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AP Psychology

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






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






3. A situation in which an individual is given two different and inconsistent messages.






4. Professional who studies behavior and uses behavioral principles in scientific research or in applied settings






5. Activation of the central nervous system - the autonomic nervous system - and the muscles and glands






6. Freud's second stage of personality development - from about age 2 to about age 3 - during which children learn to control the immediate gratification they obtain through defecation and to become responsive to the demands of society.






7. Discovered classical conditioning; trained dogs to salivate at the ringing of a bell






8. Chemical that opposes the actions of a neurotransmitter






9. 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






10. 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.






11. Learning; systematic desensitization






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






13. Depth cues that are based on one eye






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






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






16. The depth and richness of a hue determined by determined by the homogeneity of the wavelengths contained in the reflected light; also known as purity.






17. The situation that occurs when the drug becomes part of the body's functioning and produces withdrawal symptoms when the drug is discontinued






18. Threadlike structure within the nucleus of cells that contain genes






19. Inherited - automatic species-specific behaviors






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






21. Conditioning process in which an originally neutral stimulus - by repeated pairing with a stimulus that normally elicits a response - comes to elicit a similar or even identical response; aka Pavlovian conditioning






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






23. A person's experiences in the environment






24. Sharpness of vision






25. Study of how traits are transmitted from one generation to the next






26. Tiny oval-shaped sacs in a terminal of one neuron; assist in transferring mineral impulse from one neuron to another neuron by releasing specific neurotransmitters






27. Did work on short-term memory






28. Removal of a stimulus after a particular response to increase the likelihood that the response will recur






29. Process of evaluating individual differences among human beings by means of tests interviews - observations - and recordings of physiological.






30. Perspective that seeks to explain and predict behaviors by analyzing how the human brain developed over time - how it functions - and how input from the environment affects human behaviors






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






32. Located in left temporal lobe; plays role in understanding language and making meaningful sentences

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33. The process by which individuals lose their self-awareness and distinctive personality in the context of a group - which may lead them to engage in antinormative behavior.






34. Sleep/dreams/consciousness; pioneers of Activation-Synthesis Theory of dreams; sleep studies that indicate the brain creates dream states - not information processing or Freudian interpretations






35. Any readily identifiable stable quality that characterizes how an individual differs from other individuals.






36. Psychological disorders characterized by a sudden but temporary alteration in consciousness - identity - sensorimotor behavior - or memory






37. Part of the brain involved in sleep/wake cycles; also connects cerebellum and medulla to the cerebral cortex






38. A need or want that causes someone to act






39. Able to see objects at a distance clearly but having trouble seeing things up close; farsighted






40. Learned knowledge and skills such as vocabulary - which tends to increase with age






41. Automatic behavior that occurs involuntarily in response to a stimulus and without prior learning and usually shows little variability from instance to instance






42. Chemical secreted at terminal button that prevents (or reduces ability of) the neuron on the other side of the synapse from firing






43. A chronic and progressive disorder of the brain that is the most common cause of degeneration dementia

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






45. A schizophrenic disorder in which the person exhibits inappropriate affect - illogical thinking - and/or eccentric behavior but seems generally in touch with reality.






46. A white - fatty covering of the axon which speeds transmission of message






47. The most frequently occurring score in a set of data






48. Constructed by Lewis Terman - originally used ratio IQ (MA/CA x 100); now based on deviation from mean






49. Commonly occurring behavior can reinforce a less frequent behavior






50. Organ lying between the stomach and small intestine; regulates blood sugar by secreting to regulating hormones insulin and glucagon