Study Guide for Test 3: December 16th, Thursday, 7:50 AM!!!!

Personality Chapter (Chapter 15)
personality trait theories Psychodynamic theories
Adlerian theory pleasure principle ego ideal
Freudian theory Freud's 3 basic struct id, ego, superego
defense mechanisms oral stage oral fixations
anal stage anal retentive person. anal expulsive personal.
phallic stage Oedipus complex electra complex
penis envy castration anxiety latency stage;
genital stage Jung's personal. theory Jung's 3 person. parts
personal unconscious  collective unconscious archetypes
Behav. person. theory objective tests validity
reliability Rorschach test Thematic apperception test
MMPI problems w/projective tests problems with personality tests
humanistic theory

Social Psychology (Chapters 13 and 14; pp 430-482)
social psychology by-stander intervention altruism
impression formation stereotype Fundamental attribution error
attribution     Attitude Prejudice
authoritarian personality attitude change social/cultural influence
conformity compliance Foot-in-the-door effect
door-in-the face effect obedience Deindividuation

Psychopathology Chapter:

Therapy Chapter:

11. As the holidays fast approach, I am reminded of the hours that people stood in line to obtain the hottest toy of the season. The people fought, pushed, shoved and basically misbehaved to get the favorite toy. The individuals were primarily adults, and not children.  They were “collecting” the toys, rather than using them as toys for children.  Based upon your knowledge of social psychology, why were these individuals behaving this way?  Are these individuals mentally ill? How might we avoid such incidents in the future?
    

12. Based upon your knowledge of prejudice and discrimination from class discussion and reading the in the book, design a program for the residence halls to reduce the amount of hostility and racial prejudice that occurs on this campus.  What kinds of attitudes, behaviors, and thoughts must you take into consideration?  What kind of behavior change must occur?