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AP Psychology

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1. Sharpness of vision






2. Any of a class of drugs that relax and calm a user and - in higher doses - induce sleep; also known as a depressant






3. Division of peripheral nervous system; controls voluntary actions






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






5. A reinforcement schedule in which a reinforcer (reward) is delivered after a predetermined but variable number of responses has occurred






6. Compliance with the orders of another person or group of people.






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






8. Behavior pattern exhibited by people who are calmer - more patient - and less hurried than Type A individuals






9. Action potential; the firing of a nerve cell; the entire process of the electrical charge (message/impulse) traveling through inner on; can be as fast as 400 fps (with myelin) or 3 fps (no myelin)






10. 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






11. 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






12. The degree to which a condition or traits shared two or more individuals or groups






13. A number that expresses the degree and direction of the relationship between 2 variables - ranging from -1 to +1






14. The study of the patterns and distributions of speech sounds in a language and the tacit rules for their pronunciation.






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






16. Special process of emotional attachment that may occur between parents and babies in the minutes and hours immediately after birth






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






18. Morality based on one's own individual moral principles (i.e. - conscience)






19. Conformity; showed that social pressure can make a person say something that is obviously incorrect ; in a famous study in which participants were shown cards with lines of different lengths and were asked to say which line matched the line on the fi






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






21. The structures and organs that facilitate electrical and chemical communication in the body and allow all behavior and mental processes to take place






22. The behavior of giving up or not responding to punishment - exhibited by people or animals exposed to negative consequences or punishment over which they have no control






23. Deals with the extent to which heredity and the environment each influence behavior






24. Cell that sends messages to brain or spinal cord from other parts of the body; also called sensory neurons






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






26. Retrieval cues that match original information work better






27. Stress and coping; used 'social readjustment scale' to measure stress






28. Process by which an organism selects and interprets sensory input so that it acquires meaning.






29. Subjects and not exposed to a changing variable in an experiment






30. Subfield concerned with the use of psychological ideas and principles to enhance health - prevent illness - diagnose and treat disease - and improve rehabilitation






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

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32. Mood disorder originally know as manic-depressive disorder because it is characterized by behavior that vacillates between two extremes; mania and depression.






33. Processes sensory information including touch - temperature - and pain from other body parts






34. A pattern of relatively permanent traits - dispositions - or characteristics that give some consistency to people's behavior.






35. 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.






36. Eating disorder most common in adolescent females characterized by weight less than 85% of normal - restricted eating - and unrealistic body image






37. Applies psychological concepts to legal issues






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






39. 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






40. Any behavior intended to harm another person or thing.






41. Social cognition - cognitive dissonance; Study Basics: Studied and demonstrated cognitive dissonance






42. Cognition and memory; studied repressed memories and false memories; showed how easily memories could be changed and falsely created by techniques such as leading questions and illustrating the inaccuracy in eyewitness testimony






43. 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.






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






45. Learning; Positive Psychology; learned helplessness theory of depression; Studies: Dogs demonstrating learned helplessness






46. A branch of the autonomic nervous system that maintains normal body functions; it calms the body after sympathetic stimulation






47. Reflex that causes a newborn to grasp vigorously any object touching the palm or fingers or placed in the hand






48. Neo-Freudian - psychodynamic; criticized Freud - stated that personality is molded by current fears and impulses - rather than being determined solely by childhood experiences and instincts - neurotic trends; concept of 'basic anxiety'






49. Focuses on psychological factors in illness






50. The treatment of emotional or behavior problems through psychological techniques.