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AP Psychology

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1. A sample that reflects the characteristics of the population from which it is drawn






2. A generalized feeling of fear and apprehension that may be related to a particular situation or object and is often accompanied by increased physiological arousal.






3. An observable action






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






5. A type of research design that compares individuals of different ages to determine how they differ






6. Freud's first stage of personality development - from birth to about age 2 - during which the instincts of infants are focused on the mouth as the primary pleasure center.






7. Type of schizophrenia characterized by hallucinations and delusions of persecution or grandeur (or both) - and sometimes irrational jealousy.






8. Hormone that controls imbalances levels of calcium and phosphate in the blood and tissue fluid; influences levels of excitability; secreted by parathyroids






9. Defense mechanism by which people attribute their own undesirable traits to others.






10. The middle division of brain responsible for hearing and sight; location where pain is registered; includes temporal lobe - occipital lobe - and most of the parietal lobe






11. General category of mood disorders in which people show extreme and persistent sadness - despair - and loss of interest in life's usual activities.






12. Trait theory of personality; 3 levels of traits: cardinal - central - and secondary






13. Process of presenting an undesirable or noxious stimulus - or removing a desirable stimulus - to decrease the probability that a preceding response will recur






14. The period of extending from the onset of puberty to early adulthood






15. A trait or inherited characteristic that has increased in a population because it solved a problem of survival or reproduction






16. Body sense that provides information about the position and movement of individual parts of the body






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






18. Part of the brain which controls living functions such as breathing - heart rate - blood pressure - body temperature






19. 17t century French philosopher. Famously known for writing 'cogito ergo sum' ('I think - therefore I am'). Wrote about concept of dualism.






20. Neo-Freudian - humanistic; 8 psychosocial stages of development: theory shows how people evolve through the life span. Each stage is marked by a psychological crisis that involves confronting 'Who am I?'






21. Endocrine glands located above the kidney and secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine - which prepare the body for 'fight or flight'






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






23. School of psychological thought that was concerned with how and why the conscious mind works






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






25. A chronic and progressive disorder of the brain that is the most common cause of degeneration dementia

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26. Perspective that emphasizes the uniqueness of the individual and the idea that humans have free will






27. Therapies that use approaches or techniques derived from Freud - but that reject or modify some elements of Freud's theory.






28. Perspective that seeks to explain and predict behaviors by analyzing how the human brain developed over time - how it functions - and how input from the environment affects human behaviors






29. The tendency to attribute other people's behavior to dispositional (internal) causes rather than situational (external) causes.






30. Focused awareness of only a limited amount of all you are capable of experiencing






31. The process by which the probability of an organism's emitting a response is reduced when reinforcement no longer follows the response






32. Part of the limbic system; influences emotions such as aggression - fear - and self-protective behaviors






33. A state of being or feeling in which each person in a relationship is willing to self-disclose and to express important feelings and information to the other person.






34. The tendency of one person to evaluate another person (or a symbol or image of another person) in a positive way.






35. In Roger's theory of personality - the perception an individual has of himself or herself and of his or her relationships to other people and to various aspects of life.






36. Division which includes the cerebellum - Pons - and medulla; responsible for involuntary processes: blood pressure - body temperature - heart rate - breathing - sleep cycles






37. 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






38. Neurotransmitter that inhibits firing of neurons; linked with Huntington's disease






39. In Freud's theory - the moral aspect of mental functioning comprising the ego ideal (what a person would ideally like to be) and the conscience and taught by parents and society.






40. An excessive attachment to some person or object that was appropriate only at an earlier stage of development






41. Manageable and meaningful units of information organized in such a way that it can be easily encoded - stored - and retrieved






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






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






44. Member of the gene terror that controls the appearance of a certain trait only if it is paired with the same gene






45. Neuroscience/biopsychology; studied split brain patients






46. Selective reinforcement of behaviors that gradually approach the desired response






47. In psychoanalysis - an unwillingness to cooperate - which a patient signals by showing a reluctance to provide the therapist with information or to help the therapist understand or interpret a situation.






48. Anxiety disorders characterized as acute anxiety - accompanied by sharp increases in autonomic nervous system arousal - that is not triggered by a specific event.






49. Anxiety disorder characterized by persistent and uncontrollable thoughts and irrational beliefs that cause the performance of compulsive rituals that interfere with daily life.






50. Psychoanalytic technique in which a patient's dreams are described in detail and interpreted so as to provide insight into the individual's unconscious motivations.