Psychology Final

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Male and female sex Hormones

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Male Hormones produce Androgens
Female Hormones produce Estrogen
Both Male and Female receive both of these hormones, but the difference is in the proportion of these hormones found in the body

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Paraphilias

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Typically cause guilt, anxiety, or discomfort for one or both participants.

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Intersexual Person

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One who has ambiguous sexual anatomy (Both male and female reproductive systems)

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Androgyny

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Metrosexual (Mix of masculine and feminine traits)

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Male-Female average score differences on abilities

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There isn't really a big difference between the male and female sex drive

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Erogenous Zones

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Areas of the body that produce pleasure and/ or provoke erotic desire

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Sexual Scripts

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An unspoken mental plan that defines a plot, dialogue and actions expected to take place in a sexual encounter

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Sexual Orientation and labels Vs. Behaviors

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Sexual Orientation: The degree of emotional and erotic attraction to members of the same sex, opposite sex, or both sexes
Behavior: Cultural norms place greater restrictions on sexual activities

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Differences between heterosexuals and homosexuals

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Heterosexuals: A person romantically and erotically attracted to members of the opposite sex
Homosexual: A person romantically and erotically attracted to the same-sex persons

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Biological vs. Freud's theory of what causes homosexuality and bisexuality

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Freud believed that everyone was born bisexual and the failure of oedipal issues. Weak/Detached father and a dominant mother or an only parent mother
The biological theory is that it was genetics and biological factors

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Gender Roles - differences across cultures and societies

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Society favors a certain pattern of behavior expected of each sex
Cultures view that gender roles are by no means "Natural" or universal

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Language - basic terms (semantics, phonemes vs. morphemes, etc.)

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Semantics - The study of meanings in words and language
Phonemes - Basic speech sound
Morphemes - Speech sounds collected into meaningful units, such as syllables or words

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Lingua Franca

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Language in use or common language among foreign languages

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Schemas and Concepts

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Concepts - ideas that represent categories of objects or events
Schemas - a cognitive framework or concepts that helps organize and interpret information

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Connotative vs. Denotative meanings

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Connotative - emotional or personal meaning
Denotative - word or concept is its exact definition

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IQ/Intelligence - What is it?

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IQ - An index of intelligence defined as a person's mental age divided by his or her chronological age and multiplied by 100
Intelligence - An overall capacity to think rationally, act purposefully, and deal effectively with the environment

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Intelligence - How does it relate to achievement in life?

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The global capacity to act purposefully, to think rationally, and to deal effectively with the environment

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How is intelligence linked to biology/genetics

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Intelligence is not technically linked by the genetics of an individual, but the environment they are in.

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What is "motivation"?

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The ways in which our actions are initiated, sustained, directed, and terminated

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Types of motives

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Primary Motives - Innate motives based on biological needs
Stimulus Motives - Innate needs for stimulation and information
Secondary Motives - Motives based on learned needs, drives, and goals

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Homeostasis

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A steady state of body equilibrium

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Basics of goal setting, including SMART goals

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Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Realistic
Time - Targeted

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Behavioral Dieting

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Weight reduction based on changing exercise and eating habits, rather than temporary self-starvation

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Maslow's Hierarchy

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1)Self-Actualization
2)Esteem and Self-esteem
3)Love and belonging
4)Safety ad security
5)Physiological needs: air, food, water, sleep, sex, etc.

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Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Motivation

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Intrinsic - Doing something for enjoyment or to improve your abilities
Extrinsic - Motivation based on obvious external rewards, obligations, or similar factors

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The Eight Primary Emotions

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1)Fear
2)Surprise
3)Sadness
4)Disgust
5)Anger
6)Anticipation
7)Joy
8)Trust

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Autonomic Nervous system
Sympathetic vs. parasympathetic

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ANS - The system of nerves that connects the brain with the internal organs and glands
Sympathetic - Activates the body at times of stress
Parasympathetic - Quiets the body and conserves energy

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How do lie detectors work?

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The devices is used to record general emotional arousal

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Person Perception, social comparison and social roles

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Person Perception - The different mental processes that we use to form impressions on other people
Social Comparison - Making judgements about ourselves through comparison with others
Social Roles - Expected behavior patterns associated with particular social positions (such as daughter, worker, student)

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Interpersonal Attraction - love, marriage***

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Interpersonal Attraction - The basis for most voluntary relationships
Love - High levels of interpersonal attraction and heightened arousal, mutual absorption, and sexual desire

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Attributions - Internal Vs. External

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Attribution - The process of making inferences about the causes of one's own behavior and that of others.
Internal - When an internal attribution is made, the cause of the given behavior is within the person, i.e. the variables which make a person responsible like attitude, aptitude, character and personality
External - When an external attribution is made, the cause of the given behavior is assigned to the situation in which the behavior was seen. The person responsible for the behavior may assign the causality to the environment or weather

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Fundamental Attribution Error

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The tendency to attribute the behavior of others to internal causes(personality, likes, and so forth)

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Conformity - Definition and types, and Asch study

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Compliance- A change in behaviour without a change in opinion (going along with the group)
Internalisation- A change in behaviour and opinion. 'True Conformity'
Identification- Adopting the group's views because value group membership. Often temporary

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Obedience (including basics of Milgram study)

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Conformity to the demands of an authority

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Bystander Effect

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The presence of others causes an individual to be more to themselves.

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Choosing your career/vocational interest

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Vigilant Style - Individuals who evaluate information objectively and make decisions with a clear understanding of the alternatives
Complacent Style - Drift along with a nonchalant attitude toward job decisions
Defensive-Avoidant Style - Fully aware of the risks and opportunities presented by career choices and dilemmas, but they can't make decisions
Hypervigilant Style - Making logical decisions is nearly impossible

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Job Satisfaction

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The degree to which a person is pleased with his or her work

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Job Enrichment

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Making a job more personally rewarding, interesting, or intrinsically motivating

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Theory X vs. Theory Y leadership

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Theory X is geared towards work efficiency while Theory Y is geared towards the needs of the workers, and to do so they try to mash up both the needs of the company and of the workers together.

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Hiring Supervisors/Managers - Assessment Centers

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A program set up within an organization to conduct in depth evaluations of job candidates