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CLEP Intro To Psychology

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1. 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?'






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






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






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






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






6. 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






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






8. The cause of a disease






9. Describes a schedule of reinforcement wherein a worker is paid for a certain sum for each product produced






10. The outcome factor; the variable that may change in response to manipulations of the independent variable






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






12. Stages of development - Stage 1 Hope - Basic Trust vs. Mistrust - Infant stage / 0-1 year. Does the child believe its caregivers to be reliable?


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






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






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






16. 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.






17. The adjustment of one's schemas to include newly observed events and experiences






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






19. 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).






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






21. Any clinical approach to personality - as Freud's - that sees personality as the result of a dynamic interplay of conscious and unconscious factors.






22. 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?


23. Created the 'hierarchy of needs -'--physiological needs - safety & security - love & belonging - self-esteem - self-actualization.






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






25. Any reinforcer that becomes reinforcing after being paired with a primary reinforcer - such as praise - tokens - or gold stars






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






27. The science of life or living matter in all its forms and phenomena - especially with reference to origin - growth - reproduction - structure - and behavior.






28. 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.






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






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






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






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






33. 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






34. 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


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






36. 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.






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






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






39. 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 (






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






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






42. A therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders






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






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






45. Act on the immune system to suppress the body's response to infection or trauma. Relieve inflammation - reduce swelling - and suppress symptoms in acute conditions






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






47. The state of being anonymous






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






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






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