Phsychology Test One Set Two

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an individuals unique constellation of consistent behavioral traits

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personality

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is a durable disposition to behave in a particualr way in a variety of situations

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personality trait

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include all the diverse theories descended from the work of Sigmund Freud that focus on unconcious mental forces (unconcious into conciousness.)

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psychodynamic theory

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credited with being father of phsychodynamic theory

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Freud

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child part of the personality, main focus is immediate gratification. Pleasure principle.

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ID

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Parent, secondary decision making. Reality principle. Keeps the id in check. Employs defense mechanisms to protect the id.

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EGO

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adult, morally right/ wrong.

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Super Ego

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What are the three levels of awareness

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1. conscious
2. preconscious
3. unconscious

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involves creating false but plausible excuses to justify unacceptable behavior

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rationalization

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involves keeping distressing thoughts and feelings buried in the unconscious

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repression

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invovles attributing ones oen thoughts, feelings, or motives to another

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projection

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Involves diverting emotional feelings from their original source to a substitute target

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displacement

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involves behaving in a way that is exactly the opposite of ones true feelings

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reaction formation

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involves a reversion to immature patterns of behavior (bragging)

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regression

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invovles bolotering self esteem by forming an imaginary or real alliance with some person or group

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identification

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mouth is the source of gratification. Have to be weaned off either the breast of bottle onto food.

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Oral Stage

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Inorder to progress through the anal stage, the child must become potty trained. Weaned from diaper to toilet.

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Anal stage

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source of gratification is genitalia. Masturbation.

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phallic stage

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sexuality is repressed.

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latency stage

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feelings toward peers of the other sex.

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genitalia stage

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A store house of latent memory traces inherited from peoples ancestral past that is shared with the entire human race.

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collective unconscious

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houses material that is not withon one's conscious awareness because it has been repressed or forgotten

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personal unconscious

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emotionally charged images and thought forms that have universla meaning

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archetypes

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a theoretical orientation based on the premise that scientific psychology should study observable behavior

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behaviorism

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a type of learning in which a neutral stimulus acquires the capacity to evoke a response that was originally evoked by another stimulus

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classical conditioning

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a form of learning in which voluntary responses come to be controlled by their consequences

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operant conditioning

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who was the father of applied behavior analysis and operant conditioning

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skinner

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occurs when a response is strenghthed because it is followed by the arrival of a pleasant stimulus

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postive reinforcement

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occurs when a response is strengthed because it is followed by the removal of an unpleasant stimulus.

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negative reinforcement

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a theoretical orientation that emphasizes the unique qualities of humans, especially their free will and their potential for personal growth.

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humanism

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Rogers based his personality theory on his extensive therapeutic interactions with many clients. Because of his emphasis on a persons subjective point of view he called it

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person centered theory.

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You see your self as other people see you

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congruency

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a collection of beliefs about one's own nature, unique qualities, and typical behavior. How you see your self

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self concept

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a systematic arrangement of needs, according to priority, in which basic needs must be met before less basic needs are aroused.

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hierarchy of needs

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refers to the uniform procedures used to administer and score a test.

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standardization

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what are two types of psychological tests?

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mental ability tests, and personality tests.