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AP Psychology

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1. Intelligence - comparative; Yerkes-Dodson law: level of arousal as related to performance






2. A bell-shaped graphic representation of data showing what percentage of the population falls under each part of the curve






3. A score indicating what percentage of the test population would obtain a lower score






4. Creates a computerized image using x-rays passed through the brain






5. Expectation of the person conducting an experiment which may be affect the outcome






6. Neurotransmitter that inhibits firing of neurons; linked with Huntington's disease






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






8. Tiny oval-shaped sacs in a terminal of one neuron; assist in transferring mineral impulse from one neuron to another neuron by releasing specific neurotransmitters






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






10. A fertilized egg






11. Body sense that provides information about the position and movement of individual parts of the body






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






13. Transparent covering of the eye






14. Motivation; believed that gastric activity as in empty stomach - was the sole basis for hunger; did research that inserted balloons in stomachs






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






16. In Jung's theory - the emotionally charged ideas and images that are rich in meaning and symbolism and exist within the collective unconscious.






17. Describes differences between groups of participants that differ naturally on a variable such as race or gender






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






19. Social psychology; bystander apathy - diffusion of responsibility






20. An analogy or a perspective that uses a structure from one field to help scientists describe data in another field






21. The range between the level at which a child can solve a problem working alone with difficulty - and the level at which a child can solve a problem with the assistance of adults or children with more skill






22. Social cognition - cognitive dissonance; Study Basics: Studied and demonstrated cognitive dissonance






23. Top of the spinal column






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






25. A reinforcement schedule in which a reinforcer (reward) is delivered after predetermined but varying amounts of time - provided that the required response occurs at least once after each interval






26. Developmental psychology; compared effects of maternal separation - devised patterns of attachment; 'The Strange Situation': observation of parent/child attachment






27. 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






28. A condition or characteristic of a situation or a person that is subject to change (it varies) within or across situations or individuals






29. Retrieval cues that match original information work better






30. A number that expresses the degree and direction of the relationship between 2 variables - ranging from -1 to +1






31. A need or want that causes someone to act






32. Any neutral stimulus that initially has no intrinsic value for an organism but that becomes rewarding when linked with a primary reinforcer






33. The tendency to recall information learned while in a particular physiological state most accurately when one is in that physiological state again






34. 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






35. A test score that has not been transformed or converted in any way






36. The percentage of a population displaying a disorder during any specified period.






37. Morality based on consequences to self






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






39. The law that the neuron either fires at 100% or not at all






40. People's tendency to change attitudes or behaviors so that they are consistent with those of other people or with social norms.






41. Theorist who both aided in the development of the trichromatic theory of color perception and Place theory of pitch perception.






42. The repetition of an experiment to test the validity of its conclusion






43. Bundles of axons






44. Technique in which neither the persons involved for those conducting the experiment know in what group to participate is involved






45. In Freud's theory - the part of personality that seeks to satisfy instinctual needs in accordance with reality.






46. 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






47. Shows brain activity when radioactively tagged glucose rushes to active neurons






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






49. Subfield of psychology that focuses on the relationship between physical stimuli and people's conscious experiences of them.






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