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CLEP Intro To Psychology

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1. 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






2. 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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3. 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.






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






5. A therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders






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






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






8. The part of declarative memory that stores general information such as names and facts.






9. 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






10. 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






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






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






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

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






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






16. 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






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






19. 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






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






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






22. Stages of development - Stage 4 Competence - Industry vs. Inferiority - School-age / 6-11. Child comparing self worth to others (such as in a classroom environment). Child can recognize major disparities in personal abilities relative to other chil

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23. English empiricist philosopher who believed that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience (1632-1704)






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






26. Austrian neurologist who originated psychoanalysis (1856-1939); Said that human behavior is irrational; behavior is the outcome of conflict between the id (irrational unconscious driven by sexual - aggressive - and pleasure-seeking desires) and ego (






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






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






29. 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






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






31. Pioneer in observational learning (AKA social learning) - stated that people profit from the mistakes/successes of others; Studies: Bobo Dolls-adults demonstrated 'appropriate' play with dolls - children mimicked play






32. 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






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






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






35. 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.






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






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






38. 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






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






40. 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






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






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






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






45. The state of being anonymous






46. ENCODE - STORE - RETRIEVE






47. 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






48. 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






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






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