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CLEP Intro To Psychology

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1. Reciprocal action - effect - or influence.






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






3. The state of being anonymous






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






5. Originating in or based on observation or experience






6. 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






7. Stages of development - Stage 7 Caring - Generativity vs. Stagnation - early forties till mid sixties / starts as the Mid-life crisis. Measure accomplishments/failures. Am I satisfied or not? The need to assist the younger generation. Stagnation is

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8. Any reinforcer that becomes reinforcing after being paired with a primary reinforcer - such as praise - tokens - or gold stars






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






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






11. 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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12. 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.






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






14. The cause of a disease






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






16. 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






17. 1875-1961; Field: neo-Freudian - analytic psychology; Contributions: people had conscious and unconscious awareness; archetypes; collective unconscious; libido is all types of energy - not just sexual; Studies: dream studies/interpretation






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






19. 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






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






21. 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






22. The process through which the body absorbs social stress and manifests symptoms of suffering; also called embodiment






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






24. Goals framed in terms of increasing ones competence and skills






25. 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.

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






27. 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






28. An innately reinforcing stimulus - such as one that satisfies a biological need






29. 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.






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. 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 -






32. 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






33. The division of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the body - mobilizing its energy in stressful situations. Also called a fight or flight response.






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. 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.






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






37. The experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable whose effect is being studied






38. Sensorimotor - birth to language - Preoperational - 2-7 - Concrete Operational - 7 - 11 - Formal Operational 11 - Adult Abstract Thoughts

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






40. 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.






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






42. Present evidence to support your claims






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






44. Accepted Freud's basic ideas - but doubted sex was all-consuming and gave more credit to consciousness and childhood






45. 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






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






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






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






49. A therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders






50. A 'SNAPSHOT' of a phenomenon such as cancer rate. a number of variables affect one another in a single point in time.