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CLEP Intro To Psychology

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1. 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 -






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






4. State whereby a victim forms an emotional attachment to their captors.






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






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






8. 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






9. Adrenocorticotropic hormone - produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex regulates the production of cortisol(steriod hormone) from anterior pituitary






10. Helps the body process new information by adapting to old stimuli and making space for new ones






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






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






13. 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






14. 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.






15. 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






16. 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






17. 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






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






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






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






21. 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






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






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

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24. A therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders






25. Images are flashed to the left visual fields (therefore the right hemisphere) and individual cannot name object - but can locate it. Images are flashed to the right visual fields (therefore the left hemisphere) and individual can name object.






26. 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






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






28. The cause of a disease






29. 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






30. 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






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






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






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






34. 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






35. Present evidence to support your claims






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






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






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






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






41. Theory states that the acquisitiion of new knowledge and behaviors is central to human development. Was a pioneer of operant conditioning who believed that everything we do is determined by our past history of rewards and punishments. he is famous fo






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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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