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CLEP Intro To Psychology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Natural - opiatelike neurotransmitters linked to pain control and to pleasure






2. Originating in or based on observation or experience






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






5. 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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6. The quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others






7. Present evidence to support your claims






8. 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






9. A therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders






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






11. Portion behind to the frontal lobe - responsible for sensations such as pain - temperature - and touch






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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?'






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






21. 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






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






24. 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






25. The cause of a disease






26. 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






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






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






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






30. The outcome factor; the variable that may change in response to manipulations of the independent variable






31. 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






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






33. 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






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






35. 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






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






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






38. 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.






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






40. 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.






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






42. 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






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






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






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






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






47. Process in which cells become specialized in structure and function.






48. 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.






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






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