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CLEP Intro To Psychology
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1. Accepted Freud's basic ideas - but doubted sex was all-consuming and gave more credit to consciousness and childhood
somatic nervous system
forgetting curve
Erik Erikson
neofreudian
2. 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
CAT scan
fovea
Lev Vygotsky
behavior
3. Allows researchers to scan areas of the brain while a participant performs a physical or cognitive task
fovea
Humanism
functional MRI
Hermann von Helmholtz
4. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one
correlation
displacement
secondary reinforcer
retina
5. Any clinical approach to personality - as Freud's - that sees personality as the result of a dynamic interplay of conscious and unconscious factors.
Erik Erikson's
psychodynamic
frontal lobe
somatic nervous system
6. Portion behind to the frontal lobe - responsible for sensations such as pain - temperature - and touch
Lawrence Kohlberg
Parietal lobe
reciprocal determinism
endorphins
7. Sensorimotor - birth to language - Preoperational - 2-7 - Concrete Operational - 7 - 11 - Formal Operational 11 - Adult Abstract Thoughts
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8. Theory set forth by psychologist Albert Bandura that a person's behavior both influences and is influenced by personal factors and the social environment
linear perspective
reciprocal determinism
anonymity
placebo effect
9. Portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the back of the head; visual areas
acetylcholine
occipital lobe
clinical psychologist
reciprocal determinism
10. Of or pertaining to the mental processes of perception - memory - judgment - and reasoning - as contrasted with emotional and volitional processes
somatization
ACTH
Piaget's theory of child cognitive development 4 stages
cognitive
11. 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
Erik Erikson's
neuroscientist
Lev Vygotsky
occipital lobe
12. 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
abreaction
Erik Erikson's
Sternberg's triangular view
Stockholm syndrome
13. Any reinforcer that becomes reinforcing after being paired with a primary reinforcer - such as praise - tokens - or gold stars
secondary reinforcer
Stockholm syndrome
William James
cross-sectional study
14. 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.
epinephrine
significant psychological research
differentiation
behavior
15. Goals framed in terms of increasing ones competence and skills
criterion validity
endorphins
frontal lobe
mastery goals
16. The study of the relationships among psychology - the nervous and endocrine systems - and the immune system.
case study
Psychoneuroimmunology or PNI
linear perspective
oxytocin
17. Situation in which previously learned information hinders the recall of information learned more recently
Anna Freud
proactive interference
internal validity
anthropology
18. 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
experimental psychologist
Piaget's theory of child cognitive development 4 stages
participant observation
secondary reinforcer
19. ENCODE - STORE - RETRIEVE
Three phases of memory process
hierarchy of needs
Erik Erikson's
frontal lobe
20. 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.
displacement
sociology
Sigmund Freud
Stages of Moral Development
21. In psychoanalytic theory - the basic defense mechanism that banishes from consciousness anxiety-arousing thoughts - feelings - and memories
Repression
Erik Erikson's
cerebellum
anthropology
22. Observation or examination of one's own mental and emotional state - mental processes - etc.; the act of looking within oneself.
information processing theory
introspection
Sternberg's triangular view
humanistic
23. Stroke bottom of the foot up and across by the toes and the toes fan out
Erik Erikson's
limbic system
babinksi reflex
independent variable
24. 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
Hermann von Helmholtz
functionalism
opponent-process theory
drive reduction
25. 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.
case study
split brain study
linear perspective
Stockholm syndrome
26. 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
central nervous system
limbic system
epinephrine
John Locke
27. The central focal point in the retina - around which the eye's cones cluster
epinephrine
humanistic
Piaget's theory of child cognitive development 4 stages
fovea
28. 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
argument by evidence
shizophrenia
Meyer Friedman
altruism
29. Adrenocorticotropic hormone - produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex regulates the production of cortisol(steriod hormone) from anterior pituitary
sensory adaptation
experimental research
avoidance-avoidance conflict
ACTH
30. Physiological needs drive an organism to act in either random or habitual ways
drive reduction
reciprocal determinism
functional MRI
semantic memory
31. 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
concept
somatization
frontal lobe
differentiation
32. 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?'
Jean Piaget
Erik Erikson
accomodation
Lev Vygotsky
33. 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
neuroscientist
ACTH
B.F. Skinner
dopamine
34. 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
independent variable
synaptic cleft
retina
Repression
35. 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.
nonrepinephrine
Humanism
neurotransmitter
functional MRI
36. The extent to which data collected from a sample can be generalized to the entire population.
significant psychological research
algorithm
dopamine
external validity
37. 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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38. Rapid low-amplitude waves. less prevalent in adults
argument by evidence
concept
significant psychological research
REM sleep
39. The appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer
linear perspective
cross-sectional study
John Locke
Parietal lobe
40. A school of psychology that focused on how mental and behavioral processes function - how they enable the organism to adapt - survive - and flourish.
cortisol
functionalism
introspection
argument by evidence
41. 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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42. A methodical - logical rule or procedure that guarantees solving a particular problem
algorithm
neuroscientist
neofreudian
avoidance-avoidance conflict
43. 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
Three phases of memory process
Albert Bandura
Jean Piaget
forgetting curve
44. The science that deals with the origins - physical and cultural development - biological characteristics - and social customs and beliefs of humankind.
anthropology
fovea
REM sleep
endorphins
45. Focused on child psychoanalysis - fully developed defense mechanisms - emphasized importance of the ego and its constant struggle
humanistic
John Bowlby
Anna Freud
reinforcer
46. Substance secreted by the anterior pituitary; controls size of an individual by promoting cell division - protein synthesis - and bone growth
Erik Erikson's
growth hormone
longitudinal study
correlation
47. A psychologist who uses psychological concepts to make the workplace a more satisfying environment for employees and managers
industrial-organizational psychologist
opponent-process theory
neuroscientist
Stockholm syndrome
48. A mutual or reciprocal relationship between two or more things
proactive interference
correlation
displacement
Humanism
49. Originating in or based on observation or experience
interaction
empirical evidence
split brain study
biology
50. Considered the Father of modern psychology; study of mental processes - introspection - and self-exam; established the first psychology laboratory in Leipzig - Germany
Ivan Pavlov
growth hormone
industrial-organizational psychologist
Wilhelm Wundt