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2nd Midterm

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Trait Taxonomies   show
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show People describe themselves in interviews or questionnaires  
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Psychometrics: Observer Report   show
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show A concrete indicator that can be measured objectively (speed of conversation, heart rate etc..)  
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show Mathematical procedure used to analyze the correlations among a large number of variables.  
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show A self-report inventory developed by Cattell and colleagues to measure 16 primary personality factors  
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Source Traits   show
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Surface Traits   show
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Extroversion   show
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Neuroticism   show
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Psychoticism   show
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show Extroversion, Neuroticism, Psychoticism  
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The Big Five   show
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Agency   show
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Communion   show
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show Sympathetic, warm, trusting  
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Conscientiousness   show
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Openness   show
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show 1. Agency 2. Communion  
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Idiographic   show
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Cardinal Traits   show
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show 5-10 descriptive traits that you would use to describe someone you know. (friendly, trustworthy)  
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show Less obvious characteristics of a person that are only occasionally noticable. (grouchiness in the morning)  
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show Personality tests that ask the person of interest how they think, act, feel.  
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NEO-PI-R   show
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show Widely used self-report test for assessing personality traits and for diagnosing psychological problems  
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show The tendency to describe ourselves as having positive, normal trails  
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Projective Tests   show
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show A projective test that requires people to interpret an inkblot  
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Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)   show
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Personality Profiling   show
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show Freud's theory that much of behaviour is governed by unconscious forces.  
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show The contents of awareness. Things that occupy the focus of your current attention  
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Preconscious Mind   show
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show Houses all memories, urges and conflicts that are beyond awareness.  
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show Parts of a dream you remember  
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Latent Content   show
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show Freud. The portion of personality that seeks immediate satisfaction of urges, particularly those related to sex and aggression, without concern for morals.  
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show The desire to explore and enjoy life's pleasures. especially sex.  
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Death Instinct   show
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show "Moral Arm" Component of our personality that deters us from breaking moral customs.  
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Ego   show
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Defence Mechanisms   show
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show Defence Mechanism. The refusal to accept an external fact because it causes anxiety  
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Repression   show
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Projection   show
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show Defence Mechanism. Behaving the opposite of what you really desire.  
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show Defence Mechanism. Unacceptable impulses are channeled into socially acceptable activities (hockey)  
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show First year of life, pleasure from sucking on, of having things in mouth  
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show Second Year of life, pleasure in defecation  
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Phallic Stage   show
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show Boys become attracted to their mother while seeing their father as a threat  
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show Girls blame their mother for their lack of a penis  
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Latency Period   show
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Genital Stage   show
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Collective Unconscious   show
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Humanistic Psychology   show
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show Set of perceptions that we hold about our abilities and characteristics. (What does it mean to be me)  
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Positive Regard   show
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Conditions of Worth   show
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Incongruence   show
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Self-Actualization   show
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Peak Experiences   show
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Cognitive-Behavioural Theories   show
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show The most important personality traits come from modelling or copying the bahaviour of others  
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Locus of Control   show
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Self-efficacy   show
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Reciprocal Determinism   show
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show A controversial debate centering on whether people really do behave consistently across situations  
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show The tendency to alter your behaviour to fir the situation at hand  
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Social Psychology   show
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Social Cognition   show
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Self-fulfilling Prophecy Effect   show
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Prejudice   show
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show Behaving in an unfair way toward members of another group  
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show A group of individuals that you do not belong to or identify with  
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In-group   show
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Personal/group Discrimination Discrepancy   show
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Auto-Stereotyping   show
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show A person's beliefs regarding the stereotype that out-group members hold about their own group  
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show The inference processes that people use to assign cause and effect to behaviour  
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External Attribution   show
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Internal Attribution   show
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Fundamental Attribution Error   show
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show The tendency to attribute others behaviour to internal forces and our own behaviour to external forces  
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Self-Serving Bias   show
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show A positive or negative evaluation or belief held about something which in return may affect behaviour; are typically broken down into cognitive, affective, and behavioral components  
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Cognitive Dissonance   show
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Self-perception theory   show
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Central Route   show
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show When we are unable or unwilling to process a message carefully, our attitudes are more affected by superficial cues or mere exposure. (Funny ad on tv, gets my vote)  
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show The study of how the behaviours and thoughts of individuals are affected by the presence of others  
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Social Facilitation   show
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show The impairment in performance that is sometimes found when a person performs in front of people  
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Bystander Effect   show
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Diffusion of Responsibility   show
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Social Loafing   show
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Deindividualism   show
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Conformity   show
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Group Polarization   show
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show The tendency for members of a group to become so interested in seeking a consensus or opinion that they start to ignore and even suppress dissenting views.  
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show The form of compliance that occurs when people respond to the orders of an authority figure  
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Reciprocity   show
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Ingration   show
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show Powerful longing to be with a specific person; marked by a combination or intimacy and passion, but commitment may be lacking  
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show Feelings of trust and companionship; marked by a combination of intimacy and commitment but passion may be lacknig  
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show Behaviour meant to harm someone  
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show Just Passion  
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Liking   show
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Empty Love   show
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show Passion and Intimacy  
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Fatuous Love   show
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show Low frequency or occurrence among the members of a population  
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Cultural Deviance Criterion   show
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show Behaviour is abnormal if it regularly leads to personal distress or emotional upset  
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show Behaviour is abnormal if it interferes with the ability to pursue daily activities, such as work and relationships  
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Medical Model   show
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show The view that abnormality is labeled that each society assigns to behaviours that it finds unacceptable, even if the behaviours are not of criminal nature  
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DSM-IV   show
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Anxiety Disorders   show
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder   show
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Panic Disorder   show
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Agoraphobia   show
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show An anxiety disorder that manifests itself through persistent and uncontrollable obsessions or compulsions  
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Social Phobia   show
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show A highly focused fear of a specific object or situation  
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show Psychological disorders that focus on the physical body  
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Hypochondriasis   show
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Somatization Disorder   show
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show The presence of real physical problems such as blindness or paralysis that seem to have no identifiable physical cause  
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show A class of disorders characterized by the separation or dissociation of conscious awareness from previous thoughts or memories  
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Dissociative Amnesia   show
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Dissociative Fugue   show
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show A condition in which a person alternates between what appear to be two or more personalities  
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show Prolonged and disabling disruptions in emotional state  
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show Person is hyperactive, talkative, doesn't need sleep.  
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Schizophrenia   show
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Antisocial Personality Disorder   show
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show Similar to Antisocial, as well as criminal activity, it focuses on underlying personality traits or manipulation, callousness and impulsive thrill seeking  
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Bio-Psycho-Social Perspective   show
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Learned Helplessness   show
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