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CLEP Intro To Psychology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The 'little brain' attached to the rear of the brainstem; its functions include processing sensory input and coordinating movement output and balance






2. A therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders






3. 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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4. 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






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

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6. 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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7. 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






8. Stages of development - Stage 1 Hope - Basic Trust vs. Mistrust - Infant stage / 0-1 year. Does the child believe its caregivers to be reliable?

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






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






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






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






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






14. The part of declarative memory that stores general information such as names and facts.






15. 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.






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






17. ENCODE - STORE - RETRIEVE






18. 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






19. 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






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. Considered the Father of modern psychology; study of mental processes - introspection - and self-exam; established the first psychology laboratory in Leipzig - Germany






22. 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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23. A mutual or reciprocal relationship between two or more things






24. 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 (






25. 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






26. 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.






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






28. Accepted Freud's basic ideas - but doubted sex was all-consuming and gave more credit to consciousness and childhood






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






30. 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






31. A theory of personality that emphasizes free will and human agency in directing personal behavior. the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason






32. 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






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






34. 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.






35. 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






36. Originating in or based on observation or experience






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






38. The lowest level of stimulation that a person can detect






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






40. Describes a schedule of reinforcement wherein a worker is paid for a certain sum for each product produced






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






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






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






44. Secreted from the adrenal cortex - aids the body during stress by increasing glucose levels






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






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

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






48. It adopts a holistic approach to human existence through investigations of meaning - values - freedom - tragedy - personal responsibility - human potential - spirituality - and self-actualization






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






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