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CLEP Intro To Psychology

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






3. 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






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






5. (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






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






7. 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.






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






9. Part of the cerebral cortex; coordinates messages from other cerebral lobes; involved in complex problem-solving tasks - thinking - self-control - judgment - emotion regulation - personality affects - concentration - goal directed behavior; restructu






10. 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






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

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12. Attachment theory -






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






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






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






16. 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






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






19. It is a collection of research designs which use manipulation and controlled testing to understand causal processes. Generally - one or more variables are manipulated to determine their effect on a dependent variable






20. 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






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






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






23. Present evidence to support your claims






24. Maslow's pyramid of human needs - beginning at the base with physiological needs that must first be satisfied before higher-level safety needs and then psychological needs become active - Maslow's Theory of Motivation which states that we must achiev






25. 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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






35. The science of life or living matter in all its forms and phenomena - especially with reference to origin - growth - reproduction - structure - and behavior.






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

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






38. 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






39. 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).






40. Adrenocorticotropic hormone - produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex regulates the production of cortisol(steriod hormone) from anterior pituitary






41. 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






42. 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.






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






44. One of the earliest psychologists in America who undertook a rigorous and structures approach to studying personality. He identified the idiographic and nomothetic views to personality.






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






46. The state of being anonymous






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






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






49. The process through which the body absorbs social stress and manifests symptoms of suffering; also called embodiment






50. 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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