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AP Psychology

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1. Performs initial encoding; provides brief storage; also called sensory register






2. Ability of a test to yield very similar scores for the same individual over repeated testings






3. Inability to see that an object can have a function other than its stated or usual one.






4. Behavior pattern exhibited by people who are calmer - more patient - and less hurried than Type A individuals






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






6. Consciousness-altering drugs that affect moods - thoughts - memory - judgment - and perception and that are consumed for the purpose of producing those results






7. A chart or array of scores - usually arranged from highest to lowest - showing the number of instances for each score






8. The process by which the location of sound is determined






9. 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.






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






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






12. Process of evaluating individual differences among human beings by means of tests interviews - observations - and recordings of physiological.






13. Level of consciousness that includes unacceptable feelings - wishes - and thoughts not directly available to conscious awareness






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






15. A descriptive study that includes an intensive study of one person and allows an intensive examination of a single case - usually chosen for its interesting or unique characteristics






16. A mass of tissue that is attached to the wall f the uterus and connected to the developing fetus by the umbilical cord; it supplies nutrients and eliminates waste products






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






18. Approximate distribution of scores expected when a sample is taken from a large population - drawn as a frequency polygon that often takes the form of a bell-shaped curve - called the normal curve






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






20. The communication of information by cues or actions that include gestures - tone of voice - vocal inflections - and facial expressions.






21. Perspective that focuses on the mental processes involved in perception - learning - memory - and thinking






22. Ability of the brain to change their experience - both structurally and chemically






23. Chemical secreted at terminal button that prevents (or reduces ability of) the neuron on the other side of the synapse from firing






24. Member of a gene terror that controls the appearance of a certain trait






25. Social psychology; bystander apathy - diffusion of responsibility






26. Personality theorist; asserted that personality is largely determined by genes - used introversion/extroversion






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






28. Noradrenaline; chemical which is excitatory - similar to adrenaline - and affects arousal and memory; raises blood pressure by causing blood vessels to become constricted - but also carried by bloodstream to the anterior pituitary which relaxes ACTH






29. Cognitive abilities requiring speed or rapid learning that tends to diminish with age






30. A descriptive statistic that tells which result or score best represents an entire set of scores






31. Perspective developed by freud - which assumes that psychological problems are the result of anxiety resulting from unresolved conflicts and forces of which a person might be unaware






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






33. Conflict that results from having to choose between two attractive alternatives






34. Deals with the extent to which heredity and the environment each influence behavior






35. Rehearsal involving repletion and analysis - in which a stimulus may be associated with (linked to) other information and further processed






36. Synaptic gap or synaptic space; tiny gap between the terminal of one neuron and the dendrites of another neuron (almost never touch); location of the transfer of an impulse from one neuron to the next






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






38. 'Wernicke's area'; discovered area of left temporal lobe that involved language understanding: person damaged in this area uses correct words but they do not make sense






39. Psychologist who treats people with adjustment problems






40. A tentative statement or idea expressing a causal relationship between two events or variables that is to be evaluated in a research study






41. Positively reinforcing closer and closer approximation of a desired behavior to teach a new behavior






42. An electrical current sent down the axon of a neuron and is initiated by the rapid reversal of the polarization of the cell membrane






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






44. The process of analyzing and interpreting events - other people - oneself - and the world in general.






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






46. Newly learned information interferes with the ability to recall previously learned information






47. The highness or lowness of a sound






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






49. Part of the limbic system; influences emotions such as aggression - fear - and self-protective behaviors






50. Heuristic procedure in which a problem is broken down into smaller steps - each of which has a subgoal.