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CLEP Intro To Psychology
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1. Mental categories that help our brains group objects that have common properties.
concept
parietal lobe
deduction
internal validity
2. 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
semantic memory
internal validity
naturalistic observation
Meyer Friedman
3. 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
shizophrenia
Erik Erikson's
Lawrence Kohlberg
frontal lobe
4. Describes a schedule of reinforcement wherein a worker is paid for a certain sum for each product produced
functional MRI
Hermann Ebbinghaus
fixed ratio
experimental research
5. Stages of development - Stage 3 Purpose - Initiative vs. Guilt - Preschool / 3-6 years - Can the child plan or do things on his own - such as dress him or herself. If 'guilty' about making his or her own choices - the child will not function well. E
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6. A psychologist who studies sensation - perception - learning - motivation - and emotion in carefully controlled laboratory conditions
synaptic cleft
absolute threshold
reinforcer
experimental psychologist
7. The aggregate (sum or assemblage of many separate units; sum total) of responses to internal and external stimuli.
Erik Erikson's
negative punishment
behavior
etiology
8. 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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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.
cortisol
mastery goals
sociology
case study
10. Accepted Freud's basic ideas - but doubted sex was all-consuming and gave more credit to consciousness and childhood
neofreudian
absolute threshold
Stockholm syndrome
retina
11. Goals framed in terms of performing well in front of others - being judged favorably - and avoiding criticism
Albert Bandura
deduction
neurotransmitter
performance goals
12. (1821-1894) Emphasized a mechanistic and deterministic approach - assuming human sense organs functioned like machines - Neural Impulse: studied reaction times for sensory nerves in humans - demonstrated that speed of conduction was not instantaneous
Erik Erikson's
Erik Erikson's
Erik Erikson's
Hermann von Helmholtz
13. Level 1 (Pre-Conventional) 1. Obedience and punishment orientation (How can I avoid punishment?) 2. Self-interest orientation (What's in it for me? Paying for a benefit.) - Level 2 (Conventional) 3. Interpersonal accord and conformity (Social norms -
independent variable
Wilhelm Wundt
Stages of Moral Development
Erik Erikson's
14. 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
experimental research
somatic nervous system
neuroscientist
deduction
15. Portion posterior to the frontal lobe - responsible for sensations such as pain - temperature - and touch
Sternberg's triangular view
sociology
parietal lobe
interaction
16. 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
hierarchy of needs
B.F. Skinner
Hermann Ebbinghaus
REM sleep
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
oxytocin
reciprocal determinism
clinical psychologist
naturalistic observation
18. A neurotransmitter that enables learning and memory and also triggers muscle contraction. - lack of production is linked to Alzheimer's
opponent-process theory
anthropology
REM sleep
acetylcholine
19. Allows researchers to scan areas of the brain while a participant performs a physical or cognitive task
naturalistic observation
functional MRI
Gordon Allport
Humanism
20. 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
Humanism
displacement
psychoanalysis
sensory adaptation
21. Process in which cells become specialized in structure and function.
cognitive
clinical psychologist
differentiation
Stockholm syndrome
22. 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.
Stages of Moral Development
Piaget's theory of child cognitive development 4 stages
case study
linear perspective
23. Originating in or based on observation or experience
Piaget's theory of child cognitive development 4 stages
empirical evidence
independent variable
Meyer Friedman
24. 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
dependent variable
participant observation
criterion validity
B.F. Skinner
25. The division of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the body - mobilizing its energy in stressful situations. Also called a fight or flight response.
sympathetic nervous system
Humanism
cerebellum
Abraham Maslow
26. The outcome factor; the variable that may change in response to manipulations of the independent variable
limbic system
shizophrenia
Three phases of memory process
dependent variable
27. 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
parasympathetic nervous system
central nervous system
Erik Erikson's
significant psychological research
28. 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
ACTH
cortisol
Humanism
dopamine
29. ENCODE - STORE - RETRIEVE
Three phases of memory process
Psychoneuroimmunology or PNI
cortisol
reinforcer
30. 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
somatic nervous system
drive reduction
retina
placebo effect
31. The study of the relationships among psychology - the nervous and endocrine systems - and the immune system.
differentiation
functional MRI
Psychoneuroimmunology or PNI
opponent-process theory
32. Any clinical approach to personality - as Freud's - that sees personality as the result of a dynamic interplay of conscious and unconscious factors.
cognitive
psychodynamic
anthropology
cortisol
33. How the memory processes information - long term memory - short term memory - sensory information
experimental research
information processing theory
parasympathetic nervous system
somatic nervous system
34. 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).
epinephrine
cross-sectional study
psychological science
endorphins
35. The lowest level of stimulation that a person can detect
absolute threshold
cerebellum
William James
carl jung
36. 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
synaptic cleft
sympathetic nervous system
forgetting curve
Stockholm syndrome
37. 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
humanistic
negative punishment
growth hormone
Albert Bandura
38. 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
performance goals
Humanism
epinephrine
cognitive
39. 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.
psychodynamic
neurotransmitter
Hermann Ebbinghaus
Three phases of memory process
40. The adjustment of one's schemas to include newly observed events and experiences
cross-sectional study
accomodation
frontal lobe
placebo effect
41. A 'SNAPSHOT' of a phenomenon such as cancer rate. a number of variables affect one another in a single point in time.
clinical psychologist
cross-sectional study
parasympathetic nervous system
introspection
42. 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
displacement
linear perspective
dependent variable
CAT scan
43. 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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44. 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
Hermann Ebbinghaus
corticosteriods
Wilhelm Wundt
Albert Bandura
45. Research in which the same people are restudied and retested over a long period
longitudinal study
cerebellum
accomodation
somatization
46. Situation in which previously learned information hinders the recall of information learned more recently
Erik Erikson's
cerebellum
proactive interference
participant observation
47. A methodical - logical rule or procedure that guarantees solving a particular problem
somatization
algorithm
synaptic cleft
semantic memory
48. 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.
shizophrenia
dependent variable
significant psychological research
Erik Erikson's
49. Founder of functionalism; studied how humans use perception to function in our environment; wrote first psychology textbook - The Principles of Psychology
humanistic
John Locke
William James
John Bowlby
50. Sensorimotor - birth to language - Preoperational - 2-7 - Concrete Operational - 7 - 11 - Formal Operational 11 - Adult Abstract Thoughts
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