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AP Psychology

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






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






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






4. A person who overuses and relies on drugs to deal with everyday life






5. 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






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






7. The fourth phase of the sexual response cycle - following orgasm - during which the body returns to its resting - or normal state






8. 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






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






10. Piaget's thrid stage of cognitive development (lasting from approximately age 6 or 7 to age 11 or 12) - during which the child develops the ability to understand constant factors in the environment - rules - and higher-order symbolic systems






11. Problems in going to sleep or maintaining sleep






12. A period after firing when a neuron is returning to its normal polarize state and will only fire again if the incoming message open parentheses impulse) is stronger than usual; returning to arresting state






13. Suffering from a gross impairment in reality testing that interferes with the ability to meet the ordinary demands of life.






14. Psychological disorder that may become evident after a person has undergone extreme stress caused by some type of disaster; common symptoms include vivid - intrusive recollections or reexperiences of the traumatic event and occasional lapses of norma






15. Obedience to authority; had participants administer what they believed were dangerous electrical shocks to other participants; wanted to see if Germans were an aberration or if all people were capable of committing evil actions






16. A three-stage counterconditioning procedure in which people are taught to relax when confronting stimuli that forming elicited anxiety.






17. An insight therapy - developed be Carl Rogers - that seeks to help people evaluate the world and themselves from their own perspective by providing them with a nondirective environment and unconditional positive regard; also known as person-centered






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






19. The behavior of giving up or not responding - exhibited by people and animals exposed to negative consequences or punishment over which they feel they have no control.






20. Intelligence: fluid & crystal intelligence; personality testing: 16 Personality Factors (16PF personality test)






21. Ethology (animal behavior); studied imprinting and critical periods in geese






22. Prejudice against the elderly and the resulting discrimination against them






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






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






25. Studies that estimate the hereditability of a trait by breeding animals with another animal that has the same trait






26. Expectations of an observer which may distort an authentic observation






27. The period during which the reproductive system matures; it begins with an increase in the production of sex hormones - which signals the end of childhood






28. Anxiety disorder characterized by irrational and persistent fear of a particular object or situation - along with a compelling desire to avoid it.






29. The inability to perceive different hues.






30. Preset natural body weight - determined by the number of fat cells in the body






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






32. Two or more individuals who are working with a common purpose or have some common goals - characteristics - or interests.






33. Part of the brain involved in sleep/wake cycles; also connects cerebellum and medulla to the cerebral cortex






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






35. Study that focuses on biological foundations of behavior and mental processes; overlaps with neuroscience






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






37. Part of the brain that coordinates balance - movement - reflexes






38. Stage of sleep characterized by high-frequency - low-amplitude brain-wave activity - rapid and systematic eye movements - more vivid dreams - and postural muscle paralysis






39. Achievement motivation; developed scoring system for TAT's use in assessing achievement motivation






40. 17th century English philosopher. Wrote that the mind was a 'blank slate' or 'tabula rasa'; that is - people are born without innate ideas. We are completely shaped by our environment .






41. A person's inherited traits - determined by genetics






42. Establish the relationship between two variables






43. Emotional intelligence






44. A person's diminished ability to deal with demanding life events.






45. Motor sensory relay center for four of the five senses; and with a brain stem and composed of two egg-shaped structures; integrates in shades incoming sensory signals; Mnemonic-'don't smell the llamas because the llamas smell bad'






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






47. The brain and spinal cord






48. Intelligence and development; discovered that first born and only children tend to have higher IQs than latter born children






49. Group of abnormalities that occur in the babies of mothers who drink alcoholic beverages during pregnancy






50. Social psychology; focus on nonverbal communication - self-fulfilling prophecies; Studies: Pygmalion Effect-effect of teacher's expectations on students