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Psychology For Taylor
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
04/10/2014

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Asch study methods and results (529)
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The person gave the wrong answer to conform
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Deindividuation (513)
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A phenomenon that occurs when immersion in a group causes people to become less aware of their individual values.
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Dutton and Aron's 1974 research results (517)
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Men mistake arousal for attraction. Women tend not to do that - example: bridge swaying, met a woman, woman does survey...
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Frustration-aggression hypothesis
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A principle stating that animals aggress only when their goals are thwarted - goal, thwarted, frustration, agression
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Informational influence
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Social proof, also known as informational social influence, is a psychological phenomenon where people assume the actions of others in an attempt to reflect correct behavior for a given situation. - kind of like conformity...we are not sure what the difference is. :)
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Mere exposure effect
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The more you see it, the more you like it... like Tyler Chambers
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Milgram study methods and results
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Shocking someone until you kill them... 62% went all the way
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Murder rates in the U.S. are ____________ than a century ago.
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Prejudice
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A positive or negative evaluation of another person based on their group membership
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Ultra-social species
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Large numbers of individuals divide labor and cooperate for mutual benefit: BEES
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DSM IV - The FIVE Axis
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1. Clinical Disorders, 2. Personality Disorders, 3. General Medical, 4. Psychosocial and Environmental, 5. Global Assessment of Functioning
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Agoraphobia
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Fear of public places
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Mood disorders - list the ones from the book
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Major depressive disorder, double depression, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Bipolar Disorder
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Phrenology
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the detailed study of the shape and size of the cranium as a supposed indication of character and mental abilities.
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Symptoms of Mania
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Elevated mood, expansive and irratable
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