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CLEP Intro To Psychology

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1. The aggregate (sum or assemblage of many separate units; sum total) of responses to internal and external stimuli.






2. Process in which cells become specialized in structure and function.






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






4. 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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5. 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






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






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






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






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






10. ENCODE - STORE - RETRIEVE






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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






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






21. 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.






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






23. 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






24. (1821-1894) Emphasized a mechanistic and deterministic approach - assuming human sense organs functioned like machines - Neural Impulse: studied reaction times for sensory nerves in humans - demonstrated that speed of conduction was not instantaneous






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






26. 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






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






29. Sensorimotor - birth to language - Preoperational - 2-7 - Concrete Operational - 7 - 11 - Formal Operational 11 - Adult Abstract Thoughts

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






31. 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






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






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






34. 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






35. 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






36. Created the Stages of Moral Development - relied for his studies on stories such as the Heinz dilemma - and was interested in how individuals would justify their actions if placed in similar moral dilemmas






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






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






39. 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 (






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






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

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42. 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 -






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






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






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






47. Stroke bottom of the foot up and across by the toes and the toes fan out






48. 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






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






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