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CLEP Intro To Psychology
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1. How the memory processes information - long term memory - short term memory - sensory information
information processing theory
performance goals
placebo effect
shizophrenia
2. An innately reinforcing stimulus - such as one that satisfies a biological need
Erik Erikson's
primary reinforcer
Stages of Moral Development
anonymity
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
Hermann von Helmholtz
Lawrence Kohlberg
William James
Hermann Ebbinghaus
4. 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.
William James
significant psychological research
Piaget's theory of child cognitive development 4 stages
CAT scan
5. 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
Piaget's theory of child cognitive development 4 stages
frontal lobe
Erik Erikson
variable ratio
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
Three phases of memory process
Erik Erikson's
Humanism
neuroscientist
7. 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
Psychoneuroimmunology or PNI
retina
Erik Erikson
opponent-process theory
8. The part of declarative memory that stores general information such as names and facts.
semantic memory
algorithm
Hermann von Helmholtz
psychodynamic
9. 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
external validity
deduction
neurotransmitter
Jean Piaget
10. 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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11. The lowest level of stimulation that a person can detect
algorithm
cortisol
Humanism
absolute threshold
12. 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.
Ivan Pavlov
humanistic
sociology
Humanism
13. Act on the immune system to suppress the body's response to infection or trauma. Relieve inflammation - reduce swelling - and suppress symptoms in acute conditions
corticosteriods
Abraham Maslow
avoidance-avoidance conflict
functional MRI
14. State whereby a victim forms an emotional attachment to their captors.
Erik Erikson's
central nervous system
proactive interference
Stockholm syndrome
15. Observing subjects in their natural environment with no attempts at intervention on the part of the researcher.
anonymity
absolute threshold
naturalistic observation
abreaction
16. The appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer
significant psychological research
hierarchy of needs
primary reinforcer
linear perspective
17. 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
naturalistic observation
case study
drive reduction
epinephrine
18. The extent to which data collected from a sample can be generalized to the entire population.
primary reinforcer
psychological science
external validity
sociology
19. Describes a schedule of reinforcement wherein a worker is paid for a certain sum for each product produced
CAT scan
Abraham Maslow
external validity
fixed ratio
20. A neurotransmitter that enables learning and memory and also triggers muscle contraction. - lack of production is linked to Alzheimer's
synaptic cleft
acetylcholine
negative punishment
reciprocal determinism
21. The science of life or living matter in all its forms and phenomena - especially with reference to origin - growth - reproduction - structure - and behavior.
internal validity
argument by evidence
nonrepinephrine
biology
22. The 'little brain' attached to the rear of the brainstem; its functions include processing sensory input and coordinating movement output and balance
correlation
occipital lobe
Parietal lobe
cerebellum
23. 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
anthropology
Abraham Maslow
hierarchy of needs
information processing theory
24. 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
introspection
CAT scan
oxytocin
parietal lobe
25. Originating in or based on observation or experience
algorithm
empirical evidence
accomodation
sensory adaptation
26. Created the 'hierarchy of needs -'--physiological needs - safety & security - love & belonging - self-esteem - self-actualization.
accomodation
functional MRI
concept
Abraham Maslow
27. A therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders
forgetting curve
central nervous system
clinical psychologist
cerebellum
28. 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?'
Erik Erikson
longitudinal study
Sternberg's triangular view
biology
29. The division of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body - conserving its energy.
hierarchy of needs
parasympathetic nervous system
Erik Erikson's
corticosteriods
30. 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 (
Sigmund Freud
parietal lobe
Stockholm syndrome
psychoanalysis
31. Sensorimotor - birth to language - Preoperational - 2-7 - Concrete Operational - 7 - 11 - Formal Operational 11 - Adult Abstract Thoughts
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32. The division of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the body - mobilizing its energy in stressful situations. Also called a fight or flight response.
retina
endorphins
sympathetic nervous system
Three phases of memory process
33. 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
catecholamines
Sternberg's triangular view
industrial-organizational psychologist
participant observation
34. 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
functional MRI
sympathetic nervous system
abreaction
humanistic
35. Three facets: intimacy - commitment - and passion.
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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
criterion validity
Hermann Ebbinghaus
accomodation
Wilhelm Wundt
37. Present evidence to support your claims
displacement
split brain study
placebo effect
argument by evidence
38. The scientific study of how we think about - influence - and relate to one another
Sternberg's triangular view
etiology
social psychologist
Parietal lobe
39. Adrenocorticotropic hormone - produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex regulates the production of cortisol(steriod hormone) from anterior pituitary
ACTH
reinforcer
accomodation
psychoanalysis
40. 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 -
John Bowlby
neofreudian
fovea
Stages of Moral Development
41. (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
Hermann von Helmholtz
independent variable
parasympathetic nervous system
neuroscientist
42. 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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43. A schedule where reinforcement happens after a changing number of responses. Example gambling or sales
differentiation
internal validity
variable ratio
Erik Erikson's
44. Neurotransmitter that influences voluntary movement - attention - alertness; lack of dopamine linked with Parkinson's disease; too much is linked with schizophrenia
etiology
Lawrence Kohlberg
dopamine
carl jung
45. Theory set forth by psychologist Albert Bandura that a person's behavior both influences and is influenced by personal factors and the social environment
avoidance-avoidance conflict
split brain study
reciprocal determinism
algorithm
46. Helps the body process new information by adapting to old stimuli and making space for new ones
central nervous system
industrial-organizational psychologist
displacement
sensory adaptation
47. English empiricist philosopher who believed that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience (1632-1704)
epinephrine
George Kelly
Humanism
John Locke
48. Reciprocal action - effect - or influence.
dopamine
anonymity
Erik Erikson
interaction
49. 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
semantic memory
altruism
humanistic
Humanism
50. 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.
cerebellum
internal validity
psychodynamic
case study