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AP Psychology

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1. A procedure to inform participants about the true nature of an experiment after its completion






2. In Adler's theory - a feeling of openness with all humanity.






3. Therapies that use approaches or techniques derived from Freud - but that reject or modify some elements of Freud's theory.






4. The measure of central tendency that is the data point with 50% of the scores above it and 50% below it






5. Conscious experience of emotion and physiological arousal occur at the same time






6. In Jung's theory - a shared storehouse of primitive ideas and images that reside in the unconscious and are inherited from one's ancestors.






7. 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.






8. A type of research method that allows researchers to measure variables so that they can develop a description of a situation or phenomenon






9. Constructed by Lewis Terman - originally used ratio IQ (MA/CA x 100); now based on deviation from mean






10. Assessing and choosing among alternatives.






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






12. The realization of infants that objects continue to exist even when they are out of sight






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






14. Motivation; believed that gastric activity as in empty stomach - was the sole basis for hunger; did research that inserted balloons in stomachs






15. Having both stereotypically male and stereotypically female characteristics






16. According to Piaget - the process by which existing mental structures and behaviors are modified to adapt to new experiences






17. Concerned with the relationship between brain/nervous system and behavior






18. Ability of a test to yield very similar scores for the same individual over repeated testings






19. Detailed memory for events surrounding a dramatic event that is vivid and remembered with confidence






20. Perspective that emphasizes the uniqueness of the individual and the idea that humans have free will






21. Primary area for processing visual information






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






23. Small opeing in iris that is smaller in bright light and larger in darkness






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






25. Performs initial encoding; provides brief storage; also called sensory register






26. In Jung's theory - the emotionally charged ideas and images that are rich in meaning and symbolism and exist within the collective unconscious.






27. Reflex that causes a newborn to grasp vigorously any object touching the palm or fingers or placed in the hand






28. The number of items a person can reproduce from short-term memory - usually consisting of one or two chunks






29. The overt story line - characters - and setting of a dream-the obvious - clearly discernible events of the dream






30. A sample that reflects the characteristics of the population from which it is drawn






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






32. Perspective that defines psychology as the study of behavior that is directly observable or through assessment instruments






33. Simultaneously analyzing different elements of sensory information - such as color - brightness - shape - etc.






34. The extent to which scores differ from one another






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






36. Large band of white neural fibers that connects to to brain hemispheres and carries messages between them; myelinated; involved in intelligence - consciousness - and self-awareness; does it reach full maturity until 20s






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






38. Psychologist who treats people with adjustment problems






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






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






41. Wrinkled outer portion of brain; center for higher order brain functions such as thinking - planning - judgment; processes sensory information and directs movement






42. Newly learned information interferes with the ability to recall previously learned information






43. Subjects and not exposed to a changing variable in an experiment






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






45. Activation of the central nervous system - the autonomic nervous system - and the muscles and glands






46. Reflex in which a newborn strectches out the arms and legs and cries in response to a loud noise or an abrupt change in the environment






47. Neo-Freudian - analytic psychology; archetypes; collective unconscious; libido is all types of energy - not just sexual; dream studies/interpretation






48. Theory that holds that an observer's perception depends not only on the intensity of a stimulus but also on the observer's motivation - the criteria he or she sets for determining that a signal is present - and on the background noise.






49. Chemical that opposes the actions of a neurotransmitter






50. Small area of retina where image is focused