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AP Psychology

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






2. 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.






3. A drug that increases alertness - reduces fatigue - and elevates mood






4. Creates a computerized image using a magnetic field and pulses of radio waves






5. Creates a computerized image using x-rays passed through the brain






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






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






8. Statistical procedure designed to discover the independent elements (factors) in any set of data






9. Devices or instruments used to assess personality - in which examinees are shown a standard set of ambiguous stimuli and asked to respond to the stimuli in their own way.






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






11. Procedure for solving a problem by implementing a set of rules over and over again until the solution is found.






12. Netlike system of neurons that weaves through limbic system and plays an important role in attention - arousal - and alert functions; arouses and alerts higher parts of the brain; anesthetics work by temporary shutting off RF system






13. The first of Piaget's four stages of cognitive development (covering roughly the first 2 years of life) - during which the child develops some motoer coordination skills and a memory for past events






14. Inability to remember information (typically - all events within a specific period) - usually due to physiological trauma






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






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






17. Information processing guided by pre-existing knowledge or expectations to construct perceptions






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






19. Dissociative disorder characterized by the sudden and extensive inability to recall important personal information - usually of a traumatic or stressful nature.






20. The linguistic description of how a language functions - especially the rules and patterns used for generating appropriate and comprehensible sentences.






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






22. Process by which stored information is recovered from memory






23. Light sensitive cells (rods and cones) that convert light to electrochemical impulses






24. General category of mood disorders in which people show extreme and persistent sadness - despair - and loss of interest in life's usual activities.






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






26. Substance that can produce developmental malformations (birth defects) during the prenatal period






27. Type of schizophrenia characterized by hallucinations and delusions of persecution or grandeur (or both) - and sometimes irrational jealousy.






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






29. 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






30. Ancient Greek philosopher. Promoted introspection by saying - 'Know thyself.'






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






32. The general state of being aware of and responsive to events in the environment - as well as one's own mental processes






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






34. Member of the gene terror that controls the appearance of a certain trait only if it is paired with the same gene






35. A test designed to predict a person's future performance






36. A division of the peripheral nervous system that regulates involuntary functions; made up of sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems






37. Dream in which the dreamer is aware of dreaming while it is happening






38. Studies of hereditability on the assumption that if a gene influences a certain trait - close relatives should be more similar on that trait in distant relative






39. Largest - most complicated - and most advanced of the three divisions of the brain; comprises the thalamus - hypothalamus - limbic system - basal ganglia - corpus callosum - and cortex






40. The system of principles of reasoning used to reach valid conclusions or make inferences.






41. The study of the patterns and distributions of speech sounds in a language and the tacit rules for their pronunciation.






42. A process through which people receive information about the status of a physical system and use this feedback information to learn to control the activity of that system






43. Memory of specific personal events and situations (episodes) tagged with information about time






44. Psychopathology and Social Psychology; effects of labeling; Rosenhan and colleagues checked selves into mental hospitals with symptoms of hearing voices say 'empty - dull and thud.' Diagnosed with schizophrenia. After entered - acted normally. Never






45. A medical doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders






46. Located in neck; regulates metabolism by secreting thyroxine






47. Communication of information through body positions and gestures.






48. Neurotransmitter that affects sleep - arousal - mood - appetite; lack of it is linked with depression






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






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