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AP Psychology

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1. 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






2. A score indicating what percentage of the test population would obtain a lower score






3. Stage of sleep characterized by high-frequency - low-amplitude brain-wave activity - rapid and systematic eye movements - more vivid dreams - and postural muscle paralysis






4. The first phase of the sexual response cycle during which there are increases in heart rate blood pressure and respiration






5. A return to a prior stage after a person has progressed through the various stages of development; caused by anxiety.






6. Perception below the threshold of awareness.






7. Depressive disorder characterized by loss of interest in almost all of life's usual activities; a sad - hopeless - or discourage mood - sleep disturbance; loss of appetite; loss of energy; and feelings of unworthiness and guilt.






8. Differential psychology AKA 'London School' of Experimental Psychology; Contributions: behavioral genetics - maintains that personality & ability depend almost entirely on genetic inheritance; compared identical & fraternal twins - hereditary differe






9. Revised Binet's IQ test and established norms for American children; tested group of young geniuses and followed in a longitudinal study that lasted beyond his own lifetime to show that high IQ does not necessarily lead to wonderful things in life






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






11. Reflex that causes a newborn to make sucking motions when a finger or nipple if placed in the mouth






12. Pioneer in intelligence (IQ) tests - designed a test to identify slow learners in need of help-not applicable in the U.S. because it was too culture-bound (French)






13. Test designed to determine a person's level of knowledge in a given subject area






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






15. Photoreceptors that detect color and fine detail in bright-light conditions; not present in peripheral vision






16. Psychologist who treats people with adjustment problems






17. Depth cues that are based on one eye






18. Mood disorder originally know as manic-depressive disorder because it is characterized by behavior that vacillates between two extremes; mania and depression.






19. People who can distinguish only two of the three basic colors.






20. Cognition and memory; studied repressed memories and false memories; showed how easily memories could be changed and falsely created by techniques such as leading questions and illustrating the inaccuracy in eyewitness testimony






21. Learning; Positive Psychology; learned helplessness theory of depression; Studies: Dogs demonstrating learned helplessness






22. A branch of the autonomic nervous system and prepares the body for quick action in emergencies; 'fight or flight'






23. Change in behavior that occurs when people believe they are in the presence of other people.






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






25. Cognitive abilities requiring speed or rapid learning that tends to diminish with age






26. Branching extensions of neuron that receives messages from neighboring neurons






27. Temporarily holds current or recent information for immediate or short-term use; Information is maintained for 20-30 seconds while active processing (e.g. - rehearsal) takes place






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






29. Sense of taste






30. The human need to fulfill one's potential






31. When a researcher's expectations unknowingly create a situation that affects the results






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






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






34. Hormone backpacks in the regulation of blood sugar by acting in the utilization of carbohydrates; released by pancreas; too much-hypoglycemia - too little-diabetes






35. Process by which a neutral stimulus takes on conditioned properties through pairing with a conditioned stimulus






36. 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.






37. In Freud's theory - the part of personality that seeks to satisfy instinctual needs in accordance with reality.






38. A cognitive behavior therapy that emphasizes the importance of logical - rational thought processes.






39. The psychological property of light referred to as color - determined by the wavelengths of reflected light.






40. Any stimulus or event that is naturally painful or unpleasant to an organism






41. Special process of emotional attachment that may occur between parents and babies in the minutes and hours immediately after birth






42. In Freud's theory - the instinctual (and sexual) life force that - working on the pleasure principle and seeking immediate gratification - energizes the id.






43. Part of the limbic system and is involved in learning and forming new long-term memories






44. The study of the patterns and distributions of speech sounds in a language and the tacit rules for their pronunciation.






45. A system of symbols - usually words - that convey meaning and a set of rules for combining symbols to generate an infinite number of messages.






46. The brain and spinal cord






47. Expectations of an observer which may distort an authentic observation






48. Mental category used to classify an event or object according to some distinguishing property or feature.






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






50. Occurs when initial processing of information is similar to the process of retrieval; the better the match - the better the recall