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AP Psychology

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1. Discovered classical conditioning; trained dogs to salivate at the ringing of a bell






2. Social psychology; focus on nonverbal communication - self-fulfilling prophecies; Studies: Pygmalion Effect-effect of teacher's expectations on students






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






4. Social psychology; German refugee who escaped Nazis - proved the democratic style of leadership is the most productive; studied effects of 3 leadership styles on children completing activities






5. Brain surgery used in the past to alleviate symptoms of serious mental disorders.






6. Intelligence: fluid & crystal intelligence; personality testing: 16 Personality Factors (16PF personality test)






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






8. Top of the spinal column






9. The statistically determined minimum level of stimulation necessary to excite a perceptual system.






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






11. Loss of memory for events and experiences occurring from the time of an amnesia-causing event forward






12. In Freud's theory - the instinctual (and sexual) life force that - working on the pleasure principle and seeking immediate gratification - energizes the id.






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






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






15. A need or want that causes someone to act






16. A descriptive statistic that tells which result or score best represents an entire set of scores






17. Does research on how people function best with machines






18. Ability of the brain to change their experience - both structurally and chemically






19. A reinforcement schedule in which a reinforcer(reward) is delivered after a specified number of responses has occurred






20. Previously learned information interferes with the ability to learn new information






21. 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.






22. The arithmetic average of a set of scores






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






24. The brain and spinal cord






25. Studies that estimate the hereditability of a trait by breeding animals with another animal that has the same trait






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






27. Child psychoanalysis; emphasized importance of the ego and its constant struggle






28. Division which includes the cerebellum - Pons - and medulla; responsible for involuntary processes: blood pressure - body temperature - heart rate - breathing - sleep cycles






29. Behaviorism; Law of Effect-relationship between behavior and consequence






30. Researched taste aversion. Showed that when rats ate a novel substance before being nauseated by a drug or radiation - they developed a conditioned taste aversion for the substance.






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






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






33. Internally generated patterns of body functions - including hormonal signals - sleep - blood pressure - and temperature regulation - which have approximately a 24-hour cycle and occur even in the absence of normal cues about whether it is day or nigh






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






35. The tendency to attribute other people's behavior to dispositional (internal) causes rather than situational (external) causes.






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






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






38. Freud's last stage of personality development - from the onset of puberty through adulthood - during which the sexual conflicts of childhood resurface (at puberty) and are often resolved during adolescence).






39. Memory a person is not aware of possessing






40. A type of therapy in which two or more people who are committed to one another's well-being are treated at once - in and effort to change the ways the interact.






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






42. 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






43. Motivation supplied by rewards that come from the external environment






44. Ability to recognize that objects can e transformed in some way - visually or phycially - yet still be the same in number - weight - substance - or volume






45. 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






46. Our emotional experience depends on our interpretation of the situation we are in






47. Observing and recording behavior naturally without trying to manipulate and control the situation






48. Any neutral stimulus that initially has no intrinsic negative value for an organism but acquires punishing qualities when linked with a primary punisher






49. Processes sensory information including touch - temperature - and pain from other body parts






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