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AP Psychology

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1. An analogy or a perspective that uses a structure from one field to help scientists describe data in another field






2. A location on a receptor neurons which is like a key to a lock (with a specific nerve transmitter); allows for orderly pathways






3. Applies psychological concepts to legal issues






4. In Freud's theory - the instinctual (and sexual) life force that - working on the pleasure principle and seeking immediate gratification - energizes the id.






5. The process of analyzing and interpreting events - other people - oneself - and the world in general.






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






7. Two or more individuals who are working with a common purpose or have some common goals - characteristics - or interests.






8. Process by which stored information is recovered from memory






9. Loss of memory of events and experiences that preceded an amnesia-causing event






10. Processes sensory information including touch - temperature - and pain from other body parts






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






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






13. Theory that suggests that organisms learn new responses by observing the behavior of a model and then imitating it; aka. Social learning theory






14. 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.






15. 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.






16. Style of parenting marked by emotional coldness - imposing rules and expecting obedience






17. One who uses psychoanalysis to treat psychological problems






18. Minimum difference between any two stimuli that person can detect 50% of the time






19. Response elicited by a conditioned stimulus






20. The first phase of the sexual response cycle during which there are increases in heart rate blood pressure and respiration






21. The measure of central tendency that is the data point with 50% of the scores above it and 50% below it






22. Hormone backpacks in the regulation of blood sugar by acting in the utilization of carbohydrates; released by pancreas; too much-hypoglycemia - too little-diabetes






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






24. A score indicating what percentage of the test population would obtain a lower score






25. Visual theory - stated by Young and Helmholtz that all colors can be made by mixing the three basic colors: red - green - and blue; a.k.a the Young-Helmholtz theory.






26. Vermont railroad worker who survived a severe brain injury that changed his personality and behavior; his accident gave information on the brain and which parts are involved with emotional reasoning






27. Shifts or exaggeration in group members' attitudes or behavior as a result of group discussion.






28. Physical - emotional - or sexual mistreatment of a child.






29. The degree to which a condition or traits shared two or more individuals or groups






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






31. Use of techniques and ideas from a variety of approaches






32. Clues participants discover about the purpose of a study that suggest how they should respond






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






34. Light-sensitive surface on back of eye containing rods and cones






35. Developed one of the first projective tests - the Inkblot test which consists of 10 standardized inkblots where the subject tells a story - the observer then derives aspects of the personality from the subject's commentary






36. Heuristic procedure in which a problem is broken down into smaller steps - each of which has a subgoal.






37. Statistical procedure designed to discover the independent elements (factors) in any set of data






38. 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






39. Eating disorder most common in adolescent females characterized by weight less than 85% of normal - restricted eating - and unrealistic body image






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






41. 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.






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






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






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






45. Adrenaline; activates a sympathetic nervous system by making the heart beat faster - stopping digestion - enlarging pupils - sending sugar into the bloodstream - preparing a blood clot faster






46. 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






47. Areas of the cerebral cortex that are not involved in primary motor or sensory functions - rather - they are involved in higher mental processes such as thinking - planning - and communicating






48. A type of research method that allows researchers to measure variables so that they can develop a description of a situation or phenomenon






49. A design in which researchers manipulate an independent variable and measure a dependent variable to determine a cause-and-effect relationship






50. behaviorism; pioneer in operant conditioning; behavior is based on an organism's reinforcement history; worked with pigeons