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AP Psychology

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1. Type of schizophrenia characterized by severely disturbed thought processes - frequent incoherence - disorganized behavior - and inappropriate affect.






2. Seeing mind and body as different aspects of the same thing






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






4. The expression of genes






5. Sets of strategies - rather than strict rules - that act as guidelines for discovery-oriented problem solving.






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






7. Negative evaluation of an entire group of people - typically based on unfavorable (and often wrong) stereotypes about groups.






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






9. In problem solving - the process of narrowing down choices and alternatives to arrive at a suitable answer.






10. False beliefs that are inconsistent with reality but are held in spite of evidence that disproves them.






11. Dissociative disorder characterized by the sudden and extensive inability to recall important personal information - usually of a traumatic or stressful nature.






12. Early-emerging and long-lasting individual differences in disposition and in the intensity and especially the quality of emotional reactions






13. Child psychoanalysis; emphasized importance of the ego and its constant struggle






14. Observing and recording behavior naturally without trying to manipulate and control the situation






15. A nonspecific improvement that occurs as a result of a person's expectations of change rather than as a direct result of any specific therapeutic treatment.






16. Able to see clearly things that are close but having trouble seeing objects at a distance; nearsighted.






17. Selection of a part of the population which mirrors the current demographics






18. The percentage of a population displaying a disorder during any specified period.






19. Rapid voluntary movements of the eyes.






20. 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






21. Social Psychology; Helping behavior - personal responsibility; studied the effects of enhanced personal responsibility and helping behavior






22. The study of the lifelong - often age-related - processes of change in the physical - cognitive - moral - emotional - and social domains of functioning; such changes are rooted in biological mechanisms that are genetically controlled - as well as in






23. A return to a prior stage after a person has progressed through the various stages of development; caused by anxiety.






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






25. Student of Wilhelm Wundt; founder of Structuralist school of psychology.






26. The theory that children and adolescents use gender as an organizing theme to classify and interpret their perceptions about the world and themselves






27. Emotion; found that facial expressions are universal






28. An anxiety disorder characterized by persistent anxiety occurring on more days than not for at least 6 months - sometimes with increased activity of the autonomic nervous system - apprehension - excessive muscle tension - and difficulty in concentrat






29. Defense mechanism by which people refuse to accept reality.






30. Intelligence; found that specific mental talents were highly correlated - concluded that all cognitive abilities showed a common core which he labeled 'g' (general ability)






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






32. 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?'






33. 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






34. Anxiety disorder characterized by irrational and persistent fear of a particular object or situation - along with a compelling desire to avoid it.






35. In Roger's theory of personality - the self a person would ideally like to be.






36. Tendency to believe that one's own group is the standard - the reference point by which other people and groups should be judged






37. The process of dividing the world into 'in' groups and 'out' groups.






38. Ancient Greek philosopher. Promoted introspection by saying - 'Know thyself.'






39. In Freud's theory - the instinctual (and sexual) life force that - working on the pleasure principle and seeking immediate gratification - energizes the id.






40. Netlike system of neurons that weaves through limbic system and plays an important role in attention - arousal - and alert functions; arouses and alerts higher parts of the brain; anesthetics work by temporary shutting off RF system






41. One of the descriptive methods of research; it requires construction of a set of questions to administer to a group of participants






42. A procedure in which a researcher systematically manipulates and observes elements of a situation in order to test a hypothesis and make a cause-and-effect statement






43. A single long - fiber that carries outgoing messages to other neurons - muscles - or glands






44. The communication of information by cues or actions that include gestures - tone of voice - vocal inflections - and facial expressions.






45. A drug that alters behavior - thought - or perception by altering biochemical reactions in the nervous system - thereby affecting consciousness






46. The appearance of one overt symptom to replace another that has been eliminated by treatment.






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






49. A three-stage counterconditioning procedure in which people are taught to relax when confronting stimuli that forming elicited anxiety.






50. Helps athletes improve their focus - increase motivation - and deal with anxiety and fear of failure