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AP Psychology

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1. Neo-Freudian - psychodynamic; criticized Freud - stated that personality is molded by current fears and impulses - rather than being determined solely by childhood experiences and instincts - neurotic trends; concept of 'basic anxiety'






2. School of psychological thought that considered the structure and elements of conscious experience to be the proper subject matter of psychology






3. Shows brain activity when radioactively tagged glucose rushes to active neurons






4. Ability of the brain to change their experience - both structurally and chemically






5. A fertilized egg






6. Photoreceptors that detect black - white - and gray - and movement; used for vision in dim light






7. Memory of ideas - rules - words - and general concepts about the world






8. Creates a computerized image using a magnetic field and pulses of radio waves






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






10. Process by which a perceptual system analyzes stimuli and converts them into electrical impulses; also known as coding.






11. Dream in which the dreamer is aware of dreaming while it is happening






12. A social need that directs a person to strive constantly for excellence and success






13. The tendency to attribute the behavior of others to dispositional causes but to attribute one's own behavior to situational causes.






14. An environmental stimulus that affects an organism in physically or psychologically injurious ways - usually producing anxiety - tension - and physiological arousal






15. The process of changing a short-term memory to a long-term one






16. The middle division of brain responsible for hearing and sight; location where pain is registered; includes temporal lobe - occipital lobe - and most of the parietal lobe






17. Depth cues that are based on two eyes






18. Able to see clearly things that are close but having trouble seeing objects at a distance; nearsighted.






19. The first of Piaget's four stages of cognitive development (covering roughly the first 2 years of life) - during which the child develops some motoer coordination skills and a memory for past events






20. Action potential; the firing of a nerve cell; the entire process of the electrical charge (message/impulse) traveling through inner on; can be as fast as 400 fps (with myelin) or 3 fps (no myelin)






21. Social psychology; Stanford Prison Study; college students were randomly assigned to roles of prisoners or guards in a study that looked at who social situations influence behavior; showed that peoples' behavior depends to a large extent on the roles






22. Seeing mind and body as two different things that interact






23. The process of growth and the realization of individual potential; in the humanistic view - a final level of psychological development in which a person attempts to minimize ill health - be fully functioning - have a superior perception of reality -






24. Prejudice against the elderly and the resulting discrimination against them






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






26. Noradrenaline; chemical which is excitatory - similar to adrenaline - and affects arousal and memory; raises blood pressure by causing blood vessels to become constricted - but also carried by bloodstream to the anterior pituitary which relaxes ACTH






27. A procedure in which a researcher systematically manipulates and observes elements of a situation in order to test a hypothesis and make a cause-and-effect statement






28. Communication of information through body positions and gestures.






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






30. Freud's level of mental life that consists of those experiences that we are aware of at any given time.






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






32. Bundles of axons






33. 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






34. Ethology (animal behavior); studied imprinting and critical periods in geese






35. Sharpness of vision






36. Perspective that emphasizes the uniqueness of the individual and the idea that humans have free will






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






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






39. An excessive attachment to some person or object that was appropriate only at an earlier stage of development






40. The overall capacity of an individual to act purposefully - to think rationally - and to deal effectively with the environment






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






42. 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.






43. Practice of placing children with special needs in regular classroom settings - with the support of professionals who provide special education services






44. In humanistic theory - the final level of psychological development - in which one strives to realize one's uniquely human potential-to achieve everything one is capable of achieving






45. Piaget's second stage of cognitive development (lasting from about age 2 to age 6 or 7) - during which the child begins to represent the world symbolically






46. Organizing sensory information so it can be processed by the nervous system






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






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






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






50. Eating disorder characterized by pattern 9of eating binges followed by purging (e.g. - vomiting - laxatives - exercise)