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CLEP Intro To Psychology

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1. 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.






2. Originating in or based on observation or experience






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






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






5. 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






6. Created the 'hierarchy of needs -'--physiological needs - safety & security - love & belonging - self-esteem - self-actualization.






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






8. Created the Stages of Moral Development - relied for his studies on stories such as the Heinz dilemma - and was interested in how individuals would justify their actions if placed in similar moral dilemmas






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






10. 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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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.






25. The first person to study memory scientifically and systematically; used nonsense syllables and recorded how many times he had to study a list to remember it well






26. 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?'






27. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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






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






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






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






42. The state of being anonymous






43. 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 (






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






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






46. 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.






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






48. 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






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






50. 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