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AP Psychology

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1. 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.






2. Approximate distribution of scores expected when a sample is taken from a large population - drawn as a frequency polygon that often takes the form of a bell-shaped curve - called the normal curve






3. For glands embedded in the thyroid; secretes parathormone; controls announces level of calcium and phosphate (which influence levels of excitability)






4. 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






5. A drug that increases alertness - reduces fatigue - and elevates mood






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






7. Visual theory - proposed by Herring - that color is coded by stimulation of three types of paired receptors; each pair of receptors is assumed to operate in an antagonist way so that stimulation by a given wavelength produces excitation (increased fi






8. Decrease in effort and productivity that occurs when an individual works in a group instead of alone.






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






10. Primary motor cortex; areas of the three boat cortex for response messages from the brain to the muscles and glands






11. When the neuron is at rest; condition of neuron when the inside of the neuron is negatively charged relative to the outside of Enron; is necessary to generate the neuron signal in release of this polarization






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






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






14. 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






15. When a neuron is in polarization; more negative ions are inside the neuron cell membrane with a positive ions on the outside - causing a small electrical charge; release of this charge generates a neuron's impulse (signal/message)






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






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






18. 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






19. Pioneer in Rational-Emotive Therapy (RET) - focuses on altering client's patterns of irrational thinking to reduce maladaptive behavior and emotions






20. The deeper meaning of a dream - usually involving symbolism hidden meaning - and repressed or obscured ideas and wishes






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






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






23. Stage of sleep characterized by high-frequency - low-amplitude brain-wave activity - rapid and systematic eye movements - more vivid dreams - and postural muscle paralysis






24. A condition or characteristic of a situation or a person that is subject to change (it varies) within or across situations or individuals






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






26. A test designed to predict a person's future performance






27. Inability to see that an object can have a function other than its stated or usual one.






28. The process of maintaining or keeping information readily available; the locations where information is held






29. A sample of individuals who match the population with whom they are being compared with regard to key variables such as socioeconomic status and age






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






31. Explanations of behavior that focus on people's expectations about reaching a goal and their need for achievement as energizing factors






32. 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.






33. 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.






34. 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






35. 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.






36. 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






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






38. The strong emotional tie that a person feels toward special other persons in his or her life






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






40. Reinforcer that has survival value for an organism; this value does not have to be learned






41. Emotion; found that facial expressions are universal






42. State of physiological imbalance usually accompanied by arousal






43. The repetition of an experiment to test the validity of its conclusion






44. A reinforcement schedule in which a reinforcer (reward) is delivered after predetermined but varying amounts of time - provided that the required response occurs at least once after each interval






45. 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






46. Selection of a part of the population without reason; participation is by chance






47. The Reaction experienced when a substance abuser stops using a drug with dependence properties






48. Motor sensory relay center for four of the five senses; and with a brain stem and composed of two egg-shaped structures; integrates in shades incoming sensory signals; Mnemonic-'don't smell the llamas because the llamas smell bad'






49. According to Piaget - the process by which new ideas and experiences are absorbed and incorporated into existing mental structures and behaviors






50. Dissociative disorder characterized by the existence within an individual of two or more distinct personalities - each of which is dominant at different times and directs the individual's behavior at those times; commonly known as multiple personalit







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