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CLEP Intro To Psychology

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1. 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






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






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






4. Reciprocal action - effect - or influence.






5. 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






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






7. 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.






8. ENCODE - STORE - RETRIEVE






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






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






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






12. 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.






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






14. 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






15. 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






16. 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






17. 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






18. Stages of development - Stage 8 Wisdom - Ego Integrity vs. Despair - old age / from mid sixties. Some handle death well. Some can be bitter - unhappy - and/or dissatisfied with what they have accomplished or failed to accomplish within their lifetim

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






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






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






22. A therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders






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






24. 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






25. 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






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






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






28. Personal Construct Psychology. investigative technique - which would remove the influence of the observer's frame of reference on what was observed. he believed (personal construct theory) our personality consists of our thoughts about ourselves - in






29. 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






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






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






32. 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.






33. 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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34. 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






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






36. The lowest level of stimulation that a person can detect






37. Originating in or based on observation or experience






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






39. Present evidence to support your claims






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






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






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






43. The scientific study of how we think about - influence - and relate to one another






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






45. 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).






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






47. 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






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






49. Attachment theory -






50. 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