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AP Psychology

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1. School of psychological thought that argued that behavior cannot be studied in parts but must be viewed a s whole






2. The law that the neuron either fires at 100% or not at all






3. Study of how traits are transmitted from one generation to the next






4. Developmental psychology; 'visual cliff' studies with infants






5. Personality; theory that linked personality to physique on the grounds that both are governed by genetic endowment: endomorphic (large) - mesomorphic (average) - and ectomorphic (skinny)






6. The Reaction experienced when a substance abuser stops using a drug with dependence properties






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






8. The belief that a person can successfully engage in and execute a specific behavior






9. Brain encodes information in different ways or on different levels; deeper processing leads to deeper memory






10. Supportive cells of nervous system that guide growth of new neurons; forms myelin sheath; holds neuron in place; provides nourishment and removes waste






11. A subjective response - usually accompanied by a physiological change - which is interpreted n a particular way by the individual and often leads to a change in behavior






12. Tendency to believe that one's own group is the standard - the reference point by which other people and groups should be judged






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






14. Personality theorist; asserted that personality is largely determined by genes - used introversion/extroversion






15. One who uses psychoanalysis to treat psychological problems






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






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






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






19. Positively reinforcing closer and closer approximation of a desired behavior to teach a new behavior






20. The characteristic of requiring higher and higher doses of a drug to produce the same effect.






21. Social psychology; focus on nonverbal communication - self-fulfilling prophecies; Studies: Pygmalion Effect-effect of teacher's expectations on students






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






23. Emotion; stated that in order to experience emotions - a person must be physically aroused and know the emotion before you experience it






24. A person who overuses and relies on drugs to deal with everyday life






25. A division of the peripheral nervous system that regulates involuntary functions; made up of sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems






26. Decrease in likelihood that an intrinsically motivated task - after having been extrinsically rewarded - will be performed when the reward is no longer given.






27. Able to see objects at a distance clearly but having trouble seeing things up close; farsighted






28. An aroused condition that directs people to behave in ways that allow them to feel good about themselves and others and to establish and maintain relationships






29. Studies that estimate the hereditability of a trait by breeding animals with another animal that has the same trait






30. The evaluation of the significance of a situation or event as it relates to a person's well-being






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






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






33. A medical doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders






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

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35. Small opeing in iris that is smaller in bright light and larger in darkness






36. A person's diminished ability to deal with demanding life events.






37. In Freud's theory - the source of a person's instinctual energy - which works mainly on the pleasure principle.






38. A counterconditioning technique in which an aversive or noxious stimulus is paired with a stimulus with the undesirable behavior.






39. Rules of proper and acceptable conduct that investigators use to guide psychological research






40. Located in left frontal lobe; controls production of speech

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41. An eating disorder characterized by repeated episodes of binge eating (and a fear of not being able to stop eating) followed by purging






42. A descriptive research method in which researchers study behavior in its natural context.






43. Neo-Freudian - analytic psychology; archetypes; collective unconscious; libido is all types of energy - not just sexual; dream studies/interpretation






44. Decreased responsiveness with repeated presentation of the same stimulus






45. Learning; systematic desensitization






46. Psychoanalytic technique in which a person is asked to report to the therapist his or her thoughts and feelings as they occur - regardless of how trivial - illogical - or objectionable their content may appear.






47. Discovered classical conditioning; trained dogs to salivate at the ringing of a bell






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






49. Study of hereditary influences and how it influences behavior and thinking






50. Sleep/dreams/consciousness; pioneers of Activation-Synthesis Theory of dreams; sleep studies that indicate the brain creates dream states - not information processing or Freudian interpretations