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AP Psychology

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






2. Intelligence; devised the Triarchic Theory of Intelligence (academic problem-solving - practical - and creative)






3. Memory of specific personal events and situations (episodes) tagged with information about time






4. An understanding of mental states such as feelings - desires - beliefs - and intentions and of the causal role they play in human behavior






5. Motivation; human sexual response—studied how both men and women respond to and in relation to sexual behavior






6. Piaget's fourth and final stage of cognitive development (beginning at about age 12) - during which the individual can think hypothetically - can consider future possibilites - and can use deductive logic






7. Personality categories in which broad collections of traits are loosely tied together and interrelated.






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






9. The statistically determined minimum level of stimulation necessary to excite a perceptual system.






10. Moral development studies to follow up Kohlberg. She studied girls and women and found that they did not score as high on his six stage scale because they focused more on relationships rather than laws and principles. Their reasoning was merely diffe






11. Social Psychology; Helping behavior - personal responsibility; studied the effects of enhanced personal responsibility and helping behavior






12. Recurrence of an extinguished conditioned response - usually following a rest period






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






14. State with deep relaxation and heightened suggestibility






15. The deeper meaning of a dream - usually involving symbolism hidden meaning - and repressed or obscured ideas and wishes






16. Point at which half of the optic nerve fibers from each eye cross over and connect to the other side of the brain.






17. A state of consciousness that occurs during sleep - usually accompanied by vivid visual - tactile - or auditory imagery.






18. 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






19. The system of principles of reasoning used to reach valid conclusions or make inferences.






20. Shows brain activity at higher reolution than PET scan when changes in oxygen concentration in neurons alters its magnetic qualities






21. A tentative statement or idea expressing a causal relationship between two events or variables that is to be evaluated in a research study






22. Wrinkled outer portion of brain; center for higher order brain functions such as thinking - planning - judgment; processes sensory information and directs movement






23. A descriptive statistic that measures the variability of data from the mean of the sample






24. The most primitive of the three functional divisions of the brain - consisting of the pons - medulla - reticular formation - and cerebellum






25. A reinforcement schedule in which a reinforcer (reward) is delivered after a specified interval of time - provided that the required response occurs at least once in the interval






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






27. Does research on how people function best with machines






28. Expectation of the person conducting an experiment which may be affect the outcome






29. Ancient Greek philosopher. Wrote 'Peri Psyches' ('About the Mind').






30. Temporary decrease in sensitivity to a stimulus that occurs when stimulation is unchanging






31. Detailed memory for events surrounding a dramatic event that is vivid and remembered with confidence






32. Number of wavelengths that pass a point in a given amount of time; determines hue of light and the pitch of a sound






33. The genetically determined physical features that differentiate the sexes but are not directly involved with reproduction






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






35. The prenatal organism from the 5th through the 49th day after conception






36. Problems in going to sleep or maintaining sleep






37. When the neuron is at rest; condition of neuron when the inside of the neuron is negatively charged relative to the outside of Enron; is necessary to generate the neuron signal in release of this polarization






38. 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.






39. Chemical that mimics or facilitates the actions of a neurotransmitter






40. Simultaneously analyzing different elements of sensory information - such as color - brightness - shape - etc.






41. A fixed - overly simple - sometimes incorrect idea about traits - attitudes - and behaviors of males or females






42. Devices or instruments used to assess personality - in which examinees are shown a standard set of ambiguous stimuli and asked to respond to the stimuli in their own way.






43. An eating disorder characterized by an obstinate and willful refusal to eat - a distorted body image - and an intense fear of being fat






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






45. Efferent neurons; neurons that carry messages from spinal cord/brain to muscles and glands






46. Humanistic psychology; Contributions: founded client-centered therapy - theory that emphasizes the unique quality of humans especially their freedom and potential for personal growth - unconditional positive regard -






47. Freud's fourth stage of personality development - from about age 7 until puberty - during which sexual urges are inactive.






48. People who cannot perceive any color - usually because their retinas lack cones.






49. Conscious memory that a person is aware of






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