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AP Psychology

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






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






3. Technique in which neither the persons involved for those conducting the experiment know in what group to participate is involved






4. All of the individuals in the group to which a study applies






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






6. A standard IQ test score whose mean and standard deviation remain constant for all ages






7. Conscious memory that a person is aware of






8. A group of psychological disorders characterized by a lack of reality testing and by deterioration of social and intellectual functioning and personality beginning before age 45 and lasting at least 6 months






9. The prenatal organism from the 8th week after conception until birth






10. Defense mechanism by which people attribute their own undesirable traits to others.






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






12. Light-sensitive surface on back of eye containing rods and cones






13. 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






14. A return to a prior stage after a person has progressed through the various stages of development; caused by anxiety.






15. Neutral stimulus that - through repeated association with an unconditioned stimulus - begins to elicit a conditioned response






16. 'Wernicke's area'; discovered area of left temporal lobe that involved language understanding: person damaged in this area uses correct words but they do not make sense






17. The scientific study of behavior and mental processes






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






19. The situation that occurs when the drug becomes part of the body's functioning and produces withdrawal symptoms when the drug is discontinued






20. The human need to fulfill one's potential






21. A discipline based on the premise that even day-to-day behaviors are determined by the process of natural selection - that social behaviors that contribute to the survival of a species are passed on via the genes from one generation to the next.






22. Below-average intellectual functioning - as measured on an IQ test - accompanied by substantial limitations in functioning that originate before age 8






23. A reinforcement schedule in which a reinforcer(reward) is delivered after a specified number of responses has occurred






24. Learned knowledge and skills such as vocabulary - which tends to increase with age






25. Portion of the CNS that carries messages to the PNS; connects brain to the rest of the body






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






27. Motivation supplied by rewards that come from the external environment






28. Emotion; stated that in order to experience emotions - a person must be physically aroused and know the emotion before you experience it






29. Level of consciousness that is outside awareness but contains feelings and memories that can easily be brought into conscious awareness






30. Portion of the CNS above the spinal cord; consists of hindbrain - midbrain - and forebrain






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






32. Any neutral stimulus that initially has no intrinsic value for an organism but that becomes rewarding when linked with a primary reinforcer






33. The creation of a situation that unintentionally allows personal expectancies to influence participants






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






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






36. Intelligence; devised the Triarchic Theory of Intelligence (academic problem-solving - practical - and creative)






37. A treatment for severe mental illness in which an electric current is briefly applied to the head in order to produce a generalized seizure.






38. Piaget's second stage of cognitive development (lasting from about age 2 to age 6 or 7) - during which the child begins to represent the world symbolically






39. 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






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






41. Expectations of an observer which may distort an authentic observation






42. The study of how language is acquired - perceived - understood - and produced.






43. Language development; disagreed with Skinner about language acquisition - stated there is an infinite # of sentences in a language - humans have an inborn native ability to develop language






44. Shows brain activity when radioactively tagged glucose rushes to active neurons






45. Anxiety disorder characterized by persistent and uncontrollable thoughts and irrational beliefs that cause the performance of compulsive rituals that interfere with daily life.






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






47. Supportive cells of nervous system that guide growth of new neurons; forms myelin sheath; holds neuron in place; provides nourishment and removes waste






48. Approach to attitude formation that assumes that people infer their attitudes and emotional states from their behavior.






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






50. A cognitive behavior therapy that emphasizes the importance of logical - rational thought processes.