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AP Psychology

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1. The third phase of the sexual response cycle - during which autonomic nervous system activity reaches its peak and muscle contractions occur in spasms throughout the body - but especially in the genital area






2. Period of development from conception until birth






3. Morality based on fitting in to the norms of society






4. Personality; theory that linked personality to physique on the grounds that both are governed by genetic endowment: endomorphic (large) - mesomorphic (average) - and ectomorphic (skinny)






5. 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






6. The first of Piaget's four stages of cognitive development (covering roughly the first 2 years of life) - during which the child develops some motoer coordination skills and a memory for past events






7. Reproductive glands-male - testes; female - ovaries






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






9. Intelligence; devised the Triarchic Theory of Intelligence (academic problem-solving - practical - and creative)






10. People's tendency to change attitudes or behaviors so that they are consistent with those of other people or with social norms.






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






12. 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






13. The process of growth and the realization of individual potential; in the humanistic view - a final level of psychological development in which a person attempts to minimize ill health - be fully functioning - have a superior perception of reality -






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






15. Pioneer in Cognitive Therapy. Suggested negative beliefs cause depression.






16. A score that expresses an individual's position relative to the mean - based on the standard deviation






17. The process by which a person uses behavior and appearance of others to form attitudes about them.






18. Mood disorder originally know as manic-depressive disorder because it is characterized by behavior that vacillates between two extremes; mania and depression.






19. The ability to recall past events - images - ideas - or previously learned information or skills; the storage system that allows a person to retain and retrieve previously learned information






20. Shows brain activity at higher reolution than PET scan when changes in oxygen concentration in neurons alters its magnetic qualities






21. Inability to remember information (typically - all events within a specific period) - usually due to physiological trauma






22. Emotion; found that facial expressions are universal






23. A feature of thought and problem solving that includes the tendency to generate or recognize ideas considered to be high-quality - original - novel - and appropriate.






24. Presentation of a stimulus after a particular response in order to increase the likelihood that the response will recur






25. Subject in John Watson's experiment - proved classical conditioning principles - especially the generalization of fear






26. An individual who takes part in an experiment and whose behavior is observed as part of the data collection process






27. The behavior of individuals when confronted with a situation or task that requires insight or determination of some unknown elements.






28. Anxiety disorder characterized by marked fear and avoidance of being alone in a place from which escape might be difficult or embarrassing






29. Depressive disorder characterized by loss of interest in almost all of life's usual activities; a sad - hopeless - or discourage mood - sleep disturbance; loss of appetite; loss of energy; and feelings of unworthiness and guilt.






30. Endocrine gland that produces a large amount of hormones; it regulates growth and helps control other endocrine glands; located on underside of brain; sometimes called the 'master gland'






31. Way of getting knowledge about the world based on observation






32. The controversial claim that sensation can occur apart from sensory input






33. Piaget's thrid stage of cognitive development (lasting from approximately age 6 or 7 to age 11 or 12) - during which the child develops the ability to understand constant factors in the environment - rules - and higher-order symbolic systems






34. Morality based on consequences to self






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






36. The use of a variety of techniques including concentration - restriction of incoming stimuli - and deep relaxation to produce a state of consciousness characterized by a sense of detachment.






37. Process by which an organism learns to respond only to a specific stimulus and not to other stimuli






38. A donut ring-shaped of loosely connected structures located in the forebrain between the central core and cerebral hemispheres; consists of: septum - cingulate gyrus - endowments - hypothalamus - and to campus - and amygdala; associated with emotions






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






40. Noradrenaline; chemical which is excitatory - similar to adrenaline - and affects arousal and memory; raises blood pressure by causing blood vessels to become constricted - but also carried by bloodstream to the anterior pituitary which relaxes ACTH






41. The Reaction experienced when a substance abuser stops using a drug with dependence properties






42. A reinforcement schedule in which a reinforcer (reward) is delivered after predetermined but varying amounts of time - provided that the required response occurs at least once after each interval






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






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






45. Assesses and counsels students - consults with educators and parents - and performs behavioral intervention when necessary






46. Below-average intellectual functioning - as measured on an IQ test - accompanied by substantial limitations in functioning that originate before age 8






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






48. Areas of the retina that - when stimulated - produce a change in the firing of cells in the visual system.






49. Ethology (animal behavior); studied imprinting and critical periods in geese






50. Small area of retina where image is focused