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CLEP Intro To Psychology
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1. Portion behind to the frontal lobe - responsible for sensations such as pain - temperature - and touch
Parietal lobe
Gordon Allport
Erik Erikson's
Three phases of memory process
2. The science that deals with the origins - physical and cultural development - biological characteristics - and social customs and beliefs of humankind.
psychodynamic
frontal lobe
anthropology
John Locke
3. 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
concept
babinksi reflex
growth hormone
B.F. Skinner
4. 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.
social psychologist
sociology
negative punishment
variable ratio
5. Originating in or based on observation or experience
empirical evidence
criterion validity
differentiation
mastery goals
6. The quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
altruism
fovea
significant psychological research
Meyer Friedman
7. It adopts a holistic approach to human existence through investigations of meaning - values - freedom - tragedy - personal responsibility - human potential - spirituality - and self-actualization
fovea
humanistic
CAT scan
accomodation
8. Reciprocal action - effect - or influence.
shizophrenia
Lawrence Kohlberg
behavior
interaction
9. The part of declarative memory that stores general information such as names and facts.
semantic memory
mastery goals
B.F. Skinner
argument by evidence
10. How the memory processes information - long term memory - short term memory - sensory information
humanistic
information processing theory
dopamine
ACTH
11. Founder of functionalism; studied how humans use perception to function in our environment; wrote first psychology textbook - The Principles of Psychology
forgetting curve
William James
central nervous system
placebo effect
12. A therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders
clinical psychologist
empirical evidence
George Kelly
Erik Erikson's
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.
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14. Three facets: intimacy - commitment - and passion.
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15. 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
external validity
corticosteriods
criterion validity
reinforcer
16. A school of psychology that focused on how mental and behavioral processes function - how they enable the organism to adapt - survive - and flourish.
Psychoneuroimmunology or PNI
significant psychological research
avoidance-avoidance conflict
functionalism
17. State whereby a victim forms an emotional attachment to their captors.
mastery goals
Stockholm syndrome
somatic nervous system
dopamine
18. It is a collection of research designs which use manipulation and controlled testing to understand causal processes. Generally - one or more variables are manipulated to determine their effect on a dependent variable
industrial-organizational psychologist
abreaction
experimental research
limbic system
19. 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
semantic memory
Abraham Maslow
Parietal lobe
Humanism
20. Classical conditioning. trained a dog to respond to the sound of a bell by pairing it up with food.
Erik Erikson's
Hermann Ebbinghaus
Erik Erikson's
Ivan Pavlov
21. The process through which the body absorbs social stress and manifests symptoms of suffering; also called embodiment
dopamine
somatization
oxytocin
deduction
22. (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
participant observation
cognitive
frontal lobe
reinforcer
23. The experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable whose effect is being studied
independent variable
behavior
placebo effect
introspection
24. A psychologist who studies sensation - perception - learning - motivation - and emotion in carefully controlled laboratory conditions
Ivan Pavlov
experimental psychologist
criterion validity
anonymity
25. A mutual or reciprocal relationship between two or more things
Abraham Maslow
John Locke
reinforcer
correlation
26. 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
cerebellum
Hermann Ebbinghaus
dopamine
27. Portion posterior to the frontal lobe - responsible for sensations such as pain - temperature - and touch
carl jung
parietal lobe
industrial-organizational psychologist
B.F. Skinner
28. A schedule where reinforcement happens after a changing number of responses. Example gambling or sales
displacement
John Bowlby
negative punishment
variable ratio
29. Any reinforcer that becomes reinforcing after being paired with a primary reinforcer - such as praise - tokens - or gold stars
Erik Erikson
anthropology
secondary reinforcer
endorphins
30. Neo-Freudian - humanistic; 8 psychosocial stages of development: theory shows how people evolve through the life span. Each stage is marked by a psychological crisis that involves confronting 'Who am I?'
Erik Erikson
placebo effect
forgetting curve
Erik Erikson's
31. A microscopic gap between the terminal button of one neuron and the cell membrane of another neuron
parietal lobe
Erik Erikson's
synaptic cleft
Jean Piaget
32. 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
reciprocal determinism
epinephrine
industrial-organizational psychologist
CAT scan
33. 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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34. Process in which cells become specialized in structure and function.
functionalism
differentiation
accomodation
John Bowlby
35. 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 -
algorithm
empirical evidence
cognitive
Stages of Moral Development
36. A measure of how well the variables of one test (could be personality) measure the same things as the variables of a similar test.
social psychologist
criterion validity
anthropology
shizophrenia
37. In psychoanalytic theory - the basic defense mechanism that banishes from consciousness anxiety-arousing thoughts - feelings - and memories
accomodation
placebo effect
Repression
criterion validity
38. 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 (
absolute threshold
Sigmund Freud
industrial-organizational psychologist
altruism
39. 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
empirical evidence
placebo effect
Sigmund Freud
information processing theory
40. 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
psychoanalysis
corticosteriods
argument by evidence
external validity
41. Created the 'hierarchy of needs -'--physiological needs - safety & security - love & belonging - self-esteem - self-actualization.
REM sleep
Abraham Maslow
Erik Erikson's
Sigmund Freud
42. Attachment theory -
Wilhelm Wundt
mastery goals
John Bowlby
empirical evidence
43. Observation or examination of one's own mental and emotional state - mental processes - etc.; the act of looking within oneself.
William James
oxytocin
introspection
naturalistic observation
44. 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.
Anna Freud
Humanism
split brain study
growth hormone
45. Helps the body process new information by adapting to old stimuli and making space for new ones
secondary reinforcer
sensory adaptation
industrial-organizational psychologist
psychodynamic
46. Research in which the same people are restudied and retested over a long period
longitudinal study
functionalism
occipital lobe
clinical psychologist
47. Present evidence to support your claims
Humanism
Parietal lobe
argument by evidence
humanistic
48. 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
Humanism
Lawrence Kohlberg
growth hormone
carl jung
49. The lowest level of stimulation that a person can detect
parietal lobe
absolute threshold
Psychoneuroimmunology or PNI
longitudinal study
50. 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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