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Introductory Psychology
You are about to start our Introductory Psychology CLEP course. This quiz practice will prove your prowess in Psychology's History and Fundamentals, and help you successfully pass the exam. We will help you by providing an equally rigorous practice exam course that simulates what you will experience on exam day. First, lets break down what you will find on the exam.
CLEP Introductory Psychology Practice
Welcome to the CLEP Psychology Quizzes. These tests are grouped into several sections to make your study easier. The sections include the following:
History, Approaches, Methods
- Part one of the Intro Psych exam. Concepts include: History of psychology, Approaches: biological, behavioral, cognitive, humanistic, psychodynamic, Research methods: experimental, clinical, correlational, and Ethics in research.
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Time Required 1 hour |
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Biological Bases of Behavior
- Part two of the Intro Psych exam. Concepts include: Etiology, Endocrine system, Functional organization of the nervous system, Genetics, Neuroanatomy, and Physiological techniques.
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Time Required 1 hour |
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Sensation and Perception
- Part three of the Intro Psych exam. Concepts include: Attention, Other senses: somesthesis, olfaction, gustation, vestibular system, Perceptional development, Perceptional processes, Receptor processes: vision, audition, Sensory mechanisms: thresholds, and adaptation.
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Time Required 2 hours |
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States of Consciousness
- Part four of the Intro Psych exam. Concepts include: Hypnosis and meditation, Psychoactive drug effects, and
Sleep and dreaming.
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Time Required 1 hour |
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Learning
- Part five of the Intro Psych exam. Concepts include: Biological bases, Classical conditioning, Cognitive process in learning, Observational learning, and Operant conditioning.
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Cognition
- Part six of the Intro Psych exam. Concepts include: Intelligence and creativity, Language, Memory, Thinking and problem solving.
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Time Required 1 hour |
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Motivation and Emotion
- Part seven of the Intro Psych exam. Concepts include: Biological bases, Hunger, thirst, sex, pain, Social motivation, Theories of emotion, and theories of motivation.
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Time Required 1 hour |
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Developmental Psychology
- Part eight of the Intro Psych exam. Concepts include: Dimensions of development: physical, cognitive, social, moral, Gender identity and sex roles, Heredity-environment issues, Research methods: longitudinal, cross-sectional, and theories of development.
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Time Required 1 hour |
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Social Psychology
- Part twelve of the Intro Psych exam. Concepts include: Aggression/antisocial behavior, Attitudes and attitude change, Attribution processes, Conformity, compliance, obedience, Group dynamics, Interpersonal perception.
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Statistics, Tests, and Measurement
- Part thirteen of the Intro Psych exam. Concepts include: Descriptive statistics, Inferential statistics, Measurement of intelligence, Mental handicapping conditions, Reliability and validity, Samples, populations, norms, and types of tests.
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Humanities Resources
Read the Introductory Psychology exam description.
Textbooks
- Edwards et al., Government in America: Brief Edition (Longman)
- Fiorina et al., America's New Democracy (Longman)
- Ginsberg and Lowi, American Government: Freedom and Power (W.W. Norton)
- Jacobson and Kernell, The Logic of American Politics (Congressional Quarterly)
- Janda et al., The Challenge of Democracy (Wadsworth)
- O'Brien et al., Government by the People (Prentice Hall)
- O'Connor and Sabato, American Government: Continuity and Change (Longman)
- Patterson, The American Democracy (McGraw-Hill)
- Welch et al., Understanding American Government: The Essentials (Wadsworth)
- Wilson, American Government (Wadsworth)
- Wolf et al., Keeping the Republic: Power and Citizenship in American Politics (Congressional Quarterly)
