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CLEP Intro To Psychology

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Stages of development - Stage 4 Competence - Industry vs. Inferiority - School-age / 6-11. Child comparing self worth to others (such as in a classroom environment). Child can recognize major disparities in personal abilities relative to other chil

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






3. Originating in or based on observation or experience






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






5. 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






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






7. Secreted from the adrenal cortex - aids the body during stress by increasing glucose levels






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






9. The aggregate (sum or assemblage of many separate units; sum total) of responses to internal and external stimuli.






10. It adopts a holistic approach to human existence through investigations of meaning - values - freedom - tragedy - personal responsibility - human potential - spirituality - and self-actualization






11. 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






12. Mental categories that help our brains group objects that have common properties.






13. 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






14. 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






15. Founder of functionalism; studied how humans use perception to function in our environment; wrote first psychology textbook - The Principles of Psychology






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






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






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






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. Conflict that results from having to choose between two distasteful alternatives






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






28. 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).






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






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






31. 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






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






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






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






35. A measure of how well the variables of one test (could be personality) measure the same things as the variables of a similar test.






36. 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






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






38. 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






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






40. The state of being anonymous






41. The outcome factor; the variable that may change in response to manipulations of the independent variable






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






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






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






45. 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






46. A negative condition is introduced to reduce a behavior.






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






48. 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.






49. 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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50. 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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