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AP Psychology

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1. Child development; investigated how culture & interpersonal communication guide development; zone of proximal development; play research






2. Anxiety disorder characterized by fear of - and desire to avoid - situations in which the person might be exposed to scrutiny by others and might behave in an embarrassing or humiliating way.






3. The second level of the three organizational structures of the brain that receives signals from other parts of the brain or spinal cord and either relays the information to other parts of the brain or causes the body to act immediately; involved in m






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






5. Any stimulus or event that is naturally painful or unpleasant to an organism






6. Stimulus that normally produces a measurable involuntary response






7. Loss of information from memory as a result of disuse and the passage of time






8. Reflex that causes a newborn to make sucking motions when a finger or nipple if placed in the mouth






9. Therapies that use approaches or techniques derived from Freud - but that reject or modify some elements of Freud's theory.






10. Released by adrenal glands; triggered by norepinephrine to prolong the response to stress (used in the sympathetic nervous system)






11. Small area of retina where image is focused






12. Light sensitive cells (rods and cones) that convert light to electrochemical impulses






13. A group of participants who are assumed to be representative of the population about which an inference is being made






14. Individual cells that are the smallest unit of the nervous system; it has three functions: receive information - process it - send to rest of body






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






16. The strong emotional tie that a person feels toward special other persons in his or her life






17. Stage of sleep characterized by high-frequency - low-amplitude brain-wave activity - rapid and systematic eye movements - more vivid dreams - and postural muscle paralysis






18. Test designed to determine a person's level of knowledge in a given subject area






19. Intelligence: fluid & crystal intelligence; personality testing: 16 Personality Factors (16PF personality test)






20. Rapid voluntary movements of the eyes.






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






22. Unlearned or involuntary response to an unconditioned stimulus






23. A basic or minimum unit of sound in a language.






24. First menstrual period






25. A chronic and progressive disorder of the brain that is the most common cause of degeneration dementia

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






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






28. Loss of memory for events and experiences occurring from the time of an amnesia-causing event forward






29. Process in which the sense organs' receptor cells are stimulated and relay initial information to higher brain centers for further processing.






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






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






32. Morality based on consequences to self






33. 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






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






35. Internally generated patterns of body functions - including hormonal signals - sleep - blood pressure - and temperature regulation - which have approximately a 24-hour cycle and occur even in the absence of normal cues about whether it is day or nigh






36. The variable in a controlled experiment that is expected to change due to the manipulation of the independent variable






37. The period during which the reproductive system matures; it begins with an increase in the production of sex hormones - which signals the end of childhood






38. Selective reinforcement of behaviors that gradually approach the desired response






39. The evaluation of the significance of a situation or event as it relates to a person's well-being






40. Problems in going to sleep or maintaining sleep






41. Process of changing from a totally self-oriented point of view to one tha recognizes other people's feelings - ideas - and viewpoints






42. Ability of a test to yield very similar scores for the same individual over repeated testings






43. Behavior learned through coincidental association with reinforcement






44. Subfield of psychology that focuses on the relationship between physical stimuli and people's conscious experiences of them.






45. The depth and richness of a hue determined by determined by the homogeneity of the wavelengths contained in the reflected light; also known as purity.






46. Detailed memory for events surrounding a dramatic event that is vivid and remembered with confidence






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






48. In Roger's theory of personality - the perception an individual has of himself or herself and of his or her relationships to other people and to various aspects of life.






49. 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






50. Located in left temporal lobe; plays role in understanding language and making meaningful sentences

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