Upgrade to remove ads
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

psych unit 10 vocab

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
        Help!  

Term
Definition
behavioral approach   in personality theory, this perspective focuses on the effects of learning on our personality development  
🗑
collective unconscious   Carl Jung's concept of a shared, inherited reservoir of memory traces from our species history  
🗑
collectivism   giving priority to the goals of one's group and defining one's identity accordingly  
🗑
defense mechanism   in psychoanalytic theory, the ego's protective methods of reducing anxiety by unconsciously distorting reality  
🗑
ego   the largely conscious, "executive" part of personality that, according to Freud, mediates among the demands of the id, superego, and reality  
🗑
empirically derived test   a test developed by testing a pool of items and then selecting those that discriminate between groups  
🗑
false consensus effect   the tendency to overestimate the extent to which others share our beliefs and our behaviors  
🗑
fixation   according to Freud, a lingering focus of pleasure-seeing energies at an earlier psychosexual stage, in which conflicts were unresolved  
🗑
free association   in psychoanalysis, a method of exploring the unconscious in which the person relaxes and says whatever comes to mind, no matter how trivial or embarrassing  
🗑
humanistic theories   view personality with a focus on the potential for healthy personal growth  
🗑
id   a reservoir of unconscious psychic energy that, according to Freud, strives to satisfy  
🗑
identification   the process by which, according to Freud, children incorporate their parents' values into their developing superegos  
🗑
individualism   giving priority to one’s own goals over group goals and defining one’s identity in terms of personal attributes rather than group identifications  
🗑
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)   the most widely researched and clinically used of all personality tests, developed to identify emotional disorders, this test is not used for many other screening purposes  
🗑
narcissism   excessive self-love and self-absorption  
🗑
oedipus complex   according to Freud, a boy's sexual desires toward his mother and feelings of hatred and jealously and hatred for the rival father  
🗑
psychodynamic theories   modern-day approaches that view personality with a focus on the unconscious and the importance of childhood experiences  
🗑
psychosexual stages   the childhood stages of development (oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital) during which, according to Freud, the id's pleasure-seeking energies focus on distinct erogenous zones  
🗑
reciprocal determinism   the interacting influences of behavior, internal cognition, and environment  
🗑
repression   in psychoanalytic theory, the basic defense mechanism that banishes from consciousness anxiety-arousing thoughts, feelings, and memories  
🗑
rorschach inkblot test   the most widely used projective test a set if 10 inkblots, designed by Hermann Rorschach; seeks to identify people's inner feelings by analyzing their interpretations of the blots  
🗑
self   in contemporary psychology, assumed to be the center of personality, the organizer of our thoughts, feelings, and actions  
🗑
self-actualization   according to Maslow, one of the ultimate psychological needs that arises after basic physical and psychological needs are met and self-esteem is achieved; the motivation to fulfill one's potential  
🗑
self-concept   all our thoughts and feelings about ourselves, in answer to the question, "Who am I?"  
🗑
self-esteem   one's feelings of high or low self-worth  
🗑
self-serving bias   a readiness to perceive oneself favorably  
🗑
social-cognitive perspective   views behavior as influenced by the interaction between people's traits and their social context  
🗑
spotlight effect   overestimating others' noticing and evaluating our appearance, performance, and blunders  
🗑
superego   the part of personality that, according to Freud, represents internalized ideals and provides standards for judgment and for future aspirations  
🗑
terror-management theory   a theory of death- related anxiety; explores people's emotional and behavioral responses to reminders of their impending death  
🗑
Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)   a projective test in which people express their inner feelings and interests through the stories they make up about ambiguous scenes  
🗑
trait   a characteristic pattern of behavior or a disposition to feel and act, as assessed by self-report inventories and peer reports  
🗑
unconditional positive regard   a caring, accepting, nonjudgmental attitude, which Carl Rogers believed would help clients to develop self-awareness and self-acceptance  
🗑
unconscious   according to Freud, a reservoir of mostly unacceptable thoughts, wishes, feelings, and memories  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: pari.0912
Popular Psychology sets