The scientific study of how people think about and are influenced by other people
Social Psychology
When people estimate they have seen more confirmations of a stereotype than they actually have
Illusory Bias
Defense mechanism: keeping distressing thoughts and feelings buried in the unconscious
Repression
Emotionally charged images that have universal meaning in a wide variety of cultures
Archetypes
Enduring psychological disturbance attributed to the experience of a major traumatic event
PTSD
The fundamental attribution error states that we tend to attribute others behavior to _________ factors
internal
Stereotypes are usually based on objective data
false
What was the primary explanation for the results of Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Study
the power of situational factors
Results in people giving high accuracy ratings to traits that are thought to be unique to them
Barnum Effect
the id operates under the ________ principle and the superego operated under the ___________ principle
pleasure principle, morality principle
T/F: Freud's psychoanalytic theory focuses on the potential for growth
False
Model that claims abnormal behavior is a disease
Medical Model
_______ view says personality is a collection of responses acquired through experience and learning
Behavioral View
T/F: women seek therapy more than men
True
T/F: many people who seek therapy don't have diagnosable disorders
True
type of therapy assumes that some unconscious conflict from childhood is causing the problem
psychoanalytic therapy
Correcting maladaptive thinking patterns while simultaneously using behavioral interventions
Cognitive Behavior Therapy
According to Asch, what two factors increase the prevalence of conformity
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Someone has a seizure in the store. Many shoppers watch the incident but do nothing to help
bystander effect
When people follow direct commands usually from an authority figure
obedience
increases obedience
proximity of authority
proximity of victim
legitimacy of authority
treatment emphasizes that clients should play a role in determining pace and direction of therapy
client centered therapy
Sandra didn't tip her waitress because she thought she was already topped. The waitress perceived Sandra was rude, uncaring, and cheap. What type of attribution did the waitress make about Sandra?
Internal Attribution
True or False: people with psychological disorders are often violent and dangerous
false
This controversial treatment can be effective for depression, potions often relapse in 6-8 moths
electroconvulsive therapy ECT
Most commonly prescribed medicine in the United States
AntiDepressants
Task associated with the anal stage is
Toilet Training
Task associated with the oral stage
Weaning off breast/bottle
Raymond's personality can be described as anxious, hostile, insecure, and self conscious. He is also not at all cooperative, trusting, or sympathetic
high on neuroticism, low on agreeableness
using multiple forms of treatment
eclectic approach
flat affect, social withdrawal, poverty of speech
negative symptoms of schizophrenia