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AP Psychology

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1. Transparent covering of the eye






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






3. Depth cues that are based on one eye






4. Holds information for processing; fragile; also called short term memory or working memory






5. Problems in going to sleep or maintaining sleep






6. Neo-Freudian - analytic psychology; archetypes; collective unconscious; libido is all types of energy - not just sexual; dream studies/interpretation






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






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






9. Style of parenting marked by emotional coldness - imposing rules and expecting obedience






10. Perspective concerned with how cultural differences affect behavior






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






12. A research technique in which neither the experimenter nor the participants know who is in the control and experimental groups.






13. The arithmetic average of a set of scores






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






15. Personality assessment; created the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) with Christina Morgan - stated that the need to achieve varied in strength in different people and influenced their tendency to approach and evaluate their own performances






16. A basic unit of meaning in a language.






17. Robert Sternberg's theory that describes intelligence as having analytic - creative and practical dimensions






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

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19. Tendency to believe that one's own group is the standard - the reference point by which other people and groups should be judged






20. Division that connects the central nervous system to the rest of the body; includes all sensory and motor neurons; divided into somatic nervous system and autonomic nervous system






21. Organizing sensory information so it can be processed by the nervous system






22. Negative evaluation of an entire group of people - typically based on unfavorable (and often wrong) stereotypes about groups.






23. Use of techniques and ideas from a variety of approaches






24. Helps athletes improve their focus - increase motivation - and deal with anxiety and fear of failure






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






26. Social psychological theory that states that people attempt to maintain stable - consistent interpersonal relationships in which the ratio of member's contributions is balanced.






27. The procedure of withholding the unconditioned stimulus and presenting the conditioned stimulus alone - which gradually reduces the probability of the conditioned response






28. Brain surgery used in the past to alleviate symptoms of serious mental disorders.






29. Perspective that emphasizes the uniqueness of the individual and the idea that humans have free will






30. Pioneer in observational learning (AKA social learning) - stated that people profit from the mistakes/successes of others; Studies: Bobo Dolls-adults demonstrated 'appropriate' play with dolls - children mimicked play






31. Learning; systematic desensitization






32. A cognitive distortion experienced by adolescents - in which they see themselves as always 'on stage' with an audience watching






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






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






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






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






37. Statistical procedure designed to discover the independent elements (factors) in any set of data






38. In problem solving - the process of narrowing down choices and alternatives to arrive at a suitable answer.






39. A procedure in which a researcher systematically manipulates and observes elements of a situation in order to test a hypothesis and make a cause-and-effect statement






40. Dividing the chromosomes into smaller fragments that can be characterized and ordered so that the fragments reflect their respective locations on specific chromosomes






41. Process of repeatedly verbalizing - thinking about - or otherwise acting on or transforming information in order to keep that information active in memory






42. The tendency to attribute other people's behavior to dispositional (internal) causes rather than situational (external) causes.






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






44. Electrically charged particles found both inside and outside a neuron; negative ions are found inside the cell membrane in a polarized neuron






45. The creation or re-creation of a mental picture of a sensory or perceptual experience






46. Focuses on psychological factors in illness






47. A need or want that causes someone to act






48. Learning involving an unpleasant or harmful stimulus or reinforcer






49. Defense mechanism by which people behave in a way opposite to what their true but anxiety-provoking feelings would dictate.






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