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AP Psychology

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1. Ability of the visual perceptual system to recognize that an object remains constant in size regardless of its distance from the observer or the size of its image on the retina.






2. The arithmetic average of a set of scores






3. A schizophrenic disorder that is characterized by a mixture of symptoms and does not meet the diagnostic criteria of any one type.






4. Presentation of a stimulus after a particular response in order to increase the likelihood that the response will recur






5. Occurs when recall is better for a distinctive item - even if it occurs in the middle of a list






6. Part of the brain that coordinates balance - movement - reflexes






7. 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






8. Shows brain activity at higher reolution than PET scan when changes in oxygen concentration in neurons alters its magnetic qualities






9. Did study in which healthy patients were admitted to psychiatric hospitals and diagnoses with schizophrenia; showed that once you are diagnosed with a disorder - the label - even when behavior indicates otherwise - is hard to overcome in a mental hea






10. Theory suggesting that there are two routes to attitude change: the central route - which focuses on thoughtful consideration of an argument for change - and the peripheral route - which focuses on less careful - more emotional - and even superficial






11. The creation or re-creation of a mental picture of a sensory or perceptual experience






12. Universal Emotions (based upon facial expressions); Study Basics: Constants across culture in the face and emotion






13. Neo-Freudian - analytic psychology; archetypes; collective unconscious; libido is all types of energy - not just sexual; dream studies/interpretation






14. Studies of hereditability on the assumption that if a gene influences a certain trait - close relatives should be more similar on that trait in distant relative






15. Learning involving an unpleasant or harmful stimulus or reinforcer






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






17. A fertilized egg






18. Shows brain's electrical activity by positioning electrodes over the scalp






19. An operant conditioning procedure in which individuals who display appropriate behavior receive tokens that they can exchange for desirable items or activities.






20. Focuses on how effective teaching and learning take place






21. The overall capacity of an individual to act purposefully - to think rationally - and to deal effectively with the environment






22. Conscious experience of emnotion results from one's awareness of physiological arousal






23. Area of the brain that is part of the limbic system and regulates behaviors such as - eating - drinking - sexual behaviors - motivation; also body temperature






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. Communication of information through body positions and gestures.






26. Applies psychological concepts to legal issues






27. Social psychology; research evidence of internalized racism caused by stigmatization; doll experiments-black children chose white dolls






28. Study of hereditary influences and how it influences behavior and thinking






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






30. Any event that increases the probability of a recurrence of the response that preceded it






31. Type of schizophrenia characterized by hallucinations and delusions of persecution or grandeur (or both) - and sometimes irrational jealousy.






32. Small opeing in iris that is smaller in bright light and larger in darkness






33. Psychoanalytic phenomenon in which a therapist becomes the object of a patient's emotional attitudes about an important person in the patient's life - such as a parent.






34. The percentage of a population displaying a disorder during any specified period.






35. The study of the psychological and medical aspects of death and dying






36. A period after firing when a neuron is returning to its normal polarize state and will only fire again if the incoming message open parentheses impulse) is stronger than usual; returning to arresting state






37. A group of participants who are assumed to be representative of the population about which an inference is being made






38. Electrically charged particles found both inside and outside a neuron; negative ions are found inside the cell membrane in a polarized neuron






39. Child psychoanalysis; emphasized importance of the ego and its constant struggle






40. Drugs derived from the opium poppy - including opium - morphine - and heroin






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






42. 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






43. In Roger's theory of personality - the self a person would ideally like to be.






44. Shift in electrical charge in a tiny area of the neuron (temporary); transmits a long cell membranes leaving neuron and polarized state; needs higher than normal threshold of excitation to fire






45. Ability of the brain to change their experience - both structurally and chemically






46. Storage mechanism that keeps a relatively permanent record of memory






47. Depth cues that are based on two eyes






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






49. Anxiety disorders characterized as acute anxiety - accompanied by sharp increases in autonomic nervous system arousal - that is not triggered by a specific event.






50. The principle that those characteristics and behaviors that help organisms adapt - be fit - and survive will be passed on to successive generations - because flexible - fit individuals have a greater chance of reproduction