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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






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






3. Allows researchers to scan areas of the brain while a participant performs a physical or cognitive task






4. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one






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






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






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






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






10. Of or pertaining to the mental processes of perception - memory - judgment - and reasoning - as contrasted with emotional and volitional processes






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






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






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






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.






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






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






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






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






19. ENCODE - STORE - RETRIEVE






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.






21. In psychoanalytic theory - the basic defense mechanism that banishes from consciousness anxiety-arousing thoughts - feelings - and memories






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






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






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






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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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?'






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






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






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






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






39. The appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer






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






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






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






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






45. Focused on child psychoanalysis - fully developed defense mechanisms - emphasized importance of the ego and its constant struggle






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






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






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






49. Originating in or based on observation or experience






50. Considered the Father of modern psychology; study of mental processes - introspection - and self-exam; established the first psychology laboratory in Leipzig - Germany