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AP Psychology

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






2. Process by which a perceptual system analyzes stimuli and converts them into electrical impulses; also known as coding.






3. Motivation that leads to behaviors engaged in for no apparent reward except the pleasure and satisfaction of the activity itself






4. Jung's theory of a shared storehouse of primitive ideas and images that are inherited ideas and images - called archetypes - are emotionally charged and rich in meaning and symbolism






5. Brain surgery used in the past to alleviate symptoms of serious mental disorders.






6. A type of research design that compares individuals of different ages to determine how they differ






7. Nerve cell that transmits messages between sensory and motor neurons






8. Three-stage process which describes the body's reaction to stress: 1) alarm reaction - 2) resistance - 3) exahaustion

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9. Member of a gene terror that controls the appearance of a certain trait






10. In problem solving - the process of widening the range of possibilities and expanding the options for solutions.






11. 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






12. Decreased responsiveness with repeated presentation of the same stimulus






13. The prenatal organism from the 5th through the 49th day after conception






14. Large band of white neural fibers that connects to to brain hemispheres and carries messages between them; myelinated; involved in intelligence - consciousness - and self-awareness; does it reach full maturity until 20s






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






16. Retrieval cues that match original information work better






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






18. The inability to perceive different hues.






19. The human need to fulfill one's potential






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






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






22. A descriptive statistic that measures the variability of data from the mean of the sample






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






24. Detailed memory for events surrounding a dramatic event that is vivid and remembered with confidence






25. A nonspecific - emotional response to real or imagined challenges or threats; a result of a cognitive appraisal by the individual






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






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






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






29. A bell-shaped graphic representation of data showing what percentage of the population falls under each part of the curve






30. A basic or minimum unit of sound in a language.






31. Procedures used to draw conclusions about larger populations from small samples of data






32. Organizing sensory information so it can be processed by the nervous system






33. 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






34. Part of the brain which controls living functions such as breathing - heart rate - blood pressure - body temperature






35. Fixed - overly simple and often erroneous ideas about traits - attitudes - and behaviors of groups of people; stereotypes assume that all members of a given group are alike.






36. General category of mood disorders in which people show extreme and persistent sadness - despair - and loss of interest in life's usual activities.






37. Perspective developed by freud - which assumes that psychological problems are the result of anxiety resulting from unresolved conflicts and forces of which a person might be unaware






38. Behaviorism; Law of Effect-relationship between behavior and consequence






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






40. Conflict that results from having to choose an alternative that has both attractive and unappealing aspects






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






42. The appearance of one overt symptom to replace another that has been eliminated by treatment.






43. The range between the level at which a child can solve a problem working alone with difficulty - and the level at which a child can solve a problem with the assistance of adults or children with more skill






44. In emerging Theo psychology that focuses on positive experiences; includes subjective well-being - self-determination - the relationship between positive emotions and physical health - and the factors that allow individuals - communities - and societ






45. Behavior targeted at individuals or groups and intended to hold them apart and treat them differently.






46. Depth cues that are based on two eyes






47. A cognitive distortion experienced by adolescents - in which they believe they are so special and unique that other people cannot understand them and risky behaviors will not harm them






48. Endocrine gland that produces a large amount of hormones; it regulates growth and helps control other endocrine glands; located on underside of brain; sometimes called the 'master gland'






49. Sleep stage when the eyes move about - during which vivid dreams occur; brain very active but skeletal muscles paralyzed






50. 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