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AP Psychology

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1. Study of the brain and nervous system; overlaps with psychobiology






2. Technique in which neither the persons involved for those conducting the experiment know in what group to participate is involved






3. Language; his hypothesis is that language determines the way we think






4. The process by which the location of sound is determined






5. A type of design that contrasts groups of people who differ on some variable of interest to the researcher






6. The bodies 'slow' chemical communication by secreting hormones directly into the bloodstream






7. Chemical that opposes the actions of a neurotransmitter






8. Studies as identical and rhetorical twins to determine relative influence of heredity and environment on human behavior






9. Austrian-Jewish woman (real name: Bertha Pappenheim) diagnosed with hysteria - treated by Josef Breuer for severe cough - paralysis of the extremities on the right side of her body - and disturbances of vision - hearing - and speech - as well as hall






10. Motivation; believes that we invent explanations to label feelings






11. The light-sensitive cells in the retina- the rods and cones.






12. A single long - fiber that carries outgoing messages to other neurons - muscles - or glands






13. A person's experiences in the environment






14. Conscious experience of emnotion results from one's awareness of physiological arousal






15. Operant training system that uses secondary reinforcers (tokens) to increase appropriate behavior; learners can exchange tokens for desired rewards






16. An abstraction - an idealized pattern of an object or idea that is stored in memory and used to decide whether similar objects or ideas are members of the same class of items.






17. Impairment of mental functioning and global cognitive abilities in otherwise alert individuals - causing memory loss and related symptoms and typically having a progressive nature






18. Process by which a person takes some action to manage - master - tolerate - or reduce environmental or internal demands that cause or might cause stress and that tax the individual's inner resources






19. Neuroscience/biopsychology; studied split brain patients






20. Child psychoanalysis; emphasized importance of the ego and its constant struggle






21. Neurotransmitter that affects sleep - arousal - mood - appetite; lack of it is linked with depression






22. The negative response evoked when there is an inconsistency between a person's self-image as being free to choose and the person's realization that someone is trying to force him or her to choose a particular occurrence.






23. The variable in a controlled experiment that is expected to change due to the manipulation of the independent variable






24. In Roger's theory of personality - an inborn tendency directing people toward actualizing their essential nature and thus attaining their potential.






25. The study of how language is acquired - perceived - understood - and produced.






26. Founder of functionalism; studied how humans use perception to function in our environment






27. Student of Wilhelm Wundt; founder of Structuralist school of psychology.






28. Behavior pattern exhibited by people who are calmer - more patient - and less hurried than Type A individuals






29. Chemical similar to opiates that relieves pain; may induce feelings of pleasure






30. Piaget's thrid stage of cognitive development (lasting from approximately age 6 or 7 to age 11 or 12) - during which the child develops the ability to understand constant factors in the environment - rules - and higher-order symbolic systems






31. Process by which several genes interact to produce a certain trait; responsible for most important traits






32. Anxiety disorder characterized by irrational and persistent fear of a particular object or situation - along with a compelling desire to avoid it.






33. Loss of memory for events and experiences occurring from the time of an amnesia-causing event forward






34. The analysis of the meaning of language - especially of individual words.






35. Memory for specific information






36. Subject in John Watson's experiment - proved classical conditioning principles - especially the generalization of fear






37. Structuralism; in 1879 founded first psychology laboratory in world at University of Leipzig; introspection - basic units of experience






38. Production of new brain cells; November 1988: cancer patients proved that new neurons grew until the end of life






39. The study of the lifelong - often age-related - processes of change in the physical - cognitive - moral - emotional - and social domains of functioning; such changes are rooted in biological mechanisms that are genetically controlled - as well as in






40. Endocrine gland that produces melatonin that helps regulate sleep/wake cycle






41. Intelligence: fluid & crystal intelligence; personality testing: 16 Personality Factors (16PF personality test)






42. Humanistic psychology; hierarchy of needs-needs at a lower level dominate an individual's motivation as long as they are unsatisfied; self-actualization - transcendence






43. Process of developing uniform procedures for administering and scoring a test and for establishing norms






44. Behavior targeted at individuals or groups and intended to hold them apart and treat them differently.






45. An explanation of behavior that emphasizes the entirety of life rather than individual components of behavior and focuses on human dignity - individual choice - and self-worth






46. Applies psychological principles to the workplace to improve productivity and the quality of work life






47. Reflex in which a newborn strectches out the arms and legs and cries in response to a loud noise or an abrupt change in the environment






48. Any behavior intended to harm another person or thing.






49. Relatively permanent change in an organism that occurs as a result of experiences in the environment






50. The structures and organs that facilitate electrical and chemical communication in the body and allow all behavior and mental processes to take place