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CLEP Intro To Psychology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






11. 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






12. 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






13. Founded by Hermann Ebbinghaus. displays retention of information and forgetting over time. conclusions to this were that most forgetting happens right after learning something. this was modified to that forgetting doesn't occur that quickly if the su






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

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15. ENCODE - STORE - RETRIEVE






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






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






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






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






20. 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






21. 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






22. 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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23. 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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24. 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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25. 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






26. In psychoanalytic theory - the basic defense mechanism that banishes from consciousness anxiety-arousing thoughts - feelings - and memories






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






32. The quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others






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






34. 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






35. A systematic method of deriving conclusions that cannot be false when the premises are true - esp one amenable to formalization and study by the science of logic






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






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






38. 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






39. 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






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






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






42. 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






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






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






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






47. A therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders






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






49. 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






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