INTRO TO PSYCHOLOGY CLEP TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+

INTRO TO PSYCHOLOGY CLEP TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+ Wilhelm Wundt - -Set up the first psychology laboratory in Leipzig, Germany. Structuralists - -People that believe that consciousness is made up of basic elements that are combined in different ways to produce different perceptions. Functionalists - -People who focus on how mental experiences are adaptive. Psychodynamic Approach - -An approach that believes thoughts, feelings, and behaviors stem from the interaction of innate drives, and society's restrictions on the expression of those drives. (specifically, sexual and aggressive drives) Behavioral Approach - -An approach that focuses on how people react to changes in environmental stimuli. Biological Approach - -An approach that focuses on how the physiological process might produce a psychological phenomena. Cognitive Approach - -An approach that explains behavior in terms of thoughts and feelings. Humanistic Approach - -An approach that states a human's behaviors are determined by a genetic code. They believe that people are "basically good". Independent Variable - -The variable in an experiment that causes a change in another variable. Dependent Variable - -The variable in an experiment that is the result of another variable. Correlational Coefficient - -A _________ is a similarity between two things that describes the strength of the relationship. Sensory Neurons - -Takes information from the body and transmits it to the brain. Motor Neurons - -Sends information from the brain to the body. Serotonin - -Controls arousal and sleep. Low levels of ______ usually indicate depression. Agonists - -Drugs that mimic a particular nerotransmitter or block it's signal. Peripheral Nervous System - -Includes the sensory and motor neurons that connect the brain and spinal cord to the rest of the body. Somatic Nervous System - -Carries information from your muscles and tissues to the central nervous system. Controls sensations of pressure, pain, and temperature. Autonomic Nervous System - -Regulates the body's internal environment. Controls glands, organs, etc. Sympathetic - -Part of the Autonomic Nervous System. Prepares your body for action by quickening your heartbeat. Parasympathetic - -Part of the Autonomic Nervous System. Makes it possible for you to relax. Brainstem - -Part of the brain. Controls breathing, and heartbeat. Thalamus - -Part of the brain. Controls touch, taste, and hearing. Reticular Formation - -Part of the brain. Controls arousal and sleep. Cerebellum - -Part of the brain. Controls coordination of voluntary movement. Hippocampus - -Part of the brain. Processes memory Amygdala - -Part of the brain. Influences fear and anger Hypothdamus - -Part of the brain. Controls urges of hung