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AP Psychology

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1. A counterconditioning technique in which an aversive or noxious stimulus is paired with a stimulus with the undesirable behavior.






2. The sense of hearing






3. behaviorism; pioneer in operant conditioning; behavior is based on an organism's reinforcement history; worked with pigeons






4. One who uses psychoanalysis to treat psychological problems






5. Part of the limbic system and is involved in learning and forming new long-term memories






6. The tendency of people in a group to seek concurrence with one another when reaching a decision - rather than effectively evaluating options.






7. A donut ring-shaped of loosely connected structures located in the forebrain between the central core and cerebral hemispheres; consists of: septum - cingulate gyrus - endowments - hypothalamus - and to campus - and amygdala; associated with emotions






8. 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






9. Top of the brain which includes the thalamus - hypothalamus - and cerebral cortex; responsible for emotional regulation - complex thought - memory aspect of personality






10. 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






11. Focuses on how the individual's behavior and mental processes are affected by interactions with other people






12. In Freud's theory - the instinctual (and sexual) life force that - working on the pleasure principle and seeking immediate gratification - energizes the id.






13. Freud's level of mental life that consists of those experiences that we are aware of at any given time.






14. Depth cues that are based on two eyes






15. An unconscious way of reducing anxiety by distorting perceptions of reality.






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






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






18. Freud's third stage of personality development - from about age 4 through age 7 - during which children obtain gratification primarily from the genitals.






19. Psychopathology and Social Psychology; effects of labeling; Rosenhan and colleagues checked selves into mental hospitals with symptoms of hearing voices say 'empty - dull and thud.' Diagnosed with schizophrenia. After entered - acted normally. Never






20. Neo-Freudian - psychodynamic; Contributions: inferiority complex - organ inferiority; Studies: birth order influences personality






21. 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






22. The tendency to attribute the behavior of others to dispositional causes but to attribute one's own behavior to situational causes.






23. 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






24. Established an intelligence test especially for adults (WAIS); also WISC and WPPSI






25. 17t century French philosopher. Famously known for writing 'cogito ergo sum' ('I think - therefore I am'). Wrote about concept of dualism.






26. Process of evaluating individual differences among human beings by means of tests interviews - observations - and recordings of physiological.






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






28. Behaviors that benefit other people and for which there is no discernable extrinsic reward - recognition - or appreciation.






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






30. A type of design that contrasts groups of people who differ on some variable of interest to the researcher






31. Conflict that results from having to choose between two attractive alternatives






32. Carries impulses from the eye to the brain






33. Any stimulus or event that is naturally painful or unpleasant to an organism






34. The time in to development of an organism when it is especially sensitive to certain environmental influences; outside of that period the same influences will have far less effect






35. People who can perceive all three primary colors and thus can distinguish any hue.






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






37. Endocrine glands located above the kidney and secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine - which prepare the body for 'fight or flight'






38. Sleep researcher who discovered and coined the phrase 'rapid eye movement' (REM) sleep.






39. Area on retina with no receptor cells (where optic nerve leaves the eye)






40. Way of getting knowledge about the world based on observation






41. Brain encodes information in different ways or on different levels; deeper processing leads to deeper memory






42. In Roger's theory of personality - an inborn tendency directing people toward actualizing their essential nature and thus attaining their potential.






43. Branching extensions of neuron that receives messages from neighboring neurons






44. Focuses on methods of acquiring and analyzing data






45. The genetically determined physical features that differentiate the sexes but are not directly involved with reproduction






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






47. The most primitive of the three functional divisions of the brain - consisting of the pons - medulla - reticular formation - and cerebellum






48. Defense mechanism by which anxiety-provoking thoughts and feelings are forced to the unconscious.






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






50. A descriptive statistic that tells which result or score best represents an entire set of scores