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CLEP Intro To Psychology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Pioneer in observational learning (AKA social learning) - stated that people profit from the mistakes/successes of others; Studies: Bobo Dolls-adults demonstrated 'appropriate' play with dolls - children mimicked play






2. The science or study of the origin - development - organization - and functioning of human society; the science of the fundamental laws of social relations - institutions - etc.






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






4. A psychologist who uses psychological concepts to make the workplace a more satisfying environment for employees and managers






5. 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


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






7. 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






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






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






10. Attachment theory -






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






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






13. 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






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






15. 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


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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 1896-1934; russian developmental psychologist who emphasized the role of the social environment on cognitive development and proposed the idea of zones of proximal development. GUIDED PARTICIPATION - Children's interaction with knowledgeable adults o






26. 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 (






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






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






29. 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






30. 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






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






32. 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






33. 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






34. ENCODE - STORE - RETRIEVE






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






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


37. Present evidence to support your claims






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






39. 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






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






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






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






43. Reciprocal action - effect - or influence.






44. 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?


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






46. A process by which repressed material - particularly a painful experience or conflict is brought back to consciousness - in this process the person not only recalls - but also relived the repressed material - which is accompained by the appropriate a






47. 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






48. 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.






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






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