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AP Psychology

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1. 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






2. A mechanism that prevents certain molecule from entering the brain but allows others to cross






3. Portion of the CNS that carries messages to the PNS; connects brain to the rest of the body






4. Selective reinforcement of behaviors that gradually approach the desired response






5. Cell that send messages from brain and spinal cord to other parts of body; also called motor neurons






6. The emotional state or condition that arises when a person must choose between two or more competing motives - behaviors - or impulses






7. Performs initial encoding; provides brief storage; also called sensory register






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






9. Does research on how people function best with machines






10. 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






11. Neurotransmitter that inhibits firing of neurons; linked with Huntington's disease






12. Applies psychological principles to the workplace to improve productivity and the quality of work life






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






14. Heuristic procedure in which the problem solver compares the current situation with the desired goal to determine the most efficient way to get from one to the other.






15. A research method that focuses on a specific group of individuals at different ages to examine changes that have occurred over time






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






17. 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






18. Trait theory of personality; 3 levels of traits: cardinal - central - and secondary






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






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






21. Defense mechanism by which people behave in a way opposite to what their true but anxiety-provoking feelings would dictate.






22. The process by which a person infers other people's motives or intensions by observing their behavior.






23. Process by which several genes interact to produce a certain trait; responsible for most important traits






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






25. An eating disorder characterized by repeated episodes of binge eating (and a fear of not being able to stop eating) followed by purging






26. Neo-Freudian - humanistic; 8 psychosocial stages of development: theory shows how people evolve through the life span. Each stage is marked by a psychological crisis that involves confronting 'Who am I?'






27. Moral development; presented boys moral dilemmas and studied their responses and reasoning processes in making moral decisions. Most famous moral dilemma is 'Heinz' who has an ill wife and cannot afford the medication. Should he steal the medication






28. Chemical secreted at terminal button that causes the neuron on the other side of the synapse to fire






29. Studies as identical and rhetorical twins to determine relative influence of heredity and environment on human behavior






30. The tendency to recall information learned while in a particular physiological state most accurately when one is in that physiological state again






31. Netlike system of neurons that weaves through limbic system and plays an important role in attention - arousal - and alert functions; arouses and alerts higher parts of the brain; anesthetics work by temporary shutting off RF system






32. In Freud's theory - the moral aspect of mental functioning comprising the ego ideal (what a person would ideally like to be) and the conscience and taught by parents and society.






33. Austrian-Jewish woman (real name: Bertha Pappenheim) diagnosed with hysteria - treated by Josef Breuer for severe cough - paralysis of the extremities on the right side of her body - and disturbances of vision - hearing - and speech - as well as hall






34. Body sense of equilibrium and balance






35. A nonspecific improvement that occurs as a result of a person's expectations of change rather than as a direct result of any specific therapeutic treatment.






36. The entire spectrum of waves initiated by the movement of charged particles.






37. Division that connects the central nervous system to the rest of the body; includes all sensory and motor neurons; divided into somatic nervous system and autonomic nervous system






38. Process of presenting an undesirable or noxious stimulus - or removing a desirable stimulus - to decrease the probability that a preceding response will recur






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






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






41. Behavior pattern characterized by competitiveness - impatience - hostility - and constant efforts to do more in less time






42. Humanistic psychology; hierarchy of needs-needs at a lower level dominate an individual's motivation as long as they are unsatisfied; self-actualization - transcendence






43. Depth cues that are based on one eye






44. Transparent covering of the eye






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






46. An explanation of behavior that emphasizes the entirety of life rather than individual components of behavior and focuses on human dignity - individual choice - and self-worth






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






48. Psychotherapeutic process in which several people meet as a group with a therapist to receive psychological help.






49. Elements of an experimental situation that might cause a participant to perceive the situation in a certain way or become aware of the purpose of the study and thus bias the participant to behave in a certain way - and in so doing - distort results.






50. The second phase of the sexual response cycle - during which physical arousal continues to increase as the partners bodies prepare for orgasm