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CLEP Intro To Psychology

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1. Originating in or based on observation or experience






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






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






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






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

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






7. Reciprocal action - effect - or influence.






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






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






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






12. Stages of development - Stage 7 Caring - Generativity vs. Stagnation - early forties till mid sixties / starts as the Mid-life crisis. Measure accomplishments/failures. Am I satisfied or not? The need to assist the younger generation. Stagnation is

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






14. 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.






15. 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.






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






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






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






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






20. 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?'






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






22. 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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23. (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






24. 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.






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






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






27. 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






28. A therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders






29. A schedule where reinforcement happens after a changing number of responses. Example gambling or sales






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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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39. 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






40. 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






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






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






43. 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






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






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






46. The state of being anonymous






47. 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






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

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49. 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






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