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AP Psychology

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1. Released by adrenal glands; triggered by norepinephrine to prolong the response to stress (used in the sympathetic nervous system)






2. The study of language - including speech sounds - meaning - and grammar.






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






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






5. Way of getting knowledge about the world based on observation






6. A chart or array of scores - usually arranged from highest to lowest - showing the number of instances for each score






7. Behavior targeted at individuals or groups and intended to hold them apart and treat them differently.






8. Did work on short-term memory






9. 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.






10. The arithmetic average of a set of scores






11. Division which includes the cerebellum - Pons - and medulla; responsible for involuntary processes: blood pressure - body temperature - heart rate - breathing - sleep cycles






12. The proportion of variation among individuals that is due to genetic causes






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






14. Cognitive psychology; created a 4-stage theory of cognitive development - said that two basic processes work in tandem to achieve cognitive growth (assimilation and accommodation)






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






16. The first person to study memory scientifically and systematically; used nonsense syllables and recorded how many times he had to study a list to remember it well






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






18. Four distinct stages of sleep during which no rapid eye movements occur.






19. A cognitive behavior therapy that emphasizes the importance of logical - rational thought processes.






20. 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






21. Cognitive abilities requiring speed or rapid learning that tends to diminish with age






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






23. Early-emerging and long-lasting individual differences in disposition and in the intensity and especially the quality of emotional reactions






24. Information processing that begins at the sensory receptors and works up to perception






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






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






27. The ability to recall past events - images - ideas - or previously learned information or skills; the storage system that allows a person to retain and retrieve previously learned information






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






29. Occurs when initial processing of information is similar to the process of retrieval; the better the match - the better the recall






30. Motivation; believes that we invent explanations to label feelings






31. In Jung's theory - the emotionally charged ideas and images that are rich in meaning and symbolism and exist within the collective unconscious.






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






33. The process by which the location of sound is determined






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






35. The level of consciousness devoted to processes completely unavailable to conscious awareness (e.g. - fingernails growing)






36. The sense of hearing






37. 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.






38. Any stimulus or event that is naturally painful or unpleasant to an organism






39. Conscious memory that a person is aware of






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






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






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






43. Light sensitive cells (rods and cones) that convert light to electrochemical impulses






44. One of the descriptive methods of research; it requires construction of a set of questions to administer to a group of participants






45. Stress and coping; used 'social readjustment scale' to measure stress






46. The controversial claim that sensation can occur apart from sensory input






47. General set of procedures used to summarize - condense - and describe sets of data






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






49. Graphical record of brain-wave activity obtained through electrodes placed on the scalp and forehead






50. Change in behavior that occurs when people believe they are in the presence of other people.







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