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CLEP Intro To Psychology

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






2. 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

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3. A school of psychology that focused on how mental and behavioral processes function - how they enable the organism to adapt - survive - and flourish.






4. 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






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






6. 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






7. 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






8. 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






9. 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






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






11. (1821-1894) Emphasized a mechanistic and deterministic approach - assuming human sense organs functioned like machines - Neural Impulse: studied reaction times for sensory nerves in humans - demonstrated that speed of conduction was not instantaneous






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






13. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Any of several chemical substances - as epinephrine or acetylcholine - that transmit nerve impulses across a synapse to a postsynaptic element - as another nerve - muscle - or gland.






22. The scientific study of how we think about - influence - and relate to one another






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






24. 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






25. 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






26. 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.






27. 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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28. The quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others






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






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






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






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






33. 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






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






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






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






37. A doughnut-shaped system of neural structures at the border of the brainstem and cerebral hemispheres; associated with emotions such as fear and aggression and drives such as those for food and sex. Includes the hippocampus - amygdala - and hypothala






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






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






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






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






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






44. Theory set forth by psychologist Albert Bandura that a person's behavior both influences and is influenced by personal factors and the social environment






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






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






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






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






49. Neurotransmitter that influences voluntary movement - attention - alertness; lack of dopamine linked with Parkinson's disease; too much is linked with schizophrenia






50. Reciprocal action - effect - or influence.