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AP Psychology

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1. 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






2. Process by which several genes interact to produce a certain trait; responsible for most important traits






3. A person's inherited traits - determined by genetics






4. behaviorism; pioneer in operant conditioning; behavior is based on an organism's reinforcement history; worked with pigeons






5. The cessation of the ability to reproduce






6. Named for its developer - B.F. Skinner - a box that contains a responding mechanism and a device capable of delivering a consequence to an animal in the box whenever it makes the desired response






7. Freud's second stage of personality development - from about age 2 to about age 3 - during which children learn to control the immediate gratification they obtain through defecation and to become responsive to the demands of society.






8. A conceptual framework that organizes information and allows a person to make sense of the world






9. Process by which a conditioned response becomes associated with a stimulus that is similar but not identical to the original conditioned stimulus






10. The psychological property of light referred to as color - determined by the wavelengths of reflected light.






11. In Freud's theory - the part of personality that seeks to satisfy instinctual needs in accordance with reality.






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






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






14. The process of changing a short-term memory to a long-term one






15. First menstrual period






16. Depth cues that are based on one eye






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. The emotional state or condition that arises when a person must choose between two or more competing motives - behaviors - or impulses






19. Endocrine gland that produces melatonin that helps regulate sleep/wake cycle






20. Pioneer in observational learning (AKA social learning) - stated that people profit from the mistakes/successes of others; Studies: Bobo Dolls-adults demonstrated 'appropriate' play with dolls - children mimicked play






21. Transparent covering of the eye






22. Reflex that causes a newborn to turn the head toward a light touch on lips or cheek






23. 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






24. Electrically charged particles found both inside and outside a neuron; negative ions are found inside the cell membrane in a polarized neuron






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






26. The creation or re-creation of a mental picture of a sensory or perceptual experience






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






28. Released by thyroid; hormone that regulates the body's metabolism; OVERACTIVE-over-excitability - insomnia - reduced attention span - fatigue - snap decisions - reduced concentration (hyperthyroidism); UNDERACTIVE-desire to sleep - constantly tired -






29. Neo-Freudian - psychodynamic; Contributions: inferiority complex - organ inferiority; Studies: birth order influences personality






30. Perspective concerned with how cultural differences affect behavior






31. An individual's genetic make-up






32. A descriptive statistic that measures the variability of data from the mean of the sample






33. The lightness or darkness of reflected light - determined in large part by the light's intensity.






34. Learning; Positive Psychology; learned helplessness theory of depression; Studies: Dogs demonstrating learned helplessness






35. Psychological disorder that may become evident after a person has undergone extreme stress caused by some type of disaster; common symptoms include vivid - intrusive recollections or reexperiences of the traumatic event and occasional lapses of norma






36. The process of maintaining or keeping information readily available; the locations where information is held






37. The situation that occurs when the drug becomes part of the body's functioning and produces withdrawal symptoms when the drug is discontinued






38. Chemical messengers released by terminal buttons into the synapse






39. Establish the relationship between two variables






40. A person who overuses and relies on drugs to deal with everyday life






41. Forcible sexual assault on an unwilling partner.






42. 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.






43. Describes differences between groups of participants that differ naturally on a variable such as race or gender






44. Established an intelligence test especially for adults (WAIS); also WISC and WPPSI






45. Snail-shaped fluid-filled tube in the inner ear involved in transduction






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






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






48. In humanistic theory - the final level of psychological development - in which one strives to realize one's uniquely human potential-to achieve everything one is capable of achieving






49. 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






50. Process by which a perceptual system analyzes stimuli and converts them into electrical impulses; also known as coding.