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CLEP Intro To Psychology

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






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






3. A doughnut-shaped system of neural structures at the border of the brainstem and cerebral hemispheres; associated with emotions such as fear and aggression and drives such as those for food and sex. Includes the hippocampus - amygdala - and hypothala






4. Behavioral approach - the attempt to relate overt (open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret) responses to observable environmental stimuli (something that excites an organism or part to functional activity).






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






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






7. Originating in or based on observation or experience






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






14. ENCODE - STORE - RETRIEVE






15. Attachment theory -






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






17. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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?


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






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






26. Neo-Freudian - humanistic; 8 psychosocial stages of development: theory shows how people evolve through the life span. Each stage is marked by a psychological crisis that involves confronting 'Who am I?'






27. 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






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






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






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






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






32. 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.


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. The cause of a disease






35. 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


36. Focused on child psychoanalysis - fully developed defense mechanisms - emphasized importance of the ego and its constant struggle






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






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






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






40. 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






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






42. 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






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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






49. 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 (






50. 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