Psychology CLEP

psychology

structuralism

Functionalism

Biological Approach

Behavioral Approach

Psychodynamic Approach

Cognitive Approach

Humanistic Approach

Research Methods
Experimental

independent variable

dependent variable

Clinical

case studies

Naturalistic obsevation

clinical interview

Correlational

Surveys

Endocrine system

hormones

pituitary gland

Etiology

serotonin

dopamine

agonist drug

antagonist drug

action potential

adrenal gland

all-or-none

allele

amygdala

autonomic nervous system
(ans)

biological perspective

Central NS

cerebellum

cerebral cortex

chromosome

fight or flight response

gene

genetic environment correlation

hippocampus

psychotropic meds

reuptake

Somatic NS

ventral tegmental area

sensation

perception

psychophysics

psychological factors

selective attention

somesthesis

olfaction

gustation

vestibular

ecological
(nature)

constructivism
(nurture)

depth perception

binocular cues

retinal disparity

monocular cues

linear perspective

motion parallax

interpositon

texture gradient

perceptual cues

sensory restriction

perceptual set

consciousness

circadian rhythm

rhythms of sleep

insomnia

hypersomnia

narcolepsy

sleep apnea

Freud's theory of dream

activation-synthesis theory

information-processing theory

hypnosis

meditation

psychoactive drug effects

depressants

stimulants

hallucinogens

reflexes

instincts

assiciative learning

Classical conditioning

conditioned response

conditioned stimulus

extinction

fixed interval

fixed ratio

unconditioned response

unconditioned stimulus

variable interval

variable ratio

positive punishment

positive reinforcement

vicarious punishment

vicarious reinforcement

shaping

operant conditioning

latent learning

algorithm

analytical intelligence

anchoring bias

availability heuristic

cognition

cognitive psychology

cognitive script (even schema)

confirmation bias

convergent thinking

creative intelligence

creativity

crystalized intelligence

cultural intelligence

divergent thinking

dysgraphia

dislexia

emotional intelligence

fluid intelligence

functional fixedness

mental set

multiple intelligence theory

represetitibe bias

heuristic

hindsight bias

role schema

schema

standard deviation

standardization

triarchic theory of intelligence

working backwards

trail and error

emotion

canon-bard theory of emotion

cognitive-mediational theory

components of emotion

facial feedback hypothesis

james-lang theory of emotion

schachter-singer two factor theory of emotion

motivation

extrinsic motivation

intrinsic motivation

self-efficacy

yerkes-dodson law

theory of cognitive development (john piaget)

Psychosexual theory of development (frued)

Erik Erikson's stages of psychosociol development

Physical development

stage of moral reasoning

gender identity

gender dysphoria

analytical psychology

collective unconsciousness

congruence

displacement

ego

id

superego

five factor model

incongruence

individual psychology

internal locus of control

external locus of control

personality

projective test

real self

reciprocal determinism

regression

repression

sublimation

psychopathology

disorders

DSM-5

Depression

major depressive disorder (dx)

seasonal pattern

persistent depressive dx

bipolar dx

manic episode

anxiety dx

generalized anxiety dx

panic dx

obsessive-compulsive dx

somatic delusion

hypochondriasis

conversion dx

phobias

agoraphobia

schizophrenia

hallucination

delustion

catatonic behavior

negative symptoms

dissociative amnesia

dissociative fugue

dissociative identity dx

depersonalization/derealization

paranoid delusion

antisocial personality dx