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AP Psychology

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1. Expectation of the person conducting an experiment which may be affect the outcome






2. School of psychological thought that argued that behavior cannot be studied in parts but must be viewed a s whole






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






4. Sleep/dreams/consciousness; pioneers of Activation-Synthesis Theory of dreams; sleep studies that indicate the brain creates dream states - not information processing or Freudian interpretations






5. Emotional intelligence






6. The scores and corresponding percentile ranks of a large and representative sample of individuals from the population for which a test was designed






7. Preset natural body weight - determined by the number of fat cells in the body






8. Any readily identifiable stable quality that characterizes how an individual differs from other individuals.






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






10. A DNA segment on a chromosome that controls transmission of traits






11. A specific (usually internal) condition - usually involving some form of arousal - which directs an organism's behavior toward a goal.






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






13. For glands embedded in the thyroid; secretes parathormone; controls announces level of calcium and phosphate (which influence levels of excitability)






14. 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.






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






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






17. A reinforcement schedule in which a reinforcer (reward) is delivered after a specified interval of time - provided that the required response occurs at least once in the interval






18. Repetitive review of information with little or no interpretation






19. Neurotransmitter that causes contraction of skeletal muscles; lack of Ach linked with Alzheimer's disease;






20. Two or more individuals who are working with a common purpose or have some common goals - characteristics - or interests.






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






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






23. Vermont railroad worker who survived a severe brain injury that changed his personality and behavior; his accident gave information on the brain and which parts are involved with emotional reasoning






24. Visual theory - proposed by Herring - that color is coded by stimulation of three types of paired receptors; each pair of receptors is assumed to operate in an antagonist way so that stimulation by a given wavelength produces excitation (increased fi






25. A basic unit of meaning in a language.






26. 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






27. Focuses on methods of acquiring and analyzing data






28. An eating disorder characterized by repeated episodes of binge eating (and a fear of not being able to stop eating) followed by purging






29. Primary motor cortex; areas of the three boat cortex for response messages from the brain to the muscles and glands






30. A cognitive distortion experienced by adolescents - in which they see themselves as always 'on stage' with an audience watching






31. The belief that a person can successfully engage in and execute a specific behavior






32. Theory that suggests that organisms learn new responses by observing the behavior of a model and then imitating it; aka. Social learning theory






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






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






35. Ability of a test to measure what it is supposed to measure and to predict what it is supposed to predict






36. Behavior characterized as atypical - socially unacceptable - distressing to the individual or others - maladaptive - and/or the result of distorted cognitions






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






38. Ability to recognize that objects can e transformed in some way - visually or phycially - yet still be the same in number - weight - substance - or volume






39. A definition of a variable in terms of the set of methods or procedures used to measure or study that variable






40. The light-sensitive cells in the retina- the rods and cones.






41. Depth cues that are based on one eye






42. Applies psychological concepts to legal issues






43. Cognitive abilities requiring speed or rapid learning that tends to diminish with age






44. Rehearsal involving repletion and analysis - in which a stimulus may be associated with (linked to) other information and further processed






45. Information processing guided by pre-existing knowledge or expectations to construct perceptions






46. 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






47. Neo-Freudian - humanistic; 8 psychosocial stages of development: theory shows how people evolve through the life span. Each stage is marked by a psychological crisis that involves confronting 'Who am I?'






48. Process of reconditioning in which a person is taught a new - more adaptive response to a familiar stimulus.






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






50. Process by which a neutral stimulus takes on conditioned properties through pairing with a conditioned stimulus