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AP Psychology

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1. Memory; studied memorization of meaningless words






2. Stress and coping; used 'social readjustment scale' to measure stress






3. A drug that alters behavior - thought - or perception by altering biochemical reactions in the nervous system - thereby affecting consciousness






4. Operant training system that uses secondary reinforcers (tokens) to increase appropriate behavior; learners can exchange tokens for desired rewards






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






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






7. Jung's theory of a shared storehouse of primitive ideas and images that are inherited ideas and images - called archetypes - are emotionally charged and rich in meaning and symbolism






8. 30 -000 genes needed to build a human






9. In Jung's theory - a shared storehouse of primitive ideas and images that reside in the unconscious and are inherited from one's ancestors.






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






11. A return to a prior stage after a person has progressed through the various stages of development; caused by anxiety.






12. School of psychological thought that considered the structure and elements of conscious experience to be the proper subject matter of psychology






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






14. Psychologist who treats people with adjustment problems






15. The variable in a controlled experiment that the experimenter directly and purposefully manipulates to see how the other variables under study will be affected






16. Neo-Freudian - humanistic; 8 psychosocial stages of development: theory shows how people evolve through the life span. Each stage is marked by a psychological crisis that involves confronting 'Who am I?'






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






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






19. Division of peripheral nervous system; controls voluntary actions






20. The behavior of giving up or not responding - exhibited by people and animals exposed to negative consequences or punishment over which they feel they have no control.






21. A white - fatty covering of the axon which speeds transmission of message






22. The entire spectrum of waves initiated by the movement of charged particles.






23. Point at which half of the optic nerve fibers from each eye cross over and connect to the other side of the brain.






24. Sets of strategies - rather than strict rules - that act as guidelines for discovery-oriented problem solving.






25. A single long - fiber that carries outgoing messages to other neurons - muscles - or glands






26. The space between two neurons where neurotransmitters are secreted by terminal buttons and received by dendrites






27. The principle that those characteristics and behaviors that help organisms adapt - be fit - and survive will be passed on to successive generations - because flexible - fit individuals have a greater chance of reproduction






28. Afferent neurons; neurons that carry messages from sensory organs to the brain and spinal cords






29. Recurrence of an extinguished conditioned response - usually following a rest period






30. The characteristic of requiring higher and higher doses of a drug to produce the same effect.






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






32. The variable in a controlled experiment that is expected to change due to the manipulation of the independent variable






33. Seeing mind and body as different aspects of the same thing






34. Psychoanalytic technique in which a patient's dreams are described in detail and interpreted so as to provide insight into the individual's unconscious motivations.






35. Twins from two separate fertilized eggs (zygotes); share half of the same genes






36. Neo-Freudian - psychodynamic; Contributions: inferiority complex - organ inferiority; Studies: birth order influences personality






37. Repetitive review of information with little or no interpretation






38. Study that focuses on biological foundations of behavior and mental processes; overlaps with neuroscience






39. Released by adrenal glands; triggered by norepinephrine to prolong the response to stress (used in the sympathetic nervous system)






40. Dissociative disorder characterized by the existence within an individual of two or more distinct personalities - each of which is dominant at different times and directs the individual's behavior at those times; commonly known as multiple personalit






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






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






43. Terminal button - synaptic knob; the structure at the end of an excellent terminal branch; houses the synaptic vesicles and neurotransmitters






44. Ancient Greek philosopher. Wrote 'Peri Psyches' ('About the Mind').






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






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






47. Chemical that carries messages that travel through the bloodstream to help regulate bodily functions






48. Process by which several genes interact to produce a certain trait; responsible for most important traits






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






50. A state of being or feeling in which each person in a relationship is willing to self-disclose and to express important feelings and information to the other person.