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AP Psychology

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






2. The tendency of people in a group to seek concurrence with one another when reaching a decision - rather than effectively evaluating options.






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






4. Internally generated patterns of body functions - including hormonal signals - sleep - blood pressure - and temperature regulation - which have approximately a 24-hour cycle and occur even in the absence of normal cues about whether it is day or nigh






5. Reflex that causes a newborn to turn the head toward a light touch on lips or cheek






6. 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






7. Presentation of a stimulus after a particular response in order to increase the likelihood that the response will recur






8. Defense mechanism by which people redirect socially unacceptable impulses toward acceptable goals.






9. Morality based on consequences to self






10. The purposeful process by which a person generates logical and coherent ideas - evaluates situations - and reaches conclusions.






11. A cognitive distortion experienced by adolescents - in which they believe they are so special and unique that other people cannot understand them and risky behaviors will not harm them






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






13. The measure of central tendency that is the data point with 50% of the scores above it and 50% below it






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






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






16. Process by which stored information is recovered from memory






17. The overt story line - characters - and setting of a dream-the obvious - clearly discernible events of the dream






18. 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)






19. Theory that holds that an observer's perception depends not only on the intensity of a stimulus but also on the observer's motivation - the criteria he or she sets for determining that a signal is present - and on the background noise.






20. The increase in sensitivity to light that occurs when the illumination level changes from high to low - causing chemicals in the rods and cones to regenerate and return to their inactive state.






21. Social psychology; bystander apathy - diffusion of responsibility






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






23. Twins from two separate fertilized eggs (zygotes); share half of the same genes






24. The second level of the three organizational structures of the brain that receives signals from other parts of the brain or spinal cord and either relays the information to other parts of the brain or causes the body to act immediately; involved in m






25. Freud's level of mental life that consists of mental activities beyond people's normal awareness.






26. The theory that children and adolescents use gender as an organizing theme to classify and interpret their perceptions about the world and themselves






27. Motivation theory - drive reduction; maintained that the goal of all motivated behavior is the reduction or alleviation of a drive state - mechanism through which reinforcement operates






28. Area of the brain that is part of the limbic system and regulates behaviors such as - eating - drinking - sexual behaviors - motivation; also body temperature






29. Any chemical substance that - in small amounts - alters biological or cognitive processes or both






30. In an experiment - the group of participants to whom a treatment is given






31. Typically a pill that is used as a control in the experiment; a sugar pill






32. In the sexual response cycle - engorgement of the blood vessels - particularly in the genital area - due to increased blood flow






33. Anxiety disorder characterized by marked fear and avoidance of being alone in a place from which escape might be difficult or embarrassing






34. 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






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






36. Observing and recording behavior naturally without trying to manipulate and control the situation






37. A white - fatty covering of the axon which speeds transmission of message






38. People whose corpus callosum has been surgically severed






39. Processes sensory information including touch - temperature - and pain from other body parts






40. Any neutral stimulus that initially has no intrinsic negative value for an organism but acquires punishing qualities when linked with a primary punisher






41. 17th century English philosopher. Wrote that the mind was a 'blank slate' or 'tabula rasa'; that is - people are born without innate ideas. We are completely shaped by our environment .






42. Psychological disorder that may become evident after a person has undergone extreme stress caused by some type of disaster; common symptoms include vivid - intrusive recollections or reexperiences of the traumatic event and occasional lapses of norma






43. Communication of information through body positions and gestures.






44. Parenting style characterized by emotional warmth - high standards for behavior - explanation and consistent enforcement of rules - and inclusion of children in decision making






45. Intelligence and learning - self-fulfilling prophecy; Study Basics: Researchers misled teachers into believing that certain students had higher IQs. Teachers changed own behaviors and effectively raised the IQ of the randomly chosen students






46. Chemical messengers released by terminal buttons into the synapse






47. Emotion; found that facial expressions are universal






48. Approximate distribution of scores expected when a sample is taken from a large population - drawn as a frequency polygon that often takes the form of a bell-shaped curve - called the normal curve






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






50. Morality based on fitting in to the norms of society