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CLEP Intro To Psychology

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






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






3. A therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders






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






5. 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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6. The lowest level of stimulation that a person can detect






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






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






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






10. 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






11. 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






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






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






14. 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






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






16. 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






17. 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






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. 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.






20. Present evidence to support your claims






21. How the memory processes information - long term memory - short term memory - sensory information






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






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






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

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25. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. The cause of a disease






35. The aggregate (sum or assemblage of many separate units; sum total) of responses to internal and external stimuli.






36. 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






37. 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






38. 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






39. 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






40. The science that deals with the origins - physical and cultural development - biological characteristics - and social customs and beliefs of humankind.






41. A mutual or reciprocal relationship between two or more things






42. 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






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






44. 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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45. The 'little brain' attached to the rear of the brainstem; its functions include processing sensory input and coordinating movement output and balance






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






47. Attachment theory -






48. 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 (






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






50. A psychologist who studies sensation - perception - learning - motivation - and emotion in carefully controlled laboratory conditions