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AP Psychology

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






2. Intelligence; found that specific mental talents were highly correlated - concluded that all cognitive abilities showed a common core which he labeled 'g' (general ability)






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






4. Anxiety disorder characterized by fear of - and desire to avoid - situations in which the person might be exposed to scrutiny by others and might behave in an embarrassing or humiliating way.






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






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






7. In psychoanalysis - an unwillingness to cooperate - which a patient signals by showing a reluctance to provide the therapist with information or to help the therapist understand or interpret a situation.






8. Areas of the retina that - when stimulated - produce a change in the firing of cells in the visual system.






9. The fourth phase of the sexual response cycle - following orgasm - during which the body returns to its resting - or normal state






10. An understanding of mental states such as feelings - desires - beliefs - and intentions and of the causal role they play in human behavior






11. Parenting style characterized by emotional warmth - high standards for behavior - explanation and consistent enforcement of rules - and inclusion of children in decision making






12. Process of developing uniform procedures for administering and scoring a test and for establishing norms






13. Loss of memory of events and experiences that preceded an amnesia-causing event






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






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






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






17. Stimulus that normally produces a measurable involuntary response






18. In Freud's theory - the source of a person's instinctual energy - which works mainly on the pleasure principle.






19. The scientific study of how people think about - interact with - influence - and are influenced by the thoughts - feelings - and behaviors of other people.






20. A mechanism that prevents certain molecule from entering the brain but allows others to cross






21. When a researcher's expectations unknowingly create a situation that affects the results






22. Removal of a stimulus after a particular response to increase the likelihood that the response will recur






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






24. The first person to study memory scientifically and systematically; used nonsense syllables and recorded how many times he had to study a list to remember it well






25. The field of psychology concerned with the assessment - treatment - and prevention of maladaptive behavior.






26. Commonly occurring behavior can reinforce a less frequent behavior






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






28. Unexpected changes in the gene replication process that are not always evident in phenotype and create unusual and sometimes harmful characteristics of body or behavior






29. Sense of smell






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






31. An explanation of behavior that emphasizes the entirety of life rather than individual components of behavior and focuses on human dignity - individual choice - and self-worth






32. Conformity; showed that social pressure can make a person say something that is obviously incorrect ; in a famous study in which participants were shown cards with lines of different lengths and were asked to say which line matched the line on the fi






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






34. Revised Binet's IQ test and established norms for American children; tested group of young geniuses and followed in a longitudinal study that lasted beyond his own lifetime to show that high IQ does not necessarily lead to wonderful things in life






35. Moral development; presented boys moral dilemmas and studied their responses and reasoning processes in making moral decisions. Most famous moral dilemma is 'Heinz' who has an ill wife and cannot afford the medication. Should he steal the medication






36. The arithmetic average of a set of scores






37. School of psychological thought that was concerned with how and why the conscious mind works






38. A location on a receptor neurons which is like a key to a lock (with a specific nerve transmitter); allows for orderly pathways






39. An individual who takes part in an experiment and whose behavior is observed as part of the data collection process






40. State of physiological imbalance usually accompanied by arousal






41. Action potential; the firing of a nerve cell; the entire process of the electrical charge (message/impulse) traveling through inner on; can be as fast as 400 fps (with myelin) or 3 fps (no myelin)






42. In the study of motivation - an explanation of behavior that asserts that people actively and regularly determine their own goals and the means of achieving them through thought.






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






44. Snail-shaped fluid-filled tube in the inner ear involved in transduction






45. For glands embedded in the thyroid; secretes parathormone; controls announces level of calcium and phosphate (which influence levels of excitability)






46. A sample of individuals who match the population with whom they are being compared with regard to key variables such as socioeconomic status and age






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






48. Chemical that opposes the actions of a neurotransmitter






49. Personality; theory that linked personality to physique on the grounds that both are governed by genetic endowment: endomorphic (large) - mesomorphic (average) - and ectomorphic (skinny)






50. Eating disorder characterized by pattern 9of eating binges followed by purging (e.g. - vomiting - laxatives - exercise)