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CLEP Intro To Psychology

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1. The part of declarative memory that stores general information such as names and facts.






2. Experimental results caused by expectations alone; any effect on behavior caused by the administration of an inert substance or condition - which is assumed to be an active agent






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






4. A measure of how well the variables of one test (could be personality) measure the same things as the variables of a similar test.






5. The denial of any power or moral value superior to that of humanity; the rejection of religion in favour of a belief in the advancement of humanity by its own efforts






6. Any clinical approach to personality - as Freud's - that sees personality as the result of a dynamic interplay of conscious and unconscious factors.






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






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






9. 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 (






10. Behavioral approach - the attempt to relate overt (open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret) responses to observable environmental stimuli (something that excites an organism or part to functional activity).






11. The study of the relationships among psychology - the nervous and endocrine systems - and the immune system.






12. Researcher who pioneered the development of type A (high achieving - multi-taskers who are always very stressed and in a hurry.) and type B (easy going relaxed and not always in a hurry.) personality types based on how well they respond to the multip






13. Neo-Freudian - humanistic; 8 psychosocial stages of development: theory shows how people evolve through the life span. Each stage is marked by a psychological crisis that involves confronting 'Who am I?'






14. 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






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






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






17. Three facets: intimacy - commitment - and passion.


18. 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






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


20. 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






21. Attachment theory -






22. A neurotransmitter that enables learning and memory and also triggers muscle contraction. - lack of production is linked to Alzheimer's






23. A therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders






24. A school of psychology that focused on how mental and behavioral processes function - how they enable the organism to adapt - survive - and flourish.






25. Portion behind to the frontal lobe - responsible for sensations such as pain - temperature - and touch






26. The adjustment of one's schemas to include newly observed events and experiences






27. Present evidence to support your claims






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






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






30. It is a collection of research designs which use manipulation and controlled testing to understand causal processes. Generally - one or more variables are manipulated to determine their effect on a dependent variable






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






32. Originating in or based on observation or experience






33. The division of the peripheral nervous system that controls the body's skeletal muscles. Also called the skeletal nervous system






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






35. 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 -






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






37. Simultaneous color contrast: an effect that occurs when surrounding an area with a color changes the appearence of the surrounded area. - the theory that opposing retinal processes (red-green - yellow-blue - white-black) enable color vision. For exam






38. 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.


39. 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


40. Focused on child psychoanalysis - fully developed defense mechanisms - emphasized importance of the ego and its constant struggle






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






42. Neurotransmitter that influences voluntary movement - attention - alertness; lack of dopamine linked with Parkinson's disease; too much is linked with schizophrenia






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






44. Natural - opiatelike neurotransmitters linked to pain control and to pleasure






45. ENCODE - STORE - RETRIEVE






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






47. The state of being anonymous






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






49. An innately reinforcing stimulus - such as one that satisfies a biological need






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