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CLEP Intro To Psychology
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1. The quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
dopamine
Erik Erikson's
altruism
corticosteriods
2. Substance secreted by the anterior pituitary; controls size of an individual by promoting cell division - protein synthesis - and bone growth
central nervous system
growth hormone
Albert Bandura
hierarchy of needs
3. The central focal point in the retina - around which the eye's cones cluster
reinforcer
John Bowlby
Hermann Ebbinghaus
fovea
4. Sensorimotor - birth to language - Preoperational - 2-7 - Concrete Operational - 7 - 11 - Formal Operational 11 - Adult Abstract Thoughts
5. ENCODE - STORE - RETRIEVE
Erik Erikson's
Three phases of memory process
Erik Erikson's
central nervous system
6. A therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders
cerebellum
frontal lobe
functional MRI
clinical psychologist
7. A measure of how well the variables of one test (could be personality) measure the same things as the variables of a similar test.
Erik Erikson's
central nervous system
criterion validity
primary reinforcer
8. 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
limbic system
fovea
CAT scan
Erik Erikson's
9. Theory set forth by psychologist Albert Bandura that a person's behavior both influences and is influenced by personal factors and the social environment
avoidance-avoidance conflict
Stockholm syndrome
reinforcer
reciprocal determinism
10. 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
deduction
reinforcer
William James
variable ratio
11. The cause of a disease
displacement
proactive interference
Hermann von Helmholtz
etiology
12. 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
13. 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.
14. 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
Erik Erikson's
criterion validity
opponent-process theory
placebo effect
15. An innately reinforcing stimulus - such as one that satisfies a biological need
split brain study
parasympathetic nervous system
primary reinforcer
dopamine
16. The portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord that perceives - gathers - interprets - and records incoming sensory information and also sends out communication destined for muscles - glands and internal organs s
external validity
Abraham Maslow
central nervous system
information processing theory
17. Created the 'hierarchy of needs -'--physiological needs - safety & security - love & belonging - self-esteem - self-actualization.
Abraham Maslow
epinephrine
Sigmund Freud
sensory adaptation
18. The division of the peripheral nervous system that controls the body's skeletal muscles. Also called the skeletal nervous system
primary reinforcer
Erik Erikson
somatic nervous system
endorphins
19. 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.
Hermann Ebbinghaus
case study
Erik Erikson's
John Locke
20. 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
introspection
criterion validity
nonrepinephrine
Meyer Friedman
21. The division of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body - conserving its energy.
independent variable
neuroscientist
semantic memory
parasympathetic nervous system
22. Of or pertaining to the mental processes of perception - memory - judgment - and reasoning - as contrasted with emotional and volitional processes
cognitive
Erik Erikson's
ACTH
CAT scan
23. Rapid low-amplitude waves. less prevalent in adults
REM sleep
proactive interference
anonymity
cerebellum
24. 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
algorithm
Hermann Ebbinghaus
neuroscientist
functionalism
25. The scientific study of how we think about - influence - and relate to one another
John Locke
social psychologist
cortisol
frontal lobe
26. A neurotransmitter that enables learning and memory and also triggers muscle contraction. - lack of production is linked to Alzheimer's
neurotransmitter
placebo effect
neuroscientist
acetylcholine
27. 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
28. 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
29. A mutual or reciprocal relationship between two or more things
behavior
clinical psychologist
correlation
parasympathetic nervous system
30. 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
cognitive
abreaction
Erik Erikson's
sympathetic nervous system
31. 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.
reinforcer
ACTH
neurotransmitter
cross-sectional study
32. In psychoanalytic theory - the basic defense mechanism that banishes from consciousness anxiety-arousing thoughts - feelings - and memories
Repression
performance goals
industrial-organizational psychologist
ACTH
33. 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
carl jung
interaction
somatization
central nervous system
34. Portion posterior to the frontal lobe - responsible for sensations such as pain - temperature - and touch
parietal lobe
linear perspective
ACTH
nonrepinephrine
35. Present evidence to support your claims
argument by evidence
reinforcer
introspection
functional MRI
36. 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
external validity
experimental psychologist
Lev Vygotsky
concept
37. 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.
split brain study
psychoanalysis
altruism
babinksi reflex
38. State whereby a victim forms an emotional attachment to their captors.
ACTH
opponent-process theory
hierarchy of needs
Stockholm syndrome
39. Adrenal glands secerets this to activate various organs that results in a phyiscal stress response
Stockholm syndrome
shizophrenia
acetylcholine
catecholamines
40. 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?
41. Attachment theory -
parasympathetic nervous system
Stages of Moral Development
John Bowlby
cerebellum
42. Allows researchers to scan areas of the brain while a participant performs a physical or cognitive task
Meyer Friedman
functional MRI
split brain study
social psychologist
43. 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
negative punishment
corticosteriods
Hermann von Helmholtz
Albert Bandura
44. 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
forgetting curve
Wilhelm Wundt
participant observation
algorithm
45. Inferences are said to possess internal validity if a causal relation between two variables is properly demonstrated.
B.F. Skinner
internal validity
Piaget's theory of child cognitive development 4 stages
Repression
46. Accepted Freud's basic ideas - but doubted sex was all-consuming and gave more credit to consciousness and childhood
neofreudian
Erik Erikson's
Meyer Friedman
absolute threshold
47. The outcome factor; the variable that may change in response to manipulations of the independent variable
psychoanalysis
nonrepinephrine
retina
dependent variable
48. Part of the cerebral cortex; coordinates messages from other cerebral lobes; involved in complex problem-solving tasks - thinking - self-control - judgment - emotion regulation - personality affects - concentration - goal directed behavior; restructu
frontal lobe
naturalistic observation
reciprocal determinism
hierarchy of needs
49. Behavioral approach - the attempt to relate overt (open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret) responses to observable environmental stimuli (something that excites an organism or part to functional activity).
secondary reinforcer
cognitive
internal validity
psychological science
50. A 'SNAPSHOT' of a phenomenon such as cancer rate. a number of variables affect one another in a single point in time.
Anna Freud
functional MRI
Humanism
cross-sectional study