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CLEP Intro To Psychology

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

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






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






4. 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






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






6. 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






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






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






9. 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.






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






11. 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






12. ENCODE - STORE - RETRIEVE






13. 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






14. 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






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






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






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






18. Situation in which previously learned information hinders the recall of information learned more recently






19. 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






20. The cause of a disease






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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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






39. 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






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






41. 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.






42. The part of declarative memory that stores general information such as names and facts.






43. Experimental results caused by expectations alone; any effect on behavior caused by the administration of an inert substance or condition - which is assumed to be an active agent






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






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






46. The state of being anonymous






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






48. 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






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






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