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AP Psychology

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1. Study that focuses on biological foundations of behavior and mental processes; overlaps with neuroscience






2. Ability of the visual perceptual system to recognize that an object remains constant in size regardless of its distance from the observer or the size of its image on the retina.






3. Sleep researcher who discovered and coined the phrase 'rapid eye movement' (REM) sleep.






4. The field of psychology concerned with the assessment - treatment - and prevention of maladaptive behavior.






5. One who uses psychoanalysis to treat psychological problems






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






7. Eating disorder characterized by pattern 9of eating binges followed by purging (e.g. - vomiting - laxatives - exercise)






8. A branch of the autonomic nervous system that maintains normal body functions; it calms the body after sympathetic stimulation






9. Theory suggesting that there are two routes to attitude change: the central route - which focuses on thoughtful consideration of an argument for change - and the peripheral route - which focuses on less careful - more emotional - and even superficial






10. Statistical procedure designed to discover the independent elements (factors) in any set of data






11. Cognitive abilities requiring speed or rapid learning that tends to diminish with age






12. Approach to attitude formation that assumes that people infer their attitudes and emotional states from their behavior.






13. Production of new brain cells; November 1988: cancer patients proved that new neurons grew until the end of life






14. Revised Binet's IQ test and established norms for American children; tested group of young geniuses and followed in a longitudinal study that lasted beyond his own lifetime to show that high IQ does not necessarily lead to wonderful things in life






15. 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.






16. 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






17. 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.






18. The genetically determined proportion of a trait's variation among individuals in a population






19. People who cannot perceive any color - usually because their retinas lack cones.






20. The analysis of the meaning of language - especially of individual words.






21. Heuristic procedure in which the problem solver compares the current situation with the desired goal to determine the most efficient way to get from one to the other.






22. A type of research design that compares individuals of different ages to determine how they differ






23. Intelligence - comparative; Yerkes-Dodson law: level of arousal as related to performance






24. 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






25. 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






26. The system of principles of reasoning used to reach valid conclusions or make inferences.






27. A person's sense of being male or female






28. The quality of a sound determined by the purity of a waveform






29. 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'






30. The first phase of the sexual response cycle during which there are increases in heart rate blood pressure and respiration






31. Shifts or exaggeration in group members' attitudes or behavior as a result of group discussion.






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






33. The study of the patterns and distributions of speech sounds in a language and the tacit rules for their pronunciation.






34. Unexpected changes in the gene replication process that are not always evident in phenotype and create unusual and sometimes harmful characteristics of body or behavior






35. Neurotransmitter that affects sleep - arousal - mood - appetite; lack of it is linked with depression






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






37. Period of development from conception until birth






38. Growth in the ability to tell right from wrong - control impulses - and act ethically






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






40. Conflict that results from having to choose an alternative that has both attractive and unappealing aspects






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






42. Jung's theory of a shared storehouse of primitive ideas and images that are inherited ideas and images - called archetypes - are emotionally charged and rich in meaning and symbolism






43. Fixed - overly simple and often erroneous ideas about traits - attitudes - and behaviors of groups of people; stereotypes assume that all members of a given group are alike.






44. Group of abnormalities that occur in the babies of mothers who drink alcoholic beverages during pregnancy






45. Focuses on methods of acquiring and analyzing data






46. The belief that a person can successfully engage in and execute a specific behavior






47. 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






48. Preset natural body weight - determined by the number of fat cells in the body






49. Mental category used to classify an event or object according to some distinguishing property or feature.






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