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AP Psychology

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1. A situation in which an individual is given two different and inconsistent messages.






2. Process by which a person takes some action to manage - master - tolerate - or reduce environmental or internal demands that cause or might cause stress and that tax the individual's inner resources






3. Psychoanalytic phenomenon in which a therapist becomes the object of a patient's emotional attitudes about an important person in the patient's life - such as a parent.






4. Deoxyribonucleic acid; genetic formation in a double-helix; can replicate or reproduce itself; made of genes






5. Focused awareness of only a limited amount of all you are capable of experiencing






6. We determine our emotion based on our physiological arousal - then label that emotion according to our explanation for that arousal






7. Defense mechanism by which people redirect socially unacceptable impulses toward acceptable goals.






8. Informing participants about the true nature of a experiment after its completion.






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






10. A specific (usually internal) condition - usually involving some form of arousal - which directs an organism's behavior toward a goal.






11. Social Psychology; Helping behavior - personal responsibility; studied the effects of enhanced personal responsibility and helping behavior






12. Studies of hereditability it be a behavioral traits using animals that have been inbred to produce strains that are genetically similar to one another






13. The most frequently occurring score in a set of data






14. The theory that children and adolescents use gender as an organizing theme to classify and interpret their perceptions about the world and themselves






15. State with deep relaxation and heightened suggestibility






16. Stage of sleep characterized by high-frequency - low-amplitude brain-wave activity - rapid and systematic eye movements - more vivid dreams - and postural muscle paralysis






17. Selection of a part of the population which mirrors the current demographics






18. In Freud's theory - the technique of providing a context - meaning - or cause for a specific idea - feeling - or set of behaviors; the process of tying a set of behaviors to its unconscious determinant.






19. A standard IQ test score whose mean and standard deviation remain constant for all ages






20. 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






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






22. Three-stage process which describes the body's reaction to stress: 1) alarm reaction - 2) resistance - 3) exahaustion

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






24. 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






25. In humanistic theory - the final level of psychological development - in which one strives to realize one's uniquely human potential-to achieve everything one is capable of achieving






26. Endocrine glands located above the kidney and secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine - which prepare the body for 'fight or flight'






27. Portion of the CNS that carries messages to the PNS; connects brain to the rest of the body






28. A counterconditioning technique in which an aversive or noxious stimulus is paired with a stimulus with the undesirable behavior.






29. Able to see objects at a distance clearly but having trouble seeing things up close; farsighted






30. A donut ring-shaped of loosely connected structures located in the forebrain between the central core and cerebral hemispheres; consists of: septum - cingulate gyrus - endowments - hypothalamus - and to campus - and amygdala; associated with emotions






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






32. Clues participants discover about the purpose of a study that suggest how they should respond






33. Area on retina with no receptor cells (where optic nerve leaves the eye)






34. The Reaction experienced when a substance abuser stops using a drug with dependence properties






35. 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.






36. Process by which stored information is recovered from memory






37. A highly detailed description of a single individual or a vent






38. 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






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






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






41. Main area for hearing - understanding language (Wernicke's area) - understanding music; smell






42. Structure behind pupil that changes shape to focus light rays onto the retina






43. Shift in electrical charge in a tiny area of the neuron (temporary); transmits a long cell membranes leaving neuron and polarized state; needs higher than normal threshold of excitation to fire






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






45. Process by which a neutral stimulus takes on conditioned properties through pairing with a conditioned stimulus






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






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






48. The prenatal organism from the 8th week after conception until birth






49. The negative response evoked when there is an inconsistency between a person's self-image as being free to choose and the person's realization that someone is trying to force him or her to choose a particular occurrence.






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