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CLEP Intro To Psychology

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






2. 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






3. Portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the back of the head; visual areas






4. 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






5. Theory states that the acquisitiion of new knowledge and behaviors is central to human development. Was a pioneer of operant conditioning who believed that everything we do is determined by our past history of rewards and punishments. he is famous fo






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






7. 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.






8. 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






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






11. 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






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






13. 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 (






14. 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






15. The study of the relationships among psychology - the nervous and endocrine systems - and the immune system.






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






21. 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






22. 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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23. 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






24. 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 -






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






26. 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.






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






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

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






30. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. A therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders






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






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






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






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






43. 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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






50. 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