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AP Psychology

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1. A division of the peripheral nervous system that regulates involuntary functions; made up of sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems






2. Chemical that mimics or facilitates the actions of a neurotransmitter






3. Memory of ideas - rules - words - and general concepts about the world






4. Study of hereditary influences and how it influences behavior and thinking






5. Inability to see that an object can have a function other than its stated or usual one.






6. School of psychological thought that considered the structure and elements of conscious experience to be the proper subject matter of psychology






7. Observed group differences based on the era when people were born and grew up - exposing them to particular experiences that may affect the results of cross-sectional studies






8. Occurs when initial processing of information is similar to the process of retrieval; the better the match - the better the recall






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






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






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






12. A fixed - overly simple - sometimes incorrect idea about traits - attitudes - and behaviors of males or females






13. Anything that causes a difference between the IV and the DV other than the independent variable






14. The biochemical processes that make it easier for the neuron to respond again when it has been stimulated






15. 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






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






17. The overt story line - characters - and setting of a dream-the obvious - clearly discernible events of the dream






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






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






20. Motivation; believed that gastric activity as in empty stomach - was the sole basis for hunger; did research that inserted balloons in stomachs






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






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






23. The suppression of one bit of information by another






24. Problems in going to sleep or maintaining sleep






25. 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






26. Threadlike structure within the nucleus of cells that contain genes






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






28. Clues participants discover about the purpose of a study that suggest how they should respond






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






30. Behaviorism; Law of Effect-relationship between behavior and consequence






31. Level of consciousness that includes unacceptable feelings - wishes - and thoughts not directly available to conscious awareness






32. 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.






33. Did study in which healthy patients were admitted to psychiatric hospitals and diagnoses with schizophrenia; showed that once you are diagnosed with a disorder - the label - even when behavior indicates otherwise - is hard to overcome in a mental hea






34. Achievement motivation; developed scoring system for TAT's use in assessing achievement motivation






35. Conflict that results from having to choose between two distasteful alternatives






36. The negative response evoked when there is an inconsistency between a person's self-image as being free to choose and the person's realization that someone is trying to force him or her to choose a particular occurrence.






37. Any chemical substance that - in small amounts - alters biological or cognitive processes or both






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






39. Explanations of behavior that focus on people's expectations about reaching a goal and their need for achievement as energizing factors






40. The study of the psychological and medical aspects of death and dying






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






42. 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






43. A therapy that is based on the application of learning principles to human behavior and that focuses on changing overt behaviors rather than on understanding subjective feelings - unconscious processes - or motivations; also known as behavior modific






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






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






46. Drugs derived from the opium poppy - including opium - morphine - and heroin






47. 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






48. 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






49. A research approach that follows a group of people over time to determine change or stability in behavior.






50. Social psychology; bystander apathy - diffusion of responsibility