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9282235770PersonalityAn individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting. Example: Type A and Type B personality Approach: Psychodynamic0
9282235771Free AssociationIn psychoanalysis, a method of exploring the unconscious in which the person relaxes and says whatever comes to mind, no matter how trivial or embarrassing. Example: I'll say a word and you have to say the first word that comes to mind. Approach: Psychodynamic1
9282235772PsychoanalysisFreud's theory of personality that attributes thoughts and actions to unconscious motives and conflicts; the techniques used in treating psychological disorders by seeking to expose and interpret unconscious tensions. Example: Id, ego, superego Approach: Psychodynamic2
9282235773UnconsciousAccording to Freud, a reservoir of mostly unacceptable thoughts, wishes, feelings, and memories. According to contemporary psychologists, information processing of which we are unaware. Example: Psychoanalysis Approach: Psychodynamic3
9282235774IdContains a reservoir of unconscious psychic energy that, according to Freud, strives to satisfy basic sexual and aggressive drives. The id operates on the pleasure principle, demanding immediate gratification. Example: Immediate desires Approach: Psychodynamic4
9282235775EgoThe largely conscious, "executive" part of personality that, according to Freud, mediates among the demands of the id, superego, and reality. The ego operates on the reality principle, satisfying the id's desires in ways that will realistically bring pleasure rather than pain. Example: Conscious brain, reality Approach: Psychodynamic5
9282235776SuperegoThe part of the personality in Freud's theory that is responsible for making moral choices. Example: Idealism Approach: Psychodynamic6
9282235777Psychosexual StagesThe 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. Example: Oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital Approach: Evolutionary7
9282235778Oedipus ComplexAccording to Freud, a boy's sexual desires toward his mother and feelings of jealousy and hatred for the rival father. example: Mother complex Approach: Evolutionary8
9282235779IdentificationThe process by which, according to Freud, children incorporate their parents' values into their developing superegos. example: Boy/girl tries to be like father/mother Approach: Sociocultural9
9282235780FixationAccording to Freud, a lingering focus of pleasure-seeking energies at an earlier psycho sexual stage, in which conflicts were unresolved. Example: Unmovable, doesn't mature. Approach: Psyodynamic10
9282235781Defense MechanismIn psychoanalytic theory, the ego's protective methods of reducing anxiety by unconsciously distorting reality. Example: Denies reality Approach: Humanistic11
9282235782RepressionIn psychoanalytic theory, the basic defense mechanism that banishes from consciousness anxiety-arousing thoughts, feelings, and memories. Example: Forgetting about a test even if you have known about it for months. Approach: Evolutionary12
9282235783RegressionPsychoanalytic defense mechanism in which an individual faced with anxiety retreats to a more infantile psycho sexual stage, where some psychic energy remains fixated. Example: Sleeping with your teddy bear when you feel home sick. Approach: Evolutionary13
9282235784Reaction FormationPsychoanalytic defense mechanism by which the ego unconsciously switches unacceptable impulses into their opposites. Thus, people may express feelings that are the opposite of their anxiety-arousing unconscious feelings. Example: Denying that you like someone while being beat red. Approach: Evolutionary14
9282235785ProjectionPsychoanalytic defense mechanism by which people disguise their own threatening impulses by attributing them to others. Example: Hypocrites Approach: Evolutionary15
9282235786RationalizationDefense mechanism that offers self-justifying explanations in place of the real, more threatening, unconscious reasons for one's actions. Example: I'll eat this cake and run an extra mile on my workout. Approach: Psychodynamic16
9282235787DisplacementPsychoanalytic defense mechanism that shifts sexual or aggressive impulses toward a more acceptable or less threatening object or person, as when redirecting anger toward a safer outlet. Example: Punching a pillow when you get in a fight with someone Approach: Behavioral17
9282235788DenialThe action of declaring something to be untrue. Example: Denying that something happened even if it may be true. Approach: Evolutionary18
9282235789Collective UnconsciousCarl Jung's concept of a shared, inherited reservoir of memory traces from our species' history. Example: Mother is the nurturing figure Approach: Evolutionary19
9282235790Projective TestA personality test, such as the Rorschach or TAT, that provides ambiguous stimuli to trigger projection of one's inner thoughts and feelings. Example: Rorschach test Approach: Psychodynamic20
9282235791Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)A projective test developed by Henry Murray and his colleagues that involves creating stories about ambiguous scene that can be interpreted in a variety of ways. Example: Projective test Approach: Psychodynamic21
9282235792Rorschach Inkblot TestA projective psychological test consisting of 10 inkblots printed on cards (five in black and white, five in color) created in 1921 with the publication of Psychodiagnostik by Hermann Rorschach. Example: Colorful or black and white personality test Approach: Psychodynamic22
9282235793Terror-Management TheoryProposes that faith in one's worldview and the pursuit of self-esteem provide protection against a deeply rooted fear of death. Example: Managing fear of morality Approach: Psychodynamic23
9282235794Self-ActualizationAccording to Maslow, the ultimate psychological need that arises after basic physical and psychological needs are met and self-esteem is achieved; the motivation to fulfill one's potential. Example: Gandi Approach: Humanistic24
9282235795Unconditional Positive RegardAccording to Rogers, an attitude of total acceptance toward another person. Example: Vital to cope with stress Approach: Behavioral25
9282235796Self-ConceptCentral to the person's behavior, consists of a person's beliefs/feelings about himself at any given time. Example: "Who am I" Approach: Cognitive26
9282235797TraitA characteristic pattern of behavior or a disposition to feel and act, as assessed by self-report inventories and peer reports. Example: Introvert, optimistic Approach: Behavioral27
9282235798Personality InventoryA questionnaire on which people respond to items designed to gauge a wide range of feelings and behaviors. Example: Five- factor model Approach: Cognitive28
9282235799Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)The most widely researched and clinically used of all personality tests. Originally used to identify emotional disorders, this test is now used for many other screening purposes. Example: Inventory Approach: Psychodynamic29
9282235800Empirically Derived TestA test (such as the MMPI) developed by testing a pool of items and then selecting those that discriminate between groups. Example: Spelling bee words Approach: biological30
9282235801Social-Cognitive PerspectiveViews behavior as influenced by the interaction between persons and their social context. Example: Saying you like something because other people do. Approach: Sociocultural31
9282235802Reciprocal DeterminismThe interacting influences between personality and environmental factors. Example: How a class acts when the teacher is in the room vs. when they leave Approach: Sociocultural32
9282235803Personal ControlOur sense of controlling our environment rather than feeling helpless. Example: When everything seems manageable Approach: Sociocultural33
9282235804External Locus of ControlThe perception that chance or outside forces beyond one's personal control determine one's fate. Example: It is fate Approach: Psychodynamic34
9282235805Internal Locus of ControlThe perception that one controls one's own fate. Example: I'm in charge Approach: Cognitive35
9282235806Learned HelplessnessThe hopelessness and passive resignation an animal or human learns when unable to avoid repeated aversive events. Example: A lady who blames her never ending shopping on the economy Approach: Cognitive36
9282235807Positive PsychologyThe scientific study of optimal human functioning; aims to discover and promote strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive. Example: Similar to unconditional positive regard Approach: Psychodynamic37
9282235808SelfA person's essential being that distinguishes them from others, especially considered as the object of introspection or reflexive action. Example: This is me Approach: Psychodynamic38
9282235809Spotlight EffectOverestimating others' noticing and evaluating our appearance, performance, and blunders. Example: Feeling like you are on stage Approach: Cognitive39
9282235810Self-EsteemOne's feelings of high or low self-worth. Example: Fourth step in Maslow's Hierarchy of needs Approach: Evolutionary40
9282235811Self-Serving BiasA readiness to perceive oneself favorably. Example: Got a good grade on a test, studied hard Approach: Cognitive41

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13571080876Cartography0
13571080877Contagious Diffusion1
13571080878Cultural Ecology2
13571080879cultural landscape3
13571080880Culture4
13571080881Density5
13571080882Diffusion6
13571080883Distance Decay7
13571080884Distribution8
13571080885environmental determinism9
13571080886Equator10
13571080887Expansion Diffusion11
13571080888formal region12
13571080889Functional Region13
13571080890GIS14
13571080891GPS15
13571080892Hearth16
13571080893Hierarchical Diffusion17
13571080894International Date Line18
13571080895Latitude (parallels)19
13571080896LDCs20
13571080897longitudes (meridians)21
13571080898MDCs22
13571080899Possibilism23
13571080900Prime Meridian24
13571080901Projection25
13571080902relocation diffusion26
13571080903remote sensing27
13571080904Scale28
13571080905Site29
13571080906Situation30
13571080907space-time compression31
13571080908spatial analysis32
13571080909Stimulus Diffusion33
13571080910time zones34
13571080911Toponym35
13571080912uneven development36
13571080913vernacular region37
13571080914"Why of Where"38

AP - le logement Flashcards

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13516715303housingle logement0
13516715304at homechez soi1
13516715305repairsles réparations (f.)2
13516715306DIYle bricolage3
13516715307hardware storela quincaillerie4
13516715308hammerle marteau5
13516715309naille clou6
13516715310screwdriverle tournevis7
13516715311roofle toit8
13516715312kitchenla cuisine9
13516715313bathroomla salle de bains10
13516715314toiletles toilettes (f.)11
13516715315sinkle lavabo12
13516715316living roomle salon13
13516715317dining roomla salle à manger14
13516715318bedroomla chambre (à coucher)15
13516715319patio/balconyla terrasse16
13516715320yardle jardin17
13516715321gardenle potager18
13516715322yard workle jardinage19
13516715323real estate agencyl'agence immobilière20
13516715324neighborhoodle quartier21
13516715325zip codele code postal22
13516715326buildingle bâtiment23
13516715327billsles factures (f.)24
13516715328mortgagele prêt immobilier25
13516715329rentle loyer26
13516715330to rentlouer27
13516715331heatle chauffage28
13516715332electricityl'électricité (f.)29
13516715333gasle gaz30
13516715334floor (level)l'étage (m.)31
13516715335ground floorle rez-de-chaussée32
13516715336furnishedmeublé33
13516715337furnitureles meubles (m.)34
13516715338leasele bail35
13516715339loft bedla mezzanine36
13516715340loft apartmentle loft37
13516715341studio apartmentle studio38
13516715342efficiency apartmentun T1/F139
135167153431-bedroom apartmentun T2/F240
135167153442-bedroom apartmentun T3/F341
13516715345roommatele/la colocataire42
13516715346Social welfare office for housing/familiesla CAF43

Chapters 19 and 20 Ap world history Flashcards

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11626071489What was going on during the age of enlightenmentreformation; Luther; people were scared to go against the church0
11626089083The scientific revolutionA major change in European thought, starting in the mid-1500s, in which the study of the natural world began to be characterized by careful observation and the questioning of accepted beliefs.1
11626095607Hellocentric theorythe idea that the earth and the other planets revolve around the sun. Scientists include: Nicolas Copernicus Tycho Brahe Johanne Kepler Galileo Galileil2
11626098223Geocentric TheoryEarth is the center of the Universe3
11626153085Issac NewtonBritish scientist who defined the laws of motion, discovered gravity, experimented with optics, invented differential calculus and wrote "Principia" insisted upon empirical rationalization to check rational explanation. Encouraged nature philosophy4
11626198659Francis Bacon(1561-1626) English politician, writer. Formalized the empirical method. (proving) Inductive reasoning. Empiricism5
11626255369Rene DescartesI think therefore I am. research going beyond empiricism6
11626283446French Royal Academy of Sciencessociety funded by Louis XIV, which was thought to benefit the king and state and emphasized practical science for new tools and machines. people: Newton Darwin Einstein7
11626310622British Royal Society1750-1914 : Association of scientists established in England in 1660 that was dedicated to the promotion of "useful knowledge". Charles II8
11626326898Royal society of sciences in UppsalaPeople: Linneaus9
11626336052Royal swedish societyNoble prize10
11626347413how did the age of exploration impact the study of science?Sciences were needed for fame and money (like arts)11
11626367837John Lockeargued against the belief that human beings are born with certain ideas already in their minds "tabula rasa" experiences shape character rejected that sin permanently flawed humans humans can take charge of their own destiny government should protect property governments are needed12
11626457607Utopiaperfect society13
11626465543Enlightenment thinkingEmphasized natural law and de-emphasized God's role in the world. France= no freedom of speech England and netherlands = most freedom of speech14
11626485061where did many enlightenment thinkers do their work?Coffee houses, and salons15
11626500614Where did enlightenment ideas present the largest challenge?France and Spain because people were afraid to go against the church16
11626516595What invention was pivotal once again during the age of enlightenment?Printing press because it spread ideas faster17
11626526811The philosophersPeople who favored change, championed reform and advocated tolerance. would most likely be found at university's or coffee houses. were usually for expansion of trade, improvement of agriculture and transportation, invention of new industries. No preaching No god However they varied views on specific government forms: some like constitutional monarchy; some like a republic.18
11626577953Deism is the belief thatGod created the universe but does not actively run it. very tolerant, reasonable, capable of encouraging virtuous living.19
11626600854The enlightenment and ReligionThe enlightenment challenges the church and its concepts of "original sin" Also challenged for its practices: Not paying taxes being rulers and religious leaders literary censorship The enlightenment did not like that the church was separate from its people NO THROCRACY20
11626804640VoltaireFrench philosopher and writer whose works epitomize the Age of Enlightenment, imprisoned at bastille for offending louis XIV. Preached tolerance Published works: Letter on the English Emelments on the philosophy of newton Candide21
11626876393The EncyclopediaEdited by Denis Diderot and Joan Le Rond d'Alembert. aimed to secularize learning and take religion out of learning22
11626921771Beccaria and Reform of Criminal lawWrote On Crimes and Punishment (1764) Spoke put against torture and capital punishment. wanted speedy trails severity of punishment should be based on the severity of the crime The purpose of laws was to guarantee happiness for as many people as possible. believed draconian laws were a thing of the past23
11627054227Adam Smithwrote the Inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations. Argued best way to create economic growth was for propel to pursue thrown selfish self interests. Founder of laissez faire economic thought24
11627108117laws of supply and demandwhen supplies of goods and services become plentiful, prices tend to drop. When supplies become scarcer, prices tend to rise.25
11627117045Laissez-faire economicsTheory that opposes governmental interference in economic affairs beyond what is necessary to protect life and property. (wartime economy)26
11627153394Montesquieu(1689-1755) wrote 'Spirit of the Laws', said that no single set of political laws was applicable to all - depended on relationship and variables, supported division of government. Believed in separation of powers27
11627171976Jean-Jacques RousseauWrote "Social Contract" he explained an ideal society where each community member would vote on issues and majority would become one law. Discourse on the moral effects of the arts and sciences Discourse on the origin of inequality If majority get their way=Tierany28
11627218456Enlightened Absolutisma system in which rulers tried to govern by Enlightenment principles while maintaining their full royal powers (tricky but possible)29
11627229268Frederick the Great of Prussia*Promotion through Merit- work and education rather than birth would decide who would run prussia *religious tolerance- for christian, muslim, and jew Reforms included- Abolishing torte and limiting the number of capital crimes Enlightened Absolutist30
11627267177PrussiaNOT RUSSIA!!!!!!!! military driven, growing power31
11627294314Joesph II of AustriaCentralization of Authority- aimed to extend Austro-Hungarian empire at the expense of the ottoman empir, poland and bolivia ecclesiastical polices- religious toleration, and bringing the Roman Catholic church under royal control Economic reform Attempts to abolish serfdom improves transportation and trade32
11627360292Austro-Hungarian EmpireDual Monarchy established by hapsburgs33
11627371083JunkersGermany Nobility34
11627379962Catherine the GreatRuled for 30 years, married into the Romanov dynasty. 2nd sovereign female 3 major goals: 1) continue the work of westernization started under the rule pf peter the great 2) Domestic reforms: improve eduction, allow limited religious toleration, prepare a new legal code (successful) Forbid torture (mildly successful) eliminate the institution of serfdom and limit the power of boyars (not successful) 3)Territorial expansion: achieved through acquisition of parts of poland, the ukraine and Crimea35
11627800238Enclosure Actsa series of United Kingdom Acts of Parliament which enclosed open fields and common land in the country, creating legal property rights to land that was previously considered common.36
11627804068cottage industryManufacturing based in homes rather than in a factory, commonly found before the Industrial Revolution.37
11627810014Indentured ServitudeA worker bound by a voluntary agreement to work for a specified period of years often in return for free passage to an overseas destination. Before 1800 most were Europeans38
11627872141Slave coloniesBritish- Jamaica Spanish- Santo Domingo and Cuba Portuguese- Brazil French- Saint Domingue39
11627903878CreolesIn colonial Spanish America, term used to describe someone of European descent born in the New World. upperclass and believed n enlightenment40
11627934318sugarcatalyst to slave trade41
11627944052Abolishment of Slaveryfrench 1st to abolish Brazil and cuba last42
11627964995Tasman voyagesaustralians were barbaric so he didn't claim australia for the dutch43
11627982350people native to australiaAborigines44
11627997511Cooks voyagesviewed australian people as hospitable. however viewed native peoples of new zealand as barbaric. Killed in hawaii45
11628025379Maoriindigenous people of New Zealand46
11628034307how did enlightenment ideas get to the AmericasTrade and exploration47
11628045636how did the enlightenment ideas impact the history of the Americas?Fueled revolutions, made people realize they didn't have representation in parliament. People began to push back from their mother nations.48
11635130362West AfricaSenegambia and Benin49
11635165682stateless societiesAfrican societies organized around kinship or other forms of obligation and lacking the concentration of political power and authority associated with states. No borders50
11635174749Agriculture in west AfricaLimited farming because of titzi flys. Grew yams and beans51
11635191994Benin Kingdomdominated a large region around the Nigeria delta. Slave kingdom52
11635208015Trade in West Africaslaves and was in the middle of the salt gold trade from north and south Africa53
11635216395Type of society in west AfricaMatriarchal because many of the men were taken for slave trade.54
11635228279Age grade power system in Western AfricaOlder you are the more power you have55
11635237990Obaking in Western Africa56
11635255014Songhai slave economywas a muslim kingdom57
11644637662the sudansonghai, Kanem-Bornu, and Hausaland58
11644644735The west coastSenegambia and Benin59
11644665624Sudan: internal problemsreligious division60
11644684152Kanem-BornuHad military strength and lots of warfare.61
11644688285Hausa tradeSlave merchants62
11644756284Polygamymultiple spouses. Societies were poliginy (multiple wives)63
11644773493AgricultureWestern african farmers struggle because of the titzi flies64
11644794077Western AfricaDisease and Drought65
11644843613Trade among African SocietiesTrade routes: Sand roads Products: West -> Shara gold and slaves Shara-> west salt66
11644915708Who dominated slave trade and trade.Portuguese for a while.67
11644942539The East African CoastEthiopia: Jesuit influences68
11645004824Christanity in Nigerialess than muslim and islam69
11645037230Pastor JohnLegend. Wealthy guy70
11645050016Swahili city statesVasco de game - sailed around them and discovered.71
11645140848NoncooperationSwahili city states stopped trading with the portuguese so they would leave them alone72
11645167479Benin and angolaPlaces people took the slaves from73
11645306833PortugueseFirst explore to eastern africa74
11645309911Kingdom of AxumeIn Ethiopia75
11645325783King Ezana and FrumentiusCreate coptic christianity76
11645376422noteworthy trade citiesMogadishu Kilwa Malindini sophala mumbali77
11645441109Impact Portuguese on Swahili statestrade goods; cause evacuation of cities eventually78
11645460779slave tradeStarted in Spanish Americas. Many slaves landed in the Caribbean islands79
11645471833Asiento SystemSystem that took slaves to the New World to work for the Spanish. Required that a tax be paid to the Spanish ruler for each slave brought over.80
11645483223where were slaves taken from?transported from the heart of africa to west Africa and finally to the Americas81
11645511013what was shoreline trading?Method of obtaining slaves and making slave trade more efficient82
11645588000How did they capture and ship slaves?shore trading83
11645597719Middle PassageA voyage that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the West Indies. Awful journey84
11645604877Slavery Gender ImbalanceMen were in high demand . Created polygamous societies85
11645623001Africas slave supplying statesThe asante Oyo and kongo states86
11645637691What class rose in sub saharan africaWarrior class87

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