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CLEP Intro To Psychology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders






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






3. 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






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






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






6. 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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7. Reciprocal action - effect - or influence.






8. 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






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






10. Originating in or based on observation or experience






11. The scientific study of how we think about - influence - and relate to one another






12. 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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13. 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






14. The extent to which data collected from a sample can be generalized to the entire population.






15. ENCODE - STORE - RETRIEVE






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






17. 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






18. 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






19. Describes a schedule of reinforcement wherein a worker is paid for a certain sum for each product produced






20. Stages of development - Stage 5 Fidelity - Identity vs. Role Confusion - Adolescent / 12 years till mid twenties. Questioning of self. Who am I - how do I fit in? Where am I going in life? Erikson believes that if the parents allow the child to exp

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






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






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






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






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






26. 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






27. Any reinforcer that becomes reinforcing after being paired with a primary reinforcer - such as praise - tokens - or gold stars






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






29. 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.






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






31. 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






32. A doughnut-shaped system of neural structures at the border of the brainstem and cerebral hemispheres; associated with emotions such as fear and aggression and drives such as those for food and sex. Includes the hippocampus - amygdala - and hypothala






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






34. 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






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






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






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






38. Stages of development - Stage 3 Purpose - Initiative vs. Guilt - Preschool / 3-6 years - Can the child plan or do things on his own - such as dress him or herself. If 'guilty' about making his or her own choices - the child will not function well. E

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39. 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






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






41. The experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable whose effect is being studied






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






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






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






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






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






47. A 'SNAPSHOT' of a phenomenon such as cancer rate. a number of variables affect one another in a single point in time.






48. Stages of development - Stage 6 Love (in intimate relationships - work and family) - Intimacy vs. Isolation - Young adult / mid twenties till early forties. Who do I want to be with or date - what am I going to do with my life? Will I settle down?

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






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