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CLEP Intro To Psychology

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1. 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






2. 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






3. (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






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


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


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






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






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






9. A doughnut-shaped system of neural structures at the border of the brainstem and cerebral hemispheres; associated with emotions such as fear and aggression and drives such as those for food and sex. Includes the hippocampus - amygdala - and hypothala






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






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






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






14. The state of being anonymous






15. A psychologist who studies sensation - perception - learning - motivation - and emotion in carefully controlled laboratory conditions






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






22. 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






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






24. Present evidence to support your claims






25. 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.






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






27. 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.






28. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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






36. 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






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






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






39. 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






40. 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


41. The quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others






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






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






44. 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


45. A therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders






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






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






48. 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?


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






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