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AP Psychology

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






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






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






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






5. The more accurate recall of items presented at the beginning of a series






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






7. Did work on short-term memory






8. The use of a variety of techniques including concentration - restriction of incoming stimuli - and deep relaxation to produce a state of consciousness characterized by a sense of detachment.






9. After firing when a neuron will not fire again no matter how strong the incoming message may be






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






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






12. Process of presenting an undesirable or noxious stimulus - or removing a desirable stimulus - to decrease the probability that a preceding response will recur






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






14. An aroused condition that directs people to behave in ways that allow them to feel good about themselves and others and to establish and maintain relationships






15. Informing participants about the true nature of a experiment after its completion.






16. Visual theory - stated by Young and Helmholtz that all colors can be made by mixing the three basic colors: red - green - and blue; a.k.a the Young-Helmholtz theory.






17. Behavior pattern characterized by competitiveness - impatience - hostility - and constant efforts to do more in less time






18. Feelings of rivalry with the parent of the same sex and sexual desire for the parent of the other sex - occurring during the phallic stage and ultimately resolved through identification with the parent of the same sex.






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






20. Problem-solving technique that involves considering all possible solutions without making prior evaluative judgments.






21. An explanation of behavior that assumes that an organism is motivated to act because of a need to attain - reestablish - or maintain some goal that helps with survival






22. Typically a pill that is used as a control in the experiment; a sugar pill






23. Pioneer in Rational-Emotive Therapy (RET) - focuses on altering client's patterns of irrational thinking to reduce maladaptive behavior and emotions






24. Psychological disorders characterized by a sudden but temporary alteration in consciousness - identity - sensorimotor behavior - or memory






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






26. 17t century French philosopher. Famously known for writing 'cogito ergo sum' ('I think - therefore I am'). Wrote about concept of dualism.






27. Ethology (animal behavior); studied imprinting and critical periods in geese






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






29. Terminal button - synaptic knob; the structure at the end of an excellent terminal branch; houses the synaptic vesicles and neurotransmitters






30. The arithmetic average of a set of scores






31. Preconceived notions of a person answering [a survey] which may alter the experiments purpose






32. Subject in John Watson's experiment - proved classical conditioning principles - especially the generalization of fear






33. The folds in the cerebral cortex that increase the surface area of the brain






34. In Freud's theory - the moral aspect of mental functioning comprising the ego ideal (what a person would ideally like to be) and the conscience and taught by parents and society.






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






36. A feature of thought and problem solving that includes the tendency to generate or recognize ideas considered to be high-quality - original - novel - and appropriate.






37. Motor sensory relay center for four of the five senses; and with a brain stem and composed of two egg-shaped structures; integrates in shades incoming sensory signals; Mnemonic-'don't smell the llamas because the llamas smell bad'






38. Perception; identified just-noticeable-difference (JND) that eventually becomes Weber's law






39. Concerned with the relationship between brain/nervous system and behavior






40. We determine our emotion based on our physiological arousal - then label that emotion according to our explanation for that arousal






41. A test score that has not been transformed or converted in any way






42. Shifts or exaggeration in group members' attitudes or behavior as a result of group discussion.






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






44. The first phase of the sexual response cycle during which there are increases in heart rate blood pressure and respiration






45. Moral development; presented boys moral dilemmas and studied their responses and reasoning processes in making moral decisions. Most famous moral dilemma is 'Heinz' who has an ill wife and cannot afford the medication. Should he steal the medication






46. 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






47. A system of learned attitudes about social practices - instituations - and individual behavior used to evaluate situations and behavior as right or wrong - good or bad






48. 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






49. Pioneer in observational learning (AKA social learning) - stated that people profit from the mistakes/successes of others; Studies: Bobo Dolls-adults demonstrated 'appropriate' play with dolls - children mimicked play






50. People whose corpus callosum has been surgically severed