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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. 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






3. A type of design that contrasts groups of people who differ on some variable of interest to the researcher.






4. Hormone backpacks in the regulation of blood sugar by acting in the utilization of carbohydrates; released by pancreas; too much-hypoglycemia - too little-diabetes






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






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






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






8. Student of Wilhelm Wundt; founder of Structuralist school of psychology.






9. Pioneer in Rational-Emotive Therapy (RET) - focuses on altering client's patterns of irrational thinking to reduce maladaptive behavior and emotions






10. 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






11. Anxiety disorder characterized by persistent and uncontrollable thoughts and irrational beliefs that cause the performance of compulsive rituals that interfere with daily life.






12. State of physiological imbalance usually accompanied by arousal






13. Morality based on one's own individual moral principles (i.e. - conscience)






14. Developmental psychology; compared effects of maternal separation - devised patterns of attachment; 'The Strange Situation': observation of parent/child attachment






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






16. Behaviorism; emphasis on external behaviors of people and their reactions on a given situation; famous for Little Albert study in which baby was taught to fear a white rat






17. Memory for skills - including perceptual - motor - and cognitive skills required to complete tasks






18. Perception below the threshold of awareness.






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






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






21. Graph of a frequency distribution that shows the number of instances of obtained scores - usually with the data points connect by straight lines






22. The most primitive of the three functional divisions of the brain - consisting of the pons - medulla - reticular formation - and cerebellum






23. A period after firing when a neuron is returning to its normal polarize state and will only fire again if the incoming message open parentheses impulse) is stronger than usual; returning to arresting state






24. In problem solving - the process of widening the range of possibilities and expanding the options for solutions.






25. Study of hereditary influences and how it influences behavior and thinking






26. The study of how language is acquired - perceived - understood - and produced.






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






28. Style of parenting marked by emotional coldness - imposing rules and expecting obedience






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






30. A system of symbols - usually words - that convey meaning and a set of rules for combining symbols to generate an infinite number of messages.






31. Part of the brain involved in sleep/wake cycles; also connects cerebellum and medulla to the cerebral cortex






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






33. Did work on short-term memory






34. Applies psychological principles to the workplace to improve productivity and the quality of work life






35. An excessive attachment to some person or object that was appropriate only at an earlier stage of development






36. Anxiety disorder characterized by marked fear and avoidance of being alone in a place from which escape might be difficult or embarrassing






37. Experience of the difference threshold






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






39. Does research on how people function best with machines






40. Four distinct stages of sleep during which no rapid eye movements occur.






41. Pioneer in intelligence (IQ) tests - designed a test to identify slow learners in need of help-not applicable in the U.S. because it was too culture-bound (French)






42. An operant conditioning procedure in which individuals who display appropriate behavior receive tokens that they can exchange for desirable items or activities.






43. Eating disorder most common in adolescent females characterized by weight less than 85% of normal - restricted eating - and unrealistic body image






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






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






46. Anxiety disorders characterized as acute anxiety - accompanied by sharp increases in autonomic nervous system arousal - that is not triggered by a specific event.






47. The prenatal organism from the 5th through the 49th day after conception






48. Shows brain's electrical activity by positioning electrodes over the scalp






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






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