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CLEP Intro To Psychology

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






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






3. 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






4. 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.






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






6. 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






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






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






9. The division of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body - conserving its energy.






10. (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it






11. 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






12. 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).






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






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






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






18. The central focal point in the retina - around which the eye's cones cluster






19. A therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders






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






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






22. Any clinical approach to personality - as Freud's - that sees personality as the result of a dynamic interplay of conscious and unconscious factors.






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






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






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






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

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

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






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






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






31. 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






32. The cause of a disease






33. 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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34. 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






35. 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






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






37. 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






38. 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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39. 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






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






41. Any reinforcer that becomes reinforcing after being paired with a primary reinforcer - such as praise - tokens - or gold stars






42. 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 (






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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






49. Personal Construct Psychology. investigative technique - which would remove the influence of the observer's frame of reference on what was observed. he believed (personal construct theory) our personality consists of our thoughts about ourselves - in






50. 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.