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CLEP Intro To Psychology

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






2. (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






3. Present evidence to support your claims






4. 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?'






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






6. 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






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






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






9. 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






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

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11. 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).






12. 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






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






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






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






16. Originating in or based on observation or experience






17. Reciprocal action - effect - or influence.






18. 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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






32. 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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33. 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






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






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






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






38. In psychoanalytic theory - the basic defense mechanism that banishes from consciousness anxiety-arousing thoughts - feelings - and memories






39. 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






40. 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






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






42. 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






43. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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

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