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CLEP Intro To Psychology
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1. Reciprocal action - effect - or influence.
interaction
somatization
negative punishment
neurotransmitter
2. The division of the peripheral nervous system that controls the body's skeletal muscles. Also called the skeletal nervous system
Erik Erikson's
parietal lobe
displacement
somatic nervous system
3. The state of being anonymous
Anna Freud
introspection
anonymity
dependent variable
4. (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
ACTH
reinforcer
CAT scan
psychodynamic
5. Originating in or based on observation or experience
neurotransmitter
empirical evidence
neofreudian
semantic memory
6. 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
Erik Erikson's
Jean Piaget
neuroscientist
ACTH
7. 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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8. Any reinforcer that becomes reinforcing after being paired with a primary reinforcer - such as praise - tokens - or gold stars
endorphins
humanistic
secondary reinforcer
Lev Vygotsky
9. Any clinical approach to personality - as Freud's - that sees personality as the result of a dynamic interplay of conscious and unconscious factors.
psychodynamic
primary reinforcer
concept
sociology
10. The part of declarative memory that stores general information such as names and facts.
displacement
Stages of Moral Development
semantic memory
anonymity
11. 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
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12. 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.
neuroscientist
frontal lobe
synaptic cleft
case study
13. The central focal point in the retina - around which the eye's cones cluster
split brain study
fovea
sensory adaptation
somatic nervous system
14. The cause of a disease
Erik Erikson's
reciprocal determinism
Ivan Pavlov
etiology
15. The quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
displacement
CAT scan
altruism
internal validity
16. 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
functional MRI
Lawrence Kohlberg
forgetting curve
internal validity
17. 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
variable ratio
carl jung
sociology
differentiation
18. Natural - opiatelike neurotransmitters linked to pain control and to pleasure
endorphins
longitudinal study
Erik Erikson's
drive reduction
19. 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
abreaction
endorphins
behavior
Erik Erikson
20. The division of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body - conserving its energy.
empirical evidence
anthropology
psychological science
parasympathetic nervous system
21. 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
John Bowlby
epinephrine
secondary reinforcer
sociology
22. The process through which the body absorbs social stress and manifests symptoms of suffering; also called embodiment
somatization
behavior
negative punishment
somatic nervous system
23. Portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the back of the head; visual areas
occipital lobe
somatization
functionalism
longitudinal study
24. Goals framed in terms of increasing ones competence and skills
Abraham Maslow
ACTH
mastery goals
Parietal lobe
25. 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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26. Observation or examination of one's own mental and emotional state - mental processes - etc.; the act of looking within oneself.
Hermann von Helmholtz
Lev Vygotsky
growth hormone
introspection
27. The denial of any power or moral value superior to that of humanity; the rejection of religion in favour of a belief in the advancement of humanity by its own efforts
somatization
Psychoneuroimmunology or PNI
Humanism
forgetting curve
28. An innately reinforcing stimulus - such as one that satisfies a biological need
fovea
primary reinforcer
Anna Freud
differentiation
29. 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.
social psychologist
altruism
biology
Gordon Allport
30. 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
introspection
participant observation
differentiation
cortisol
31. Level 1 (Pre-Conventional) 1. Obedience and punishment orientation (How can I avoid punishment?) 2. Self-interest orientation (What's in it for me? Paying for a benefit.) - Level 2 (Conventional) 3. Interpersonal accord and conformity (Social norms -
Stages of Moral Development
anthropology
Gordon Allport
concept
32. 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
oxytocin
external validity
Lawrence Kohlberg
psychodynamic
33. The division of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the body - mobilizing its energy in stressful situations. Also called a fight or flight response.
sympathetic nervous system
neurotransmitter
humanistic
experimental research
34. 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
psychodynamic
Ivan Pavlov
somatic nervous system
experimental research
35. 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.
cross-sectional study
shizophrenia
neurotransmitter
endorphins
36. Situation in which previously learned information hinders the recall of information learned more recently
Albert Bandura
proactive interference
split brain study
Erik Erikson
37. The experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable whose effect is being studied
Jean Piaget
independent variable
significant psychological research
catecholamines
38. Sensorimotor - birth to language - Preoperational - 2-7 - Concrete Operational - 7 - 11 - Formal Operational 11 - Adult Abstract Thoughts
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39. Theory set forth by psychologist Albert Bandura that a person's behavior both influences and is influenced by personal factors and the social environment
displacement
sympathetic nervous system
Humanism
reciprocal determinism
40. 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.
Erik Erikson's
split brain study
nonrepinephrine
avoidance-avoidance conflict
41. Neurotransmitter that influences voluntary movement - attention - alertness; lack of dopamine linked with Parkinson's disease; too much is linked with schizophrenia
empirical evidence
differentiation
dopamine
Anna Freud
42. Present evidence to support your claims
split brain study
limbic system
Ivan Pavlov
argument by evidence
43. Stroke bottom of the foot up and across by the toes and the toes fan out
Stages of Moral Development
functionalism
B.F. Skinner
babinksi reflex
44. Accepted Freud's basic ideas - but doubted sex was all-consuming and gave more credit to consciousness and childhood
industrial-organizational psychologist
synaptic cleft
Sternberg's triangular view
neofreudian
45. 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
experimental psychologist
Humanism
Erik Erikson's
psychodynamic
46. Describes a schedule of reinforcement wherein a worker is paid for a certain sum for each product produced
internal validity
carl jung
Erik Erikson's
fixed ratio
47. The adjustment of one's schemas to include newly observed events and experiences
Sigmund Freud
Stockholm syndrome
Wilhelm Wundt
accomodation
48. Helps the body process new information by adapting to old stimuli and making space for new ones
retina
somatic nervous system
neurotransmitter
sensory adaptation
49. A therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders
clinical psychologist
growth hormone
somatization
Erik Erikson's
50. A 'SNAPSHOT' of a phenomenon such as cancer rate. a number of variables affect one another in a single point in time.
Piaget's theory of child cognitive development 4 stages
hierarchy of needs
primary reinforcer
cross-sectional study