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CLEP Intro To Psychology

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






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






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






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






5. Severe mental illness characterized by auditory hallucinations - paranoia and an inability to distinguish reality from fiction






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






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






8. 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






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






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






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






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






14. Attachment theory -






15. 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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16. 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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17. Portion posterior to the frontal lobe - responsible for sensations such as pain - temperature - and touch






18. The state of being anonymous






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






20. 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






21. 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.






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






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






24. 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






25. The division of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body - conserving its energy.






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






27. Mental categories that help our brains group objects that have common properties.






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






29. 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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






39. 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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40. Goals framed in terms of performing well in front of others - being judged favorably - and avoiding criticism






41. 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






42. Simultaneous color contrast: an effect that occurs when surrounding an area with a color changes the appearence of the surrounded area. - the theory that opposing retinal processes (red-green - yellow-blue - white-black) enable color vision. For exam






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






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






46. A therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders






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






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






49. 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






50. Reciprocal action - effect - or influence.