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CLEP Intro To Psychology

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






2. 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.






3. A schedule where reinforcement happens after a changing number of responses. Example gambling or sales






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






5. Personal Construct Psychology. investigative technique - which would remove the influence of the observer's frame of reference on what was observed. he believed (personal construct theory) our personality consists of our thoughts about ourselves - in






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






7. 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






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






9. Reciprocal action - effect - or influence.






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






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






12. The division of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body - conserving its energy.






13. 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






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






15. How the memory processes information - long term memory - short term memory - sensory information






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






17. 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






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






19. 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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20. The state of being anonymous






21. 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.






22. 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






23. Three facets: intimacy - commitment - and passion.

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






25. Classical conditioning. trained a dog to respond to the sound of a bell by pairing it up with food.






26. A therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders






27. The cause of a disease






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






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






30. 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






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






32. 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






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






34. It is a collection of research designs which use manipulation and controlled testing to understand causal processes. Generally - one or more variables are manipulated to determine their effect on a dependent variable






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






36. 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






37. 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






38. 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






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






40. 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






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






42. 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






43. 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






44. The science of life or living matter in all its forms and phenomena - especially with reference to origin - growth - reproduction - structure - and behavior.






45. Adrenocorticotropic hormone - produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex regulates the production of cortisol(steriod hormone) from anterior pituitary






46. 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 (






47. (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






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






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






50. Rapid low-amplitude waves. less prevalent in adults