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CLEP Intro To Psychology

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1. The division of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the body - mobilizing its energy in stressful situations. Also called a fight or flight response.






2. 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.






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






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






5. Originating in or based on observation or experience






6. 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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7. 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.






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






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






10. Substance secreted by the anterior pituitary; controls size of an individual by promoting cell division - protein synthesis - and bone growth






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






12. The state of being anonymous






13. Portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the back of the head; visual areas






14. 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






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






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






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






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






19. 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






20. 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






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






22. 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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23. Theory states that the acquisitiion of new knowledge and behaviors is central to human development. Was a pioneer of operant conditioning who believed that everything we do is determined by our past history of rewards and punishments. he is famous fo






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






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






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






27. 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






28. 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






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






30. Study of the brain interested in the biological bases of human disorders such as Parkinson's and Huntington's. Neuroscience is a branch of research that is concerned with the underlying physical changes that accompany brain disorders






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






32. Present evidence to support your claims






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






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






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

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36. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Reciprocal action - effect - or influence.






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






47. The division of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body - conserving its energy.






48. 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.






49. 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






50. 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







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