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CLEP Intro To Psychology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. State whereby a victim forms an emotional attachment to their captors.






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






3. 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.






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






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






6. The state of being anonymous






7. A mutual or reciprocal relationship between two or more things






8. 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






9. 1896-1934; russian developmental psychologist who emphasized the role of the social environment on cognitive development and proposed the idea of zones of proximal development. GUIDED PARTICIPATION - Children's interaction with knowledgeable adults o






10. 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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11. The first person to study memory scientifically and systematically; used nonsense syllables and recorded how many times he had to study a list to remember it well






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?

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






14. 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






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






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






17. 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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18. 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






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






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






21. 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






22. ENCODE - STORE - RETRIEVE






23. Theory of child development included the Socratic method of questioning children by guiding them to reflect on their behavior. His emphasis on self-awareness and reflection has been adopted into school curricula and used to help students become criti






24. Goals framed in terms of increasing ones competence and skills






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






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






28. 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






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






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






31. 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






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






33. 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.






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






35. 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






36. Present evidence to support your claims






37. Personal Construct Psychology. investigative technique - which would remove the influence of the observer's frame of reference on what was observed. he believed (personal construct theory) our personality consists of our thoughts about ourselves - in






38. 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






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






40. 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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41. How the memory processes information - long term memory - short term memory - sensory information






42. Neurotransmitter that influences voluntary movement - attention - alertness; lack of dopamine linked with Parkinson's disease; too much is linked with schizophrenia






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

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






45. Process in which cells become specialized in structure and function.






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






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






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






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






50. 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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