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Study for Psych Quiz 3
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
04/07/2009

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Theory in which...

1.Stimulus--->

2.Arousal--->

3.Emotion

Definition
James -Lange Theory
Term
Hemisphere of positive emotions
Definition
Left
Term
Hemisphere for Negative emotions
Definition
Right
Term

Theory of

1.Stimulus

2.Arousal + Emotion

Definition
Cannon-Bard Theory
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Theory of

1.Stimulus--->

2.Arousal + Cognition--->

3.Emotion

Definition
Schachter-Singer Two Factor Theory
Term

Theory of

Immediate conscious appraisal

Definition
Zajonc & LeDoux
Term
an attitude of acceptance of others amidst their failings
Definition
unconditional positive
Term
an individuals unique constellation of durable dispositions and consistent ways of behaving constitutes his/her personality
Definition
trait
Term
what type of psychology lacked scientific basis and was very subjective
Definition
humanistic psychology
Term
One set of personality factors based on psyche
Definition
Stable-Unstable
Term
A set of personality factors based on sociality
Definition
Introverted-Extroverted
Term
A long questionnaire designed to identify one's personality
Definition
Personality Inventories
Term
The most extensively used Personality Inventory
Definition
(MMPI) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
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interaction of persons and their situations
Definition
social-cognitive perspective
Term
process of interacting with our environment
Definition
reciprocal determinism
Term
whether we control our environment or our environment controls us
Definition
personal control
Term
perception that outside forces control us
Definition
external locus of control
Term
perception that we control our own destiny
Definition
internal locus of control
Term
repeatedly faced with traumatic events over and over until we come to feel hopeless and depressed
Definition
learned helplessness
Term
the idea that everyone is focused on ourselves when in reality most are not
Definition
spotlight effect
Term
proposes that faith in one's worldview and the pursuit of self-esteem provide protection against a deeply rooted fear of death
Definition
terror-management theory
Term
A test where the interviewee is shown a series of ink blots and asked what they see
Definition
Rorschach test
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a test where the interviewee is shown ambiguous pictures and they must make up a story involving the pictures
Definition
thematic apperception test(TAT)
Term
a common reservoir of images derived from our species' universal experiences
Definition
Collective Unconscious
Term
tactics that reduce or redirect anxiety by distorting reality
Definition
defense mechanisms
Term
DM-banishes anxiety-arousing thoughts and feelings from consciousness
Definition
Repression
Term
DM-retreat to an earlier, more infantile stage of development
Definition
regression
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DM-the ego unconsciously makes unacceptable impulses look like their ooposites
Definition
reaction formation
Term
DM-disguises threatening impulses by attributing them to others
Definition
projection
Term
DM-we unconsciously generate self-justifying explanations to hide from ourselves the real reasons for our actions
Definition
rationalization
Term
DM-sexual or aggressive impulses toward an object or person that is psychologically more acceptable than the one that aroused the feelings
Definition
displacement
Term
unconscious psychic energy constantly striving to satisfy basic drives to surive
Definition
id
Term
seeks to gratify the id's impulses in realistic ways that will bring long term pleasure rather than pain
Definition
ego
Term
forces the ego to consider not only the real but the ideal,  and that focuses solely on how one ought to behave
Definition
superego
Term
the stages during which the id's pleasure-seeking energies focus on distinct pleasure-sensitive areas
Definition
psychosexual stages
Term
pleasure-sensitive areas
Definition
erogenous zones
Term
PS S-the first stage in which infants focus on biting, chewing and sucking
Definition
oral
Term
PS S-the second stage in which the child focus on bowel and bladder elimination-coping with demands for control
Definition
Anal
Term
PS S-the third stage in which the young child focuses on genitals-coping with incestuous sexual feelings
Definition
Phallic
Term
PS S-the 4th stage in which the pre-teen/teen remains dormant in sexual feelings
Definition
Latency
Term
PS S-the 5th and last stage in which the young adult/adult is maturing their sexual interests
Definition
Genital
Term
the western vent your anger advice presumes that through aggressive action or fantasy we can achieve emotional release
Definition
catharsis
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