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CLEP Intro To Psychology

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1. Abbreviation for computerized axial tomography - uses a computer and a rotating x-ray device to create detailed - cross-sectional images - or slices - of organs and body parts






2. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one






3. Reciprocal action - effect - or influence.






4. A negative condition is introduced to reduce a behavior.






5. Inferences are said to possess internal validity if a causal relation between two variables is properly demonstrated.






6. Goals framed in terms of increasing ones competence and skills






7. Stages of development - Stage 8 Wisdom - Ego Integrity vs. Despair - old age / from mid sixties. Some handle death well. Some can be bitter - unhappy - and/or dissatisfied with what they have accomplished or failed to accomplish within their lifetim

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8. The quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others






9. A study of an individual unit - as a person - family - or social group - usually emphasizing developmental issues and relationships with the environment - especially in order to compare a larger group to the individual unit.






10. Severe mental illness characterized by auditory hallucinations - paranoia and an inability to distinguish reality from fiction






11. Adrenaline; activates a sympathetic nervous system by making the heart beat faster - stopping digestion - enlarging pupils - sending sugar into the bloodstream - preparing a blood clot faster






12. (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it






13. Accepted Freud's basic ideas - but doubted sex was all-consuming and gave more credit to consciousness and childhood






14. The outcome factor; the variable that may change in response to manipulations of the independent variable






15. The 'little brain' attached to the rear of the brainstem; its functions include processing sensory input and coordinating movement output and balance






16. Study of the brain interested in the biological bases of human disorders such as Parkinson's and Huntington's. Neuroscience is a branch of research that is concerned with the underlying physical changes that accompany brain disorders






17. Personal Construct Psychology. investigative technique - which would remove the influence of the observer's frame of reference on what was observed. he believed (personal construct theory) our personality consists of our thoughts about ourselves - in






18. Conflict that results from having to choose between two distasteful alternatives






19. One of the earliest psychologists in America who undertook a rigorous and structures approach to studying personality. He identified the idiographic and nomothetic views to personality.






20. Originating in or based on observation or experience






21. The process through which the body absorbs social stress and manifests symptoms of suffering; also called embodiment






22. A systematic method of deriving conclusions that cannot be false when the premises are true - esp one amenable to formalization and study by the science of logic






23. How the memory processes information - long term memory - short term memory - sensory information






24. Secreted from the adrenal cortex - aids the body during stress by increasing glucose levels






25. Allows researchers to scan areas of the brain while a participant performs a physical or cognitive task






26. Level 1 (Pre-Conventional) 1. Obedience and punishment orientation (How can I avoid punishment?) 2. Self-interest orientation (What's in it for me? Paying for a benefit.) - Level 2 (Conventional) 3. Interpersonal accord and conformity (Social norms -






27. A psychologist who studies sensation - perception - learning - motivation - and emotion in carefully controlled laboratory conditions






28. Freud'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






29. A hormone released by the pituitary gland of the brain during childbirth - breastfeeding - and intercourse - causing emotional bonding between persons in whom it is released






30. Mental categories that help our brains group objects that have common properties.






31. Austrian neurologist who originated psychoanalysis (1856-1939); Said that human behavior is irrational; behavior is the outcome of conflict between the id (irrational unconscious driven by sexual - aggressive - and pleasure-seeking desires) and ego (






32. Adrenal glands secerets this to activate various organs that results in a phyiscal stress response






33. Rapid low-amplitude waves. less prevalent in adults






34. Portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the back of the head; visual areas






35. A therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders






36. Substance secreted by the anterior pituitary; controls size of an individual by promoting cell division - protein synthesis - and bone growth






37. The division of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the body - mobilizing its energy in stressful situations. Also called a fight or flight response.






38. Observation or examination of one's own mental and emotional state - mental processes - etc.; the act of looking within oneself.






39. The division of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body - conserving its energy.






40. English empiricist philosopher who believed that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience (1632-1704)






41. 1875-1961; Field: neo-Freudian - analytic psychology; Contributions: people had conscious and unconscious awareness; archetypes; collective unconscious; libido is all types of energy - not just sexual; Studies: dream studies/interpretation






42. The science that deals with the origins - physical and cultural development - biological characteristics - and social customs and beliefs of humankind.






43. A mutual or reciprocal relationship between two or more things






44. It adopts a holistic approach to human existence through investigations of meaning - values - freedom - tragedy - personal responsibility - human potential - spirituality - and self-actualization






45. Situation in which previously learned information hinders the recall of information learned more recently






46. Technique of field research - used in anthropology and sociology - by which an investigator (participant observer) studies the life of a group by sharing in its activities






47. Stages of development - Stage 4 Competence - Industry vs. Inferiority - School-age / 6-11. Child comparing self worth to others (such as in a classroom environment). Child can recognize major disparities in personal abilities relative to other chil

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48. Goals framed in terms of performing well in front of others - being judged favorably - and avoiding criticism






49. Stages of development - Stage 2 Will - Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt - Toddler stage / 1-3 years. Child needs to learn to explore the world. Bad if the parent is too smothering or completely neglectful.

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50. Maslow's pyramid of human needs - beginning at the base with physiological needs that must first be satisfied before higher-level safety needs and then psychological needs become active - Maslow's Theory of Motivation which states that we must achiev







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