTIVATING BEHAVIOR
Definition
ANYONE HOPING TO SURVIVE IN A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT MUST REACT QUICKLY TO CIRCUMSTANCE
Term
INTERNAL FACTORS
Definition
PUSH US IN THE DIRECTION OF A GOAL
Term
EXTERNAL EVENTS
Definition
THINGS IN OUR ENVIRONMENT THAT EXERT POWERFUL PULLING EFFECTS
Term
MEETING BIOLOGICAL NEEDS : SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
Definition
ADEQUATE SEXUAL PERFORMANCE IS NEEDED FOR SURVIVAL OF THE SPECIES.
Term
ACTIVATING BEHAVIOR - INTERNAL FACTORS

INSTINCTS
Definition
UNLEARNED CHARACTERISTIC PATTERNS OF RESPONDING THAT ARE CONTROLLED BY SPECIFIC TRIGGERING STIMULI IN WORLD
Term
2 THINGS CONTROLLED BY HUMANS - FLEXIBLE

DRIVE
Definition
A PSYCHOLOGICAL STATE THAT ARISES IN RESPONSE TO AN INTERNAL PHYSIOLOGICAL NEED, SUCH AS HUNGER OR THRIST
Term
HOMESTASIS
Definition
THE PROCESS THROUGH WHICH THE BODY MAINTAINS A STEADY STATE, SUCH AS A CONSTANT INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OR AN ADEQUATE AMOUNT OF FLUIDS
Term
EXTERNAL FACTORS:

INCENTIVE MOTIVATION
Definition
DEPENDS ON THE VALUE OF THAT MOTIVATION
Term
ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION
Definition
AN INTERNAL DRIVE OR NEED FOR ACHIEVEMENT THAT IS POSSESSED BY ALL INDIVIDUALS TO VARYING DEGREES (DO NOT HAVE ALTRISIOM)
Term
INTRINSIC MOTIVATION
Definition
GOAL DIRECTED BEHAVIOR THAT SEEMS TO BE ENTIRELY SELF-MOTIVATED
Term
CULTURAL FACTORS - WORLD ESTABLISHES STANDARDS FOR ACHIEVEMENT.

INDIVIDUALISM
GROUP
Definition
GENECIDE - KILL OFF (RID A CULTURE) 1891- WOUNDED KNEE 12 GUNS - MILITARY HAD MANY. 1928 - INDIAN (CITIZENSHIP), FREEMEN'S BUREAU: BLACKS - CONSIDERED THROW AWAY, SENSES OF COMMUNITY FAMILY- BROKEN DOWN, CULTURE DOES PLAY A PART IN SELF-ESTEEM & THEIR MOTIVATION.
DOMINATE GROUP - THEY WERE MOTIVATED BY GOING TO HEAVEN OR HELL THEY THOUGHT THEY NEED TO BE PROSPEROUS TO ENSURE THEMSELVES A PLACE IN HEAVEN
Term
MASLOW'S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS

NEED HIERARCHY
Definition
THE IDEA POPULARIZED BY MASLOW THAT HUMAN NEEDS ARE PRIORITIZED IN A HIERARCHY
Term
Hierarchy of Needs - Maslow
Definition
Maslow proposed that human needs are prioritized: Some must be satisfied before others can be addressed. Our natural desire is to reach our true potential as human beings (Self-Actualization Needs)

PHYSIOLOGICAL > SAFETY NEEDS > BELONGINGNESS & LOVE NEEDS > ESTEEM NEEDS > SELF-ACTUALIZATION NEEDS
Term
GLUCOSE
Definition
A KIND OF SUGAR THAT CELLS REQUIRE FOR ENERGY PRODUCTION
Term
INSULIN
Definition
A HORMONE RELEASED BY THE PANCREAS THAT HELPS PUMP NUTRIENTS IN THE BLOOD INTO THE CELLS, WHERE THEY CAN BE STORED AS FAT OR METABOLIZED INTO NEEDED ENERGY.
Term
OBESITY
Definition
A WEIGHT PROBLEM CHARACTERIZED BY EXCESSIVE BODY FAT
Term
SATIETY
Definition
IS SENSORY SPECIFIC, TASTE, COLOR AND SHAPE OF FOOD IS EYE APPEALING
Term
EATING DISORDERS
Definition
ANOREXIA NERVOSA- a condition by an intense fear of being over weight - can end in death (it's about control)

BULIMIA NERVOSA - BINGING & PURGING TO PREVENT WEIGHT GAIN
Term
SEXUAL RESPONSE CYCLE - on average alot of women don't have an orgasma
Definition
1. INITIAL EXCITEMENT PHASE: arousal increases rapidly
2. PLATEAU PHASE: arousal increase steadily but more slowly.

3. ORGASMIC PHASE: sexual release occurs

4. RESOLUTION STAGE: arousal falls back towards normal levels.

IT NORMAL TAKES A WOMAN 20 - 30 MINUTES TO ORGASM.
Term
HORMONES
Definition
WOMEN - ESTROGENS
MEN - ANDROGENS
Term
EXTERNAL FACTORS
Definition
TOUCH AND SMELL - CERTAIN REGIONS OF THE BODY: EROGENOUS ZONES
Term
SEXUAL SCRIPT
Definition
LEARNED COGNITIVE PROGRAMS THAT INSTRUCT US ON HOW, WHY, AND WHAT TO DO IN OUR INTERACTIONS WITH SEXUAL PARTNERS
Term
SHORT-TERM SEXUAL STRATEGIES -
Definition
BRIEF AFFAIRS OR ONE-NIGHT STANDS (men are more likely than women to pursue these).
Term
SEXUAL ORIENTATION
Definition
HOMOSEXUAL; HETEROSEXUAL, BI-SEXUAL
Term
COMPOSITION OF EMOTION
Definition
1. PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; 2. AN EXPRESSIVE REACTION (6)happiness, surprise, fear, sadness, anger, and disgust w/contempt)3. SOME KIND OF SUBJECTIVE EXPERIENCE
Term
PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE (BODY RESPONSE - AROUSAL)
Definition
INCREASED BLOOD PRESSURE, HEART RATE, MUSCLE TENSION, RESPIRATION
Term
EXPRESSIVE REACTION
Definition
FACIAL EXPRESSION, ACTING OUT
Term
SUBJECTIVE EXPERIENCE
Definition
FEELING OF HAPPINESS, ANGER, FEAR, ETC.
Term
THEORIES OF EMOTION: (BODY & MIND)

JAMES - LANGE THEORY
Definition
A THEORY OF EMOTION THAT ARGUES THAT BODY REACTIONS PRECEDE AND DRIVE THE SUBJECTIVE EXPERIENCE OF EMOTIONS
Term
CANNON-BARD THEORY
Definition
A THEORY OF EMOTION THAT ARGUES THAT BODY REACTIONS AND SUBJECTIVE EXPERIENCES OCCUR TOGETHER, BUT INDEPENDENTLY
Term
TWO-FACTOR THEORY
Definition
COGNITIVE APPRRAISAL OR INTERPRETATION

A THEORY OF EMOTION THAT ARGUES THAT THE COGNITIVE INTERPRETATION, OR APPRAISAL, OF A BODY REACTION DRIVES THE SUBJECTIVE EXPERIENCE OF EMOTION.
Term
CH. 10 INTELLIGENCE

PSYCHOMETRICS
&
SIR FRANCES GALTON (1/2 COUSIN OF DARWIN)
Definition
THE USE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS TO MEASURE THE MIND AND MENTAL PROCESSES

(1822-1911) AND HIS "ANTHROPOMETRIC" LABORATORY, WHERE HE MEASURED INTELLECTUAL ABILITY
Term
CHARLES SPEARMAN'S INTELLIGENCE TESTS
Definition
FACTOR ANALYSIS - groups together related items on tests by analyzing the correlations among test scores.
FACTORS:
G(general intelligence) A PREFORMANCE ON A VARIETY OF MENTAL TESTS.

S(specific intelligence) LABELED S1 & S2 - SPECIFIC TO THE PARTICULAR TESTS
Term
LL THURSTONE (1938)REJECTED SPEARMAN'S THEORY
Definition
THURSTONE APPLIED MORE EXTENSIVE BATTERY OF TESTS TO INCLUDE:
VERBAL COMPREHENSIVE & FLUENCY, NUMERICALLY ABILIY, SPATIAL ABILITY, MEMORY, PERCEPTUAL SPEED, AND REASONING
Term
RAYMOND CATTELL('63 & '98) & JOHN HORN ('66)
STATES THERE ARE 2 COMPONENTS OF (g)
Definition
1. FLUID INTELLIGENCE-natural ability to solve problems, reason and remember (uninfluenced by experience)

2. CRYSTALLIZED INTELLIGENCE- knowledge and abilities acquired as a result of experience from schooling and cultural influences.
Term
MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES: GARDNERS RESEARCH (1999)

1. MUSICAL INTELLIGENCE
Definition
ABILITY DISPLAYED BY GIFTED MUSICIANS OR CHILD PRODIGIES
Term
MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES: GARDNERS RESEARCH (1999)

2. BODILY-KINESTHETIC INTELLIGENCE
Definition
ABILITY SHOWN BY GIFTED ATHLETES, DANCERS, SURGEONS WHO HAVE GREAT CONTROL OVER BODY MOVEMENTS
Term
MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES: GARDNERS RESEARCH (1999)

3. LOGICAL-MATHEMATICAL INTELLIGENCE
Definition
ABILITY TO DISPLAYED BY SUPERIOR SCIENTISTS AND LOGICAL PROBLEM SOLVERS
Term
MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES: GARDNERS RESEARCH (1999)

4. LINGUISTIC INTELLIGENCE
Definition
ABILITY SHOWN BY GREAT WRITERS OR POETS WHO CAN EXPRESS THEMSELVES VERBALLY
Term
MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES: GARDNERS RESEARCH (1999)

5. SPATIAL INTELLIGENCE
Definition
ABILITY SHOWN BY THOSE WHO WITH SUPERIOR NAVIGATION SKILLS OR AN ABILITY TO VISUALIZE SPATIAL SCENES
Term
MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES: GARDNERS RESEARCH (1999)

6. INTRAPERSONAL INTELLIGENCE
Definition
ABILITY SHOWN BY SOMEONE WHO HAS GREAT INSIGHT INTO HIS OR HER OWN FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS
Term
MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES: GARDNERS RESEARCH (1999

7. INTERPERSONAL INTELLIGENCE
Definition
ABILITY SHOWN BY THOSE WHO CAN EASILY INFER OTHER PEOPLE'S MOODS, TEMPERAMENTS. OR INTENTIONS AND MOTIVATIONS
Term
MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES: GARDNERS RESEARCH (1999

8. NATURALIST INTELLIGENCE
Definition
ABILITY TO OBSERVE AND INTERACT W/DIVERSE SPECIES IN NATURE: THE TYPE OF ABILITY SHOWN BY BIOLOGISTS OR ENVIRONMENTALIST
Term
MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES: GARDNERS RESEARCH (1999

MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES
Definition
NOTION PRPOSED BY HOWARD GARDNER THAT PEOPLE POSSESS A SET OF SEPARATE AND INDEPENDENT "INTELLIGENCES" RANGING FROM MUSICAL TO LINGUISTIC TO INTERPERSONAL ABILITY
Term
STERNBERG'S TRIARCHIC THEORY
Definition
1. ANALYTIC INTELLIGENCE
2. CREATIVE INTELLIGENCE
3. PRACTICAL INTELLIGENCE

THE ABILITY TO PROCESS INFORMATION ANALYTICALLY; ABILITY TO COPE WITH NOVEL TASKS; THE ABILITY TO SOLVE PROBLEMS POSED BY UNIQUE CULTURAL SURROUNDINGS.
Term
MEASURING INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES

1. ACHIEVEMENT TESTS
2. APTITUDE TESTS
Definition
1. ACHIEVEMENT - TESTS WHICH MEASURE YOUR CURRENT LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE OR COMPETENCE IN A PARTICULAR SUBJECT.

2. APTITUDE - TESTS THAT MEASURE YOUR ABILITY TO LEARN OR ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE ON A PARTICULAR SUBJECT
Term
COMPONENTS OF A GOOD TEST

1. RELIABILITY
2. VALIDITY
3. STANDARDIZATION
Definition
RELIABILITY - CONSISTENCIES OF TEST RESULTS

VALIDITY - ASSESSES HOW WELL EACH TEST DOMAIN OF INTEREST; PREDICTIVE FUTURE CRITERION; AND HOW WELL THE TEST TAPS INTO A PARTICULAR THEORETICAL CONSTRUCT

STANDARDIZATION - TESTING, SCORING, AND INTERPRETATION PROCEDURES ARE THE SAME ACROSS ALL ADMINISTRATIONS OF THE TEST.
Term
IQ - INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT
Definition
MENTAL AGE DIVIDED BY CHRONOLOGICAL AGE THEN MULTIPLIED BY 100
Term
DEVIATION IQ
Definition
A SCORE THAT IS DERIVED FROM DETERMINING WHERE YOUR PERFORMANCE SITS IN AN AGED-BASED DISTRIBUTION OF TEST SCORES. THE MEAN
Term
MENTAL RETARDATION
Definition
A LABEL GENERALLY ASSIGNED TO SOMEONE WHO SCORES BELOW A 70 ON A STANDARD IQ TEST. ALSO THE ABILITY TO ADAPT TO ONE'S ENVIRONMENT.
Term
NATURE

HERITABILITY
Definition
MATHEMATICAL INDEX THAT REPRESENTS THE EXTENT TO WHICH IQ DIFFERENCES IN A PARTICULAR POPULATION CAN BE ACCOUNTED FOR BY GENETICS FACTORS (I.E. TWINS)
Term
NUTURE: THE ENVIRONMENTAL ARGUMENT
Definition
ECONOMIC DIFFERENCES; TEST BIAS; STEREOTYPE THREAT
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