Post by FlameMaster5 on Dec 1, 2006 21:01:15 GMT -5
Hey guys...
Yeah, you bet I'm tired of this... XD
Even though I feel miserable, I'll try to get through it. I'm gonna need a boost from you all, though, ok? I haven't been having a good week at all--with school aned my parents divorce. So, let's just get through this... *snores*
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What are the 4 Perspectives in Study of Personality?:
1). Psychoanalytic
2). Behavioristic
3). Humanistic
4). Trait Perspectives
What is the definition of preconcious mind?:
Preconscious Mind- level of the mind in which info is available, but currently not conscious.
What is the definition of conscious mind?:
Conscious Mind- level of the mind that is aware of immediate surroundings and perceptions.
What is the definition of unconscious mind?:
Unconscious Mind - level of the mind in which thoughts, feelings, memories and other info are kept that are not easily or voluntarily brought into consciousness. Can be revealed in dreams and Freudian slips of the tongue.
What is Id and its two subparts?:
Id - part of the personality present at birth and completely unconscious.
1). Libido - the instinctal energy that may come into conflict with the demands of a society's standards for behavior.
2). Pleasure principle - principle by which the id functions; the immediate satisfaction of needs without regard for the consequences.
What is the definition of ego?:
Ego - part of the personality that develops out of a need to deal with reality, mostly conscious, rational and logical.
What is the definition of superego and its two subparts?:
Superego - part of the personality that acts as a moral center.
1). Ego ideal - part of the superego that centers the standards for moral behavior.
2). Conscious - part of that produces pride or guilt, depending on how well behavior matches or does not match the ego ideal.
What is Freud's Stages of Personality?:
Stage 1 - Oral Stage: occurring in the first year of life in which the mouth is the erogenous zone and weaning is the primary conflict. Id dominated.
Stage 2 - Anal Stage: occurring from about 1 to 3 years of age, in which the anus is the erogenous zone and toilet training is the source of conflict. Ego develops. Anal expulsive personality is when a person fixated in the anal stage is messy, destructive and hostile. Anal retentive personality is when a person fixated in the anal stage who is neat, fussy, stingy and stubborn.
Stage 3 - Phallic Stage: sexuality and urges form, 3 to 6 years of age.
Stage 4 - Latency: occurring during the school years in which the sexual feelings of the child are repressed whle the child develops in other ways.
Stage 5 - Genital Stage: sexual feelings reawaken with appropriate targets(age 11 to adulthood).
What is the definition of fixation?:
Fixation - disorder in which the person does not fully resolve the conflict in a particular psychosexual stage, resulting in personality traits and behavior associated with that earlier stage.
What is the definition of The Big Five Theory? And what are characteristics of it??:
The Big Five Theory: model of personality traits that describes trait dimension.
1). Openess - one of the 5 factors; willingness to try new things and be open to new experiences.
2). Conscientiousness - the care a person gives to oraganization and thoughtfuless of others; dependability.
3). Extraversion - dimension of persnality referring to one's need to be with other people.
4). Agreeableness - the emotional style of a person that may range from easy going, friendly and likeable to grumpy, crabby and unpleasant.
5). Neurotioism - degree of emotional instability or stability.
(NOTE: Spells "OCEAN".)
What are the two kinds of inkblot tests?:
Rorscach Inkblot Test - projective test that uses 10 inkblots as the ambiguous stimuli.
Thematic Apperception Test(TAT) - projective test that uses 20 pictures of people in ambiguous situations as the visual stimuli.
What is the definition of MMPI-2?:
MMPI-2: desined to detect abnormal personality.
What is the definition of social psychology?:
Social Psychology - the scientific study of how a person's thoughts, feelings and behavior are influenced by the real or implied presence of others.
What is the definition of groupthink?:
Groupthink - kind of thinking that occurs when people place more importance on maintaining group cohesiveness than on a-ssessing the facts of the problem with which the group is concerned. Example: The Titanic was said to be the unsinkable ship and then it did sink.
What is the definition of consumer psychology?:
Consumer Psychology - branch of psychology that studies the habits of consumers in the marketplace, including compliance.
What is the definition of obedience?:
Obedience - changing one's behavior at the command of an authority figure.
What is the definition of Milgram Study?:
Milgram Study - "teacher" administered what they thought were real shocks to a "learner".
What is the definition of social facilitation?:
Social Facilitation - the tendency for the presence of the other people to have a positive impact on the performance of an easy task.
What is the definition of social loafing?:
Social Loafing - the tendency for people to put less effort into a simple task when working with others on the task.
What is the definition of social cognition?:
Social Cognition - the mental processes that people use to make sense of the social world around them.
What is the definition of cognitive dissonance?:
Cognitive Dissonance - sense of discomfort or distress that occurs when a person's behavior does not correspond to that person's impression formation has concerning another person.
What is the definition of attribution?:
Attribution - the process of exploring one's own behavior of others.
Why do people join cults?:
People who join cults tend to be under a lot of stress, unhappy, unassertive, gullible, dependent, want to belong and idealistic.
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That's it for these notes. After this test comes my Psych Final... @_@ I'm getting a little overwhelmed, so wish me luck--as well as a few good nights of rest, I really need it. ~_~
*snores away*
Yeah, you bet I'm tired of this... XD
Even though I feel miserable, I'll try to get through it. I'm gonna need a boost from you all, though, ok? I haven't been having a good week at all--with school aned my parents divorce. So, let's just get through this... *snores*
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PSYCH TEST 4
What are the 4 Perspectives in Study of Personality?:
1). Psychoanalytic
2). Behavioristic
3). Humanistic
4). Trait Perspectives
What is the definition of preconcious mind?:
Preconscious Mind- level of the mind in which info is available, but currently not conscious.
What is the definition of conscious mind?:
Conscious Mind- level of the mind that is aware of immediate surroundings and perceptions.
What is the definition of unconscious mind?:
Unconscious Mind - level of the mind in which thoughts, feelings, memories and other info are kept that are not easily or voluntarily brought into consciousness. Can be revealed in dreams and Freudian slips of the tongue.
What is Id and its two subparts?:
Id - part of the personality present at birth and completely unconscious.
1). Libido - the instinctal energy that may come into conflict with the demands of a society's standards for behavior.
2). Pleasure principle - principle by which the id functions; the immediate satisfaction of needs without regard for the consequences.
What is the definition of ego?:
Ego - part of the personality that develops out of a need to deal with reality, mostly conscious, rational and logical.
What is the definition of superego and its two subparts?:
Superego - part of the personality that acts as a moral center.
1). Ego ideal - part of the superego that centers the standards for moral behavior.
2). Conscious - part of that produces pride or guilt, depending on how well behavior matches or does not match the ego ideal.
What is Freud's Stages of Personality?:
Stage 1 - Oral Stage: occurring in the first year of life in which the mouth is the erogenous zone and weaning is the primary conflict. Id dominated.
Stage 2 - Anal Stage: occurring from about 1 to 3 years of age, in which the anus is the erogenous zone and toilet training is the source of conflict. Ego develops. Anal expulsive personality is when a person fixated in the anal stage is messy, destructive and hostile. Anal retentive personality is when a person fixated in the anal stage who is neat, fussy, stingy and stubborn.
Stage 3 - Phallic Stage: sexuality and urges form, 3 to 6 years of age.
Stage 4 - Latency: occurring during the school years in which the sexual feelings of the child are repressed whle the child develops in other ways.
Stage 5 - Genital Stage: sexual feelings reawaken with appropriate targets(age 11 to adulthood).
What is the definition of fixation?:
Fixation - disorder in which the person does not fully resolve the conflict in a particular psychosexual stage, resulting in personality traits and behavior associated with that earlier stage.
What is the definition of The Big Five Theory? And what are characteristics of it??:
The Big Five Theory: model of personality traits that describes trait dimension.
1). Openess - one of the 5 factors; willingness to try new things and be open to new experiences.
2). Conscientiousness - the care a person gives to oraganization and thoughtfuless of others; dependability.
3). Extraversion - dimension of persnality referring to one's need to be with other people.
4). Agreeableness - the emotional style of a person that may range from easy going, friendly and likeable to grumpy, crabby and unpleasant.
5). Neurotioism - degree of emotional instability or stability.
(NOTE: Spells "OCEAN".)
What are the two kinds of inkblot tests?:
Rorscach Inkblot Test - projective test that uses 10 inkblots as the ambiguous stimuli.
Thematic Apperception Test(TAT) - projective test that uses 20 pictures of people in ambiguous situations as the visual stimuli.
What is the definition of MMPI-2?:
MMPI-2: desined to detect abnormal personality.
What is the definition of social psychology?:
Social Psychology - the scientific study of how a person's thoughts, feelings and behavior are influenced by the real or implied presence of others.
What is the definition of groupthink?:
Groupthink - kind of thinking that occurs when people place more importance on maintaining group cohesiveness than on a-ssessing the facts of the problem with which the group is concerned. Example: The Titanic was said to be the unsinkable ship and then it did sink.
What is the definition of consumer psychology?:
Consumer Psychology - branch of psychology that studies the habits of consumers in the marketplace, including compliance.
What is the definition of obedience?:
Obedience - changing one's behavior at the command of an authority figure.
What is the definition of Milgram Study?:
Milgram Study - "teacher" administered what they thought were real shocks to a "learner".
What is the definition of social facilitation?:
Social Facilitation - the tendency for the presence of the other people to have a positive impact on the performance of an easy task.
What is the definition of social loafing?:
Social Loafing - the tendency for people to put less effort into a simple task when working with others on the task.
What is the definition of social cognition?:
Social Cognition - the mental processes that people use to make sense of the social world around them.
What is the definition of cognitive dissonance?:
Cognitive Dissonance - sense of discomfort or distress that occurs when a person's behavior does not correspond to that person's impression formation has concerning another person.
What is the definition of attribution?:
Attribution - the process of exploring one's own behavior of others.
Why do people join cults?:
People who join cults tend to be under a lot of stress, unhappy, unassertive, gullible, dependent, want to belong and idealistic.
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That's it for these notes. After this test comes my Psych Final... @_@ I'm getting a little overwhelmed, so wish me luck--as well as a few good nights of rest, I really need it. ~_~
*snores away*
