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CLEP Intro To Psychology

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1. Theory of child development included the Socratic method of questioning children by guiding them to reflect on their behavior. His emphasis on self-awareness and reflection has been adopted into school curricula and used to help students become criti






2. The first person to study memory scientifically and systematically; used nonsense syllables and recorded how many times he had to study a list to remember it well






3. Observing subjects in their natural environment with no attempts at intervention on the part of the researcher.






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






5. 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






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






7. Findings that provide a multilayered - comprehensive understanding of human behavior. Ex. study of stress and human response has to be done from a biological - social and cognitive perspective.






8. 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.






9. A microscopic gap between the terminal button of one neuron and the cell membrane of another neuron






10. A therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders






11. Stages of development - Stage 7 Caring - Generativity vs. Stagnation - early forties till mid sixties / starts as the Mid-life crisis. Measure accomplishments/failures. Am I satisfied or not? The need to assist the younger generation. Stagnation is

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12. Any of several chemical substances - as epinephrine or acetylcholine - that transmit nerve impulses across a synapse to a postsynaptic element - as another nerve - muscle - or gland.






13. Research in which the same people are restudied and retested over a long period






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






15. 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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16. Act on the immune system to suppress the body's response to infection or trauma. Relieve inflammation - reduce swelling - and suppress symptoms in acute conditions






17. The light-sensitive inner surface of the eye - containing the receptor rods and cones plus layers of neurons that begin the processing of visual information






18. Of or pertaining to the mental processes of perception - memory - judgment - and reasoning - as contrasted with emotional and volitional processes






19. Founder of functionalism; studied how humans use perception to function in our environment; wrote first psychology textbook - The Principles of Psychology






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






21. Theory set forth by psychologist Albert Bandura that a person's behavior both influences and is influenced by personal factors and the social environment






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






23. 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






24. Present evidence to support your claims






25. 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






26. The appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer






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






28. 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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29. The central focal point in the retina - around which the eye's cones cluster






30. The portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord that perceives - gathers - interprets - and records incoming sensory information and also sends out communication destined for muscles - glands and internal organs s






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






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






33. Considered the Father of modern psychology; study of mental processes - introspection - and self-exam; established the first psychology laboratory in Leipzig - Germany






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






35. Anti adrenaline - affects neurons involved in increased heart rate and the slowing of intestinal activity during stress - and neurons involved in learning - memory - dreaming - waking from sleep - and emotion. increase arousal and boost mood-scarce d






36. A methodical - logical rule or procedure that guarantees solving a particular problem






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






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






39. A schedule where reinforcement happens after a changing number of responses. Example gambling or sales






40. Stages of development - Stage 1 Hope - Basic Trust vs. Mistrust - Infant stage / 0-1 year. Does the child believe its caregivers to be reliable?

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






42. The science of life or living matter in all its forms and phenomena - especially with reference to origin - growth - reproduction - structure - and behavior.






43. 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






44. Created the 'hierarchy of needs -'--physiological needs - safety & security - love & belonging - self-esteem - self-actualization.






45. The state of being anonymous






46. Part of the cerebral cortex; coordinates messages from other cerebral lobes; involved in complex problem-solving tasks - thinking - self-control - judgment - emotion regulation - personality affects - concentration - goal directed behavior; restructu






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






48. Classical conditioning. trained a dog to respond to the sound of a bell by pairing it up with food.






49. A theory of personality that emphasizes free will and human agency in directing personal behavior. the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason






50. Physiological needs drive an organism to act in either random or habitual ways