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CLEP Intro To Psychology

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1. 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






2. 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






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






4. The cause of a disease






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






6. Conflict that results from having to choose between two distasteful alternatives






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






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

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






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






11. 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






12. 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






13. Reciprocal action - effect - or influence.






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






15. A therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders






16. 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 (






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






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






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






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






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






22. A methodical - logical rule or procedure that guarantees solving a particular problem






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






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






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






28. 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).






29. 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.






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






31. The state of being anonymous






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






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






34. 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.






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. 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






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






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






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






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






41. 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.






42. Allows researchers to scan areas of the brain while a participant performs a physical or cognitive task






43. (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






44. Pioneer in observational learning (AKA social learning) - stated that people profit from the mistakes/successes of others; Studies: Bobo Dolls-adults demonstrated 'appropriate' play with dolls - children mimicked play






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






46. 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?'






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

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48. 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






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






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