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CLEP Intro To Psychology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. Stroke bottom of the foot up and across by the toes and the toes fan out






3. The cause of a disease






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






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






6. 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






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






8. Researcher who pioneered the development of type A (high achieving - multi-taskers who are always very stressed and in a hurry.) and type B (easy going relaxed and not always in a hurry.) personality types based on how well they respond to the multip






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






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






11. 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






12. 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






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






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






15. 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






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






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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






23. 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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24. Created the Stages of Moral Development - relied for his studies on stories such as the Heinz dilemma - and was interested in how individuals would justify their actions if placed in similar moral dilemmas






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






27. 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






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






29. A therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders






30. Substance secreted by the anterior pituitary; controls size of an individual by promoting cell division - protein synthesis - and bone growth






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






32. 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






33. 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






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






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

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






37. The portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord that perceives - gathers - interprets - and records incoming sensory information and also sends out communication destined for muscles - glands and internal organs s






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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






44. 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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45. The state of being anonymous






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

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47. Reciprocal action - effect - or influence.






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






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