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CLEP Intro To Psychology

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






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






3. 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






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






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






6. 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






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






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






9. 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?'






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






11. 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.






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






13. Findings that provide a multilayered - comprehensive understanding of human behavior. Ex. study of stress and human response has to be done from a biological - social and cognitive perspective.






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






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






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






17. 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






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






19. 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






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






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






22. 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.






23. Anti adrenaline - affects neurons involved in increased heart rate and the slowing of intestinal activity during stress - and neurons involved in learning - memory - dreaming - waking from sleep - and emotion. increase arousal and boost mood-scarce d






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






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






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






27. The science that deals with the origins - physical and cultural development - biological characteristics - and social customs and beliefs of humankind.






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






29. Theory of child development included the Socratic method of questioning children by guiding them to reflect on their behavior. His emphasis on self-awareness and reflection has been adopted into school curricula and used to help students become criti






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






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






32. 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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33. 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






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






35. Observing subjects in their natural environment with no attempts at intervention on the part of the researcher.






36. 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.






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






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






39. 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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40. The state of being anonymous






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






42. Attachment theory -






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






44. 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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






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