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AP Psychology

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1. Pioneer in observational learning (AKA social learning) - stated that people profit from the mistakes/successes of others; Studies: Bobo Dolls-adults demonstrated 'appropriate' play with dolls - children mimicked play






2. A type of therapy in which two or more people who are committed to one another's well-being are treated at once - in and effort to change the ways the interact.






3. 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






4. The genetically determined proportion of a trait's variation among individuals in a population






5. The analysis of the meaning of language - especially of individual words.






6. Systematic procedure through which associations and responses to specific stimuli are learned






7. The behavior of giving up or not responding - exhibited by people and animals exposed to negative consequences or punishment over which they feel they have no control.






8. Reflex in which a newborn strectches out the arms and legs and cries in response to a loud noise or an abrupt change in the environment






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






10. Rehearsal involving repletion and analysis - in which a stimulus may be associated with (linked to) other information and further processed






11. 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.






12. Suffering from a gross impairment in reality testing that interferes with the ability to meet the ordinary demands of life.






13. A system of learned attitudes about social practices - instituations - and individual behavior used to evaluate situations and behavior as right or wrong - good or bad






14. The study of how language is acquired - perceived - understood - and produced.






15. The way words and groups of words combine to form phrases - clauses - and sentences.






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






22. Process of reconditioning in which a person is taught a new - more adaptive response to a familiar stimulus.






23. Personality disorder characterized by egocentricity - and behavior that is irresponsible and that violates the rights of other people - a lack of guilt feelings - an inability to understand other people and a lack of fear of punishment.






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






25. Repetitive review of information with little or no interpretation






26. Dividing the chromosomes into smaller fragments that can be characterized and ordered so that the fragments reflect their respective locations on specific chromosomes






27. Ancient Greek philosopher. Promoted introspection by saying - 'Know thyself.'






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






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






30. Process of repeatedly verbalizing - thinking about - or otherwise acting on or transforming information in order to keep that information active in memory






31. According to Piaget - the process by which existing mental structures and behaviors are modified to adapt to new experiences






32. The sense of hearing






33. Procedures used to draw conclusions about larger populations from small samples of data






34. Any of a class of drugs that relax and calm a user and - in higher doses - induce sleep; also known as a depressant






35. Conscious experience of emotion and physiological arousal occur at the same time






36. Area on retina with no receptor cells (where optic nerve leaves the eye)






37. Three-stage process which describes the body's reaction to stress: 1) alarm reaction - 2) resistance - 3) exahaustion

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






39. Morality based on consequences to self






40. A branch of the autonomic nervous system that maintains normal body functions; it calms the body after sympathetic stimulation






41. Pain is only experienced in the pain messages can pass through a gate in the spinal cord on their route to the brain






42. A test score that has not been transformed or converted in any way






43. Relatively permanent change in an organism that occurs as a result of experiences in the environment






44. Behaviors followed by pleasant consequences are strengthened while behaviors followed by unpleasant consequences are weakened (Thorndike)






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






46. The use of a variety of techniques including concentration - restriction of incoming stimuli - and deep relaxation to produce a state of consciousness characterized by a sense of detachment.






47. 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.






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






49. Cognition; studied rats and discovered the 'cognitive map' in rats and humans






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