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CLEP Intro To Psychology

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1. 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


2. 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?'






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






4. 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






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






6. 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).






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






8. 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






9. 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






10. A schedule where reinforcement happens after a changing number of responses. Example gambling or sales






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






12. Anti adrenaline - affects neurons involved in increased heart rate and the slowing of intestinal activity during stress - and neurons involved in learning - memory - dreaming - waking from sleep - and emotion. increase arousal and boost mood-scarce d






13. Originating in or based on observation or experience






14. 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






15. Stroke bottom of the foot up and across by the toes and the toes fan out






16. ENCODE - STORE - RETRIEVE






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






25. The study of the relationships among psychology - the nervous and endocrine systems - and the immune system.






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






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






28. The experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable whose effect is being studied






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






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






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






32. 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






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






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






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






36. Reciprocal action - effect - or influence.






37. Rapid low-amplitude waves. less prevalent in adults






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


39. 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


40. Findings that provide a multilayered - comprehensive understanding of human behavior. Ex. study of stress and human response has to be done from a biological - social and cognitive perspective.






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






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. 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






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






45. 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


46. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one






47. 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






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






49. Inferences are said to possess internal validity if a causal relation between two variables is properly demonstrated.






50. Severe mental illness characterized by auditory hallucinations - paranoia and an inability to distinguish reality from fiction