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AP Psychology

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1. Forcible sexual assault on an unwilling partner.






2. Division of peripheral nervous system; controls voluntary actions






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






4. Inability to perceive a situation or event except in relation to oneself; also know as self-centeredness






5. The second phase of the sexual response cycle - during which physical arousal continues to increase as the partners bodies prepare for orgasm






6. Interpersonal psychoanalysis; groundwork for enmeshed relationships - developed the Self-System - a configuration of personality traits






7. The most important area of the brain's occipital lobe - which receives and further processes information from the lateral geniculate nucleus; also known as the striate cortex.






8. Graphical record of brain-wave activity obtained through electrodes placed on the scalp and forehead






9. Ancient Greek philosopher. Wrote 'Peri Psyches' ('About the Mind').






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






11. The spread between the highest and the lowest scores in a distribution






12. Relatively permanent change in an organism that occurs as a result of experiences in the environment






13. Photoreceptors that detect black - white - and gray - and movement; used for vision in dim light






14. A type of research design that compares individuals of different ages to determine how they differ on an important dimension






15. 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)






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






17. Located in neck; regulates metabolism by secreting thyroxine






18. A mass of tissue that is attached to the wall f the uterus and connected to the developing fetus by the umbilical cord; it supplies nutrients and eliminates waste products






19. Dividing the chromosomes into smaller fragments that can be characterized and ordered so that the fragments reflect their respective locations on specific chromosomes






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

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21. Information processing that begins at the sensory receptors and works up to perception






22. School of psychological thought that was concerned with how and why the conscious mind works






23. Focuses on how effective teaching and learning take place






24. In the study of motivation - an explanation of behavior that asserts that people actively and regularly determine their own goals and the means of achieving them through thought.






25. Reinforcer that has survival value for an organism; this value does not have to be learned






26. Neurotransmitter that inhibits firing of neurons; linked with Huntington's disease






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






28. Member of the gene terror that controls the appearance of a certain trait only if it is paired with the same gene






29. In psychoanalysis - the repetitive cycle of interpretation - resistance to interpretation - and transference.






30. In Freud's theory - the source of a person's instinctual energy - which works mainly on the pleasure principle.






31. Does research on how people function best with machines






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






33. Substance that can produce developmental malformations (birth defects) during the prenatal period






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






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






36. Developmental psychology; compared effects of maternal separation - devised patterns of attachment; 'The Strange Situation': observation of parent/child attachment






37. Founder of functionalism; studied how humans use perception to function in our environment






38. A test designed to predict a person's future performance






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






40. Perspective developed by freud - which assumes that psychological problems are the result of anxiety resulting from unresolved conflicts and forces of which a person might be unaware






41. Social psychological theory that states that people attempt to maintain stable - consistent interpersonal relationships in which the ratio of member's contributions is balanced.






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






43. Procedure for solving a problem by implementing a set of rules over and over again until the solution is found.






44. General set of procedures used to summarize - condense - and describe sets of data






45. 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






46. Four distinct stages of sleep during which no rapid eye movements occur.






47. 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






48. Sleep stage when the eyes move about - during which vivid dreams occur; brain very active but skeletal muscles paralyzed






49. Psychotherapeutic process in which several people meet as a group with a therapist to receive psychological help.






50. Defense mechanism by which people reinterpret undesirable feelings or behaviors in terms that make them appear acceptable.