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AP Psychology

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1. Process of reconditioning in which a person is taught a new - more adaptive response to a familiar stimulus.






2. Any of a class of drugs that relax and calm a user and - in higher doses - induce sleep; also known as a depressant






3. The characteristic of requiring higher and higher doses of a drug to produce the same effect.






4. Number of wavelengths that pass a point in a given amount of time; determines hue of light and the pitch of a sound






5. Any event that increases the probability of a recurrence of the response that preceded it






6. In Roger's theory of personality - an inborn tendency directing people toward actualizing their essential nature and thus attaining their potential.






7. Part of the brain that coordinates balance - movement - reflexes






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






9. Neo-Freudian - psychodynamic; criticized Freud - stated that personality is molded by current fears and impulses - rather than being determined solely by childhood experiences and instincts - neurotic trends; concept of 'basic anxiety'






10. The overall capacity of an individual to act purposefully - to think rationally - and to deal effectively with the environment






11. 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.






12. Sleep stage when the eyes move about - during which vivid dreams occur; brain very active but skeletal muscles paralyzed






13. Motor sensory relay center for four of the five senses; and with a brain stem and composed of two egg-shaped structures; integrates in shades incoming sensory signals; Mnemonic-'don't smell the llamas because the llamas smell bad'






14. Level of consciousness that is outside awareness but contains feelings and memories that can easily be brought into conscious awareness






15. In an experiment - a difference that is unlikely to have occurred because of chance alone and is inferred to be most likely due to the systematic manipulations of variables by the researcher






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






17. Response elicited by a conditioned stimulus






18. Branching extensions of neuron that receives messages from neighboring neurons






19. Glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream - which regulate body and behavioral processes






20. Portion of the CNS above the spinal cord; consists of hindbrain - midbrain - and forebrain






21. Commonly occurring behavior can reinforce a less frequent behavior






22. Organizing sensory information so it can be processed by the nervous system






23. 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






24. Personality disorder characterized by egocentricity - and behavior that is irresponsible and that violates the rights of other people - a lack of guilt feelings - an inability to understand other people and a lack of fear of punishment.






25. Sharpness of vision






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






27. A trait or inherited characteristic that has increased in a population because it solved a problem of survival or reproduction






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






29. Problems in going to sleep or maintaining sleep






30. Top of the spinal column






31. Area of the brain that is part of the limbic system and regulates behaviors such as - eating - drinking - sexual behaviors - motivation; also body temperature






32. The behavior of giving up or not responding to punishment - exhibited by people or animals exposed to negative consequences or punishment over which they have no control






33. Defense mechanism by which anxiety-provoking thoughts and feelings are forced to the unconscious.






34. Photoreceptors that detect color and fine detail in bright-light conditions; not present in peripheral vision






35. Automatic behavior that occurs involuntarily in response to a stimulus and without prior learning and usually shows little variability from instance to instance






36. Neurotransmitter that inhibits firing of neurons; linked with Huntington's disease






37. Assessing and choosing among alternatives.






38. The view that knowledge should be acquired through observation and often an experiment






39. Anxiety disorders characterized by excessive and irrational fear of - and consequent attempted avoidance of - specific objects or situations.






40. The agreement of participants to take part in an experiment and their acknowledgement that they understand the nature of their participation in the research - and have been fully informed about the general nature of the research - its goals - and met






41. A schizophrenic disorder that is characterized by a mixture of symptoms and does not meet the diagnostic criteria of any one type.






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






43. Visual theory - proposed by Herring - that color is coded by stimulation of three types of paired receptors; each pair of receptors is assumed to operate in an antagonist way so that stimulation by a given wavelength produces excitation (increased fi






44. Social psychology; Stanford Prison Study; college students were randomly assigned to roles of prisoners or guards in a study that looked at who social situations influence behavior; showed that peoples' behavior depends to a large extent on the roles






45. Inability to see that an object can have a function other than its stated or usual one.






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






47. Learned knowledge and skills such as vocabulary - which tends to increase with age






48. The measurement of public opinion through the use of sampling and questioning






49. Level of consciousness that includes unacceptable feelings - wishes - and thoughts not directly available to conscious awareness






50. In psychology - the techniques used to discover knowledge about human behavior and mental processes