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AP Psychology

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1. Portion of the CNS above the spinal cord; consists of hindbrain - midbrain - and forebrain






2. Psychological disorders characterized by inflexible and longstanding maladaptive behaviors that typically cause stress and/or social or occupational problems.






3. In Roger's theory of personality - an inborn tendency directing people toward actualizing their essential nature and thus attaining their potential.






4. Social psychology; bystander apathy - diffusion of responsibility






5. The process by which a person uses behavior and appearance of others to form attitudes about them.






6. Chemical that opposes the actions of a neurotransmitter






7. In the sexual response cycle - engorgement of the blood vessels - particularly in the genital area - due to increased blood flow






8. A collection of interrelated ideas and facts put forward to describe - explain - and predict behavior and mental processes






9. Moral development studies to follow up Kohlberg. She studied girls and women and found that they did not score as high on his six stage scale because they focused more on relationships rather than laws and principles. Their reasoning was merely diffe






10. A person's sense of being male or female






11. The strong emotional tie that a person feels toward special other persons in his or her life






12. The process of growth and the realization of individual potential; in the humanistic view - a final level of psychological development in which a person attempts to minimize ill health - be fully functioning - have a superior perception of reality -






13. Seeing mind and body as different aspects of the same thing






14. The variable in a controlled experiment that the experimenter directly and purposefully manipulates to see how the other variables under study will be affected






15. Child psychoanalysis; emphasized importance of the ego and its constant struggle






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






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






18. Study of the brain and nervous system; overlaps with psychobiology






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






20. 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)






21. Universal Emotions (based upon facial expressions); Study Basics: Constants across culture in the face and emotion






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






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






24. Primary area for processing visual information






25. The behavior of individuals when confronted with a situation or task that requires insight or determination of some unknown elements.






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






27. Growth in the ability to tell right from wrong - control impulses - and act ethically






28. 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






29. A system of symbols - usually words - that convey meaning and a set of rules for combining symbols to generate an infinite number of messages.






30. Period of development from conception until birth






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






32. Unlearned or involuntary response to an unconditioned stimulus






33. Minimum difference between any two stimuli that person can detect 50% of the time






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






35. In an experiment - a difference that is unlikely to have occurred because of chance alone and is inferred to be most likely due to the systematic manipulations of variables by the researcher






36. Positively reinforcing closer and closer approximation of a desired behavior to teach a new behavior






37. Communication of information through body positions and gestures.






38. A mass of tissue that is attached to the wall f the uterus and connected to the developing fetus by the umbilical cord; it supplies nutrients and eliminates waste products






39. Subject in John Watson's experiment - proved classical conditioning principles - especially the generalization of fear






40. Intelligence; found that specific mental talents were highly correlated - concluded that all cognitive abilities showed a common core which he labeled 'g' (general ability)






41. Visual theory - stated by Young and Helmholtz that all colors can be made by mixing the three basic colors: red - green - and blue; a.k.a the Young-Helmholtz theory.






42. Cognition; studied rats and discovered the 'cognitive map' in rats and humans






43. The expression of genes






44. Primary motor cortex; areas of the three boat cortex for response messages from the brain to the muscles and glands






45. In Freud's theory - the source of a person's instinctual energy - which works mainly on the pleasure principle.






46. The more accurate recall of items presented at the beginning of a series






47. Below-average intellectual functioning - as measured on an IQ test - accompanied by substantial limitations in functioning that originate before age 8






48. The quality of a sound determined by the purity of a waveform






49. State of physiological imbalance usually accompanied by arousal






50. Behavior targeted at individuals or groups and intended to hold them apart and treat them differently.