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AP Psychology

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1. Observing and recording behavior naturally without trying to manipulate and control the situation






2. The degree to which a condition or traits shared two or more individuals or groups






3. Patterns of feelings and beliefs about other people - ideas - or objects that are based on a person's past experiences - shape his or her future behavior - and are evaluative in nature.






4. Top of the spinal column






5. Defense mechanism by which people refuse to accept reality.






6. Heuristic procedure in which a problem solver works backward from the goal or end of a problem to the current position - in order to analyze the problem and reduce the steps needed to get from the current position to the goal.






7. The scientific study of behavior and mental processes






8. Observed group differences based on the era when people were born and grew up - exposing them to particular experiences that may affect the results of cross-sectional studies






9. The second phase of the sexual response cycle - during which physical arousal continues to increase as the partners bodies prepare for orgasm






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






11. Compliance with the orders of another person or group of people.






12. The tendency of people in a group to seek concurrence with one another when reaching a decision - rather than effectively evaluating options.






13. 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






14. Sleep researcher who discovered and coined the phrase 'rapid eye movement' (REM) sleep.






15. A specific (usually internal) condition - usually involving some form of arousal - which directs an organism's behavior toward a goal.






16. Revised Binet's IQ test and established norms for American children; tested group of young geniuses and followed in a longitudinal study that lasted beyond his own lifetime to show that high IQ does not necessarily lead to wonderful things in life






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






18. Relatively permanent change in an organism that occurs as a result of experiences in the environment






19. 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)






20. Procedure for solving a problem by implementing a set of rules over and over again until the solution is found.






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






22. An environmental stimulus that affects an organism in physically or psychologically injurious ways - usually producing anxiety - tension - and physiological arousal






23. Early-emerging and long-lasting individual differences in disposition and in the intensity and especially the quality of emotional reactions






24. The field of psychology concerned with the assessment - treatment - and prevention of maladaptive behavior.






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






26. Inability to understand or use language






27. 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






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






29. A descriptive study that includes an intensive study of one person and allows an intensive examination of a single case - usually chosen for its interesting or unique characteristics






30. The controversial claim that sensation can occur apart from sensory input






31. Branching extensions of neuron that receives messages from neighboring neurons






32. Netlike system of neurons that weaves through limbic system and plays an important role in attention - arousal - and alert functions; arouses and alerts higher parts of the brain; anesthetics work by temporary shutting off RF system






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






34. Part of the limbic system; influences emotions such as aggression - fear - and self-protective behaviors






35. Behavior that benefits someone else or society but that generally offers no obvious benefit to the person performing it and may even involve some personal risk or sacrifice.






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






37. Graph of a frequency distribution that shows the number of instances of obtained scores - usually with the data points connect by straight lines






38. Learning that occurs in the absence of direct reinforcement and that is not necessarily demonstrated through observable behavior






39. Areas of the cerebral cortex that are not involved in primary motor or sensory functions - rather - they are involved in higher mental processes such as thinking - planning - and communicating






40. Twins from a single fertilized egg (zygote) with the same genetic makeup; also called monozygotic (MZ) twins






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






42. Reflex that causes a newborn to make sucking motions when a finger or nipple if placed in the mouth






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






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






45. A system of learned attitudes about social practices - instituations - and individual behavior used to evaluate situations and behavior as right or wrong - good or bad






46. Creates a computerized image using a magnetic field and pulses of radio waves






47. Behaviorism; Law of Effect-relationship between behavior and consequence






48. Perception below the threshold of awareness.






49. Student of Wilhelm Wundt; founder of Structuralist school of psychology.






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