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CLEP Intro To Psychology

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1. Research in which the same people are restudied and retested over a long period






2. 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






3. 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






4. 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






5. A therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders






6. Present evidence to support your claims






7. Considered the Father of modern psychology; study of mental processes - introspection - and self-exam; established the first psychology laboratory in Leipzig - Germany






8. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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






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






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






19. 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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20. 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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






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






27. 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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28. Adrenaline; activates a sympathetic nervous system by making the heart beat faster - stopping digestion - enlarging pupils - sending sugar into the bloodstream - preparing a blood clot faster






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






30. 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






31. (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






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






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






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

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






36. The light-sensitive inner surface of the eye - containing the receptor rods and cones plus layers of neurons that begin the processing of visual information






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






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






39. 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






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






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






42. The cause of a disease






43. 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).






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






45. 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






46. Goals framed in terms of increasing ones competence and skills






47. The state of being anonymous






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






49. 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






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