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AP Psychology

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1. Chemical that opposes the actions of a neurotransmitter






2. Eating disorder most common in adolescent females characterized by weight less than 85% of normal - restricted eating - and unrealistic body image






3. Memory for specific information






4. Defense mechanism by which people redirect socially unacceptable impulses toward acceptable goals.






5. Professional who studies behavior and uses behavioral principles in scientific research or in applied settings






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






7. 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.






8. Impairment of mental functioning and global cognitive abilities in otherwise alert individuals - causing memory loss and related symptoms and typically having a progressive nature






9. Anxiety disorder characterized by persistent and uncontrollable thoughts and irrational beliefs that cause the performance of compulsive rituals that interfere with daily life.






10. The suppression of one bit of information by another






11. Pioneer in intelligence (IQ) tests - designed a test to identify slow learners in need of help-not applicable in the U.S. because it was too culture-bound (French)






12. 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






13. Theory that suggests that organisms learn new responses by observing the behavior of a model and then imitating it; aka. Social learning theory






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






15. A need or want that causes someone to act






16. Defense mechanism by which people reinterpret undesirable feelings or behaviors in terms that make them appear acceptable.






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






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






19. Repetitive review of information with little or no interpretation






20. 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






21. The Reaction experienced when a substance abuser stops using a drug with dependence properties






22. 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






23. Action potential; the firing of a nerve cell; the entire process of the electrical charge (message/impulse) traveling through inner on; can be as fast as 400 fps (with myelin) or 3 fps (no myelin)






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






25. Mood disorder originally know as manic-depressive disorder because it is characterized by behavior that vacillates between two extremes; mania and depression.






26. Stimulus that normally produces a measurable involuntary response






27. An interdisciplinary area of study that includes behavioral - neurological - and immune factors and their relationship to the development of disease






28. Light-sensitive surface on back of eye containing rods and cones






29. Freud's second stage of personality development - from about age 2 to about age 3 - during which children learn to control the immediate gratification they obtain through defecation and to become responsive to the demands of society.






30. A group of psychological disorders characterized by a lack of reality testing and by deterioration of social and intellectual functioning and personality beginning before age 45 and lasting at least 6 months






31. A definition of a variable in terms of the set of methods or procedures used to measure or study that variable






32. Developmental psychology; 'visual cliff' studies with infants






33. A procedure to inform participants about the true nature of an experiment after its completion






34. Cognition and memory; studied repressed memories and false memories; showed how easily memories could be changed and falsely created by techniques such as leading questions and illustrating the inaccuracy in eyewitness testimony






35. A chronic and progressive disorder of the brain that is the most common cause of degeneration dementia

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36. According to Piaget - the process by which new ideas and experiences are absorbed and incorporated into existing mental structures and behaviors






37. Glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream - which regulate body and behavioral processes






38. Any therapy that attempts to discover relationships between unconscious motivations and current abnormal behavior.






39. People who can perceive all three primary colors and thus can distinguish any hue.






40. Does research on how people function best with machines






41. Informing participants about the true nature of a experiment after its completion.






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






43. A person's description and analysis of what he or she is thinking and feeling or what he or she has just thought about






44. Supportive cells of nervous system that guide growth of new neurons; forms myelin sheath; holds neuron in place; provides nourishment and removes waste






45. Detailed memory for events surrounding a dramatic event that is vivid and remembered with confidence






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






47. Process in which the sense organs' receptor cells are stimulated and relay initial information to higher brain centers for further processing.






48. Conformity; showed that social pressure can make a person say something that is obviously incorrect ; in a famous study in which participants were shown cards with lines of different lengths and were asked to say which line matched the line on the fi






49. A feature of thought and problem solving that includes the tendency to generate or recognize ideas considered to be high-quality - original - novel - and appropriate.






50. Motivation that leads to behaviors engaged in for no apparent reward except the pleasure and satisfaction of the activity itself