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AP Psychology

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1. The prenatal organism from the 5th through the 49th day after conception






2. Part of the limbic system and is involved in learning and forming new long-term memories






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






4. Perspective concerned with how cultural differences affect behavior






5. Ability of a test to measure what it is supposed to measure and to predict what it is supposed to predict






6. The most primitive of the three functional divisions of the brain - consisting of the pons - medulla - reticular formation - and cerebellum






7. Process of reconditioning in which a person is taught a new - more adaptive response to a familiar stimulus.






8. Studies as identical and rhetorical twins to determine relative influence of heredity and environment on human behavior






9. Rules of proper and acceptable conduct that investigators use to guide psychological research






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






11. Chemical that opposes the actions of a neurotransmitter






12. Developmental psychology;: social development & processing - effects of appearance on behavior - origin of social stereotypes - sex/love/intimacy - facial expression






13. Anything that causes a difference between the IV and the DV other than the independent variable






14. The suppression of one bit of information by another






15. Chemical that mimics or facilitates the actions of a neurotransmitter






16. 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






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






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






19. A group of participants who are assumed to be representative of the population about which an inference is being made






20. An eating disorder characterized by repeated episodes of binge eating (and a fear of not being able to stop eating) followed by purging






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






22. Freud's first stage of personality development - from birth to about age 2 - during which the instincts of infants are focused on the mouth as the primary pleasure center.






23. Assesses and counsels students - consults with educators and parents - and performs behavioral intervention when necessary






24. A socially and culturally constructed set of distinctions between masculine and feminine sets of behaviors that is promoted and expected by society






25. Wrinkled outer portion of brain; center for higher order brain functions such as thinking - planning - judgment; processes sensory information and directs movement






26. A research method that focuses on a specific group of individuals at different ages to examine changes that have occurred over time






27. The structures and organs that facilitate electrical and chemical communication in the body and allow all behavior and mental processes to take place






28. Temporarily holds current or recent information for immediate or short-term use; Information is maintained for 20-30 seconds while active processing (e.g. - rehearsal) takes place






29. Elements of an experimental situation that might cause a participant to perceive the situation in a certain way or become aware of the purpose of the study and thus bias the participant to behave in a certain way - and in so doing - distort results.






30. State with deep relaxation and heightened suggestibility






31. The process of changing a short-term memory to a long-term one






32. The sense of hearing






33. A reinforcement schedule in which a reinforcer (reward) is delivered after a specified interval of time - provided that the required response occurs at least once in the interval






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






35. In Roger's theory of personality - the perception an individual has of himself or herself and of his or her relationships to other people and to various aspects of life.






36. Railroad worker who survived a severe brain injury that dramatically changed his personality and behavior; case played a role in the development of the understanding of the localization of brain function






37. The view that knowledge should be acquired through observation and often an experiment






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






39. Endocrine gland that produces a large amount of hormones; it regulates growth and helps control other endocrine glands; located on underside of brain; sometimes called the 'master gland'






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






41. People's tendency to ascribe their positive behaviors to their own internal traits - but their failures and shortcomings to external - situational factors.






42. Motivation; believes that we invent explanations to label feelings






43. Top of the spinal column






44. The bodies 'slow' chemical communication by secreting hormones directly into the bloodstream






45. Founder of functionalism; studied how humans use perception to function in our environment






46. Studies psychological development across the lifespan






47. Did work on short-term memory






48. Personality disorder characterized by egocentricity - and behavior that is irresponsible and that violates the rights of other people - a lack of guilt feelings - an inability to understand other people and a lack of fear of punishment.






49. Freud's fourth stage of personality development - from about age 7 until puberty - during which sexual urges are inactive.






50. Fixed - overly simple and often erroneous ideas about traits - attitudes - and behaviors of groups of people; stereotypes assume that all members of a given group are alike.