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AP Psychology

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1. Carries impulses from the eye to the brain






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






3. Production of new brain cells; November 1988: cancer patients proved that new neurons grew until the end of life






4. Process of reconditioning in which a person is taught a new - more adaptive response to a familiar stimulus.






5. Processes sensory information including touch - temperature - and pain from other body parts






6. Problem-solving technique that involves considering all possible solutions without making prior evaluative judgments.






7. Child development; investigated how culture & interpersonal communication guide development; zone of proximal development; play research






8. The extent to which people are flexible and respond adaptively to external or internal demands






9. Shifts or exaggeration in group members' attitudes or behavior as a result of group discussion.






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






11. Released by thyroid; hormone that regulates the body's metabolism; OVERACTIVE-over-excitability - insomnia - reduced attention span - fatigue - snap decisions - reduced concentration (hyperthyroidism); UNDERACTIVE-desire to sleep - constantly tired -






12. Motivation supplied by rewards that come from the external environment






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






14. Reflex in which a newborn fans out the toes when the sole of the foot is touched






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






16. In an experiment - the group of participants to whom a treatment is given






17. Process of developing uniform procedures for administering and scoring a test and for establishing norms






18. A chart or array of scores - usually arranged from highest to lowest - showing the number of instances for each score






19. An eating disorder characterized by repeated episodes of binge eating (and a fear of not being able to stop eating) followed by purging






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






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






22. State with deep relaxation and heightened suggestibility






23. Neurotransmitter that influences voluntary movement - attention - alertness; lack of dopamine linked with Parkinson's disease; too much is linked with schizophrenia






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






25. The measurement of public opinion through the use of sampling and questioning






26. Small opeing in iris that is smaller in bright light and larger in darkness






27. Psychologist who treats people with adjustment problems






28. Test designed to determine a person's level of knowledge in a given subject area






29. A test score that has not been transformed or converted in any way






30. An eating disorder characterized by an obstinate and willful refusal to eat - a distorted body image - and an intense fear of being fat






31. We determine our emotion based on our physiological arousal - then label that emotion according to our explanation for that arousal






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






33. The most important area of the brain's occipital lobe - which receives and further processes information from the lateral geniculate nucleus; also known as the striate cortex.






34. In Freud's theory - the technique of providing a context - meaning - or cause for a specific idea - feeling - or set of behaviors; the process of tying a set of behaviors to its unconscious determinant.






35. Sleep/dreams/consciousness; pioneers of Activation-Synthesis Theory of dreams; sleep studies that indicate the brain creates dream states - not information processing or Freudian interpretations






36. A reinforcement schedule in which a reinforcer (reward) is delivered after predetermined but varying amounts of time - provided that the required response occurs at least once after each interval






37. Piaget's second stage of cognitive development (lasting from about age 2 to age 6 or 7) - during which the child begins to represent the world symbolically






38. Constructed by Lewis Terman - originally used ratio IQ (MA/CA x 100); now based on deviation from mean






39. Temporary decrease in sensitivity to a stimulus that occurs when stimulation is unchanging






40. 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






41. A return to a prior stage after a person has progressed through the various stages of development; caused by anxiety.






42. Conflict that results from having to choose between two attractive alternatives






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






44. A drug that increases alertness - reduces fatigue - and elevates mood






45. A cognitive behavior therapy that emphasizes the importance of logical - rational thought processes.






46. The emotional state or condition that arises when a person must choose between two or more competing motives - behaviors - or impulses






47. Developmental psychology; wrote 'On Death and Dying': 5 stages the terminally ill go through when facing death (1. denial - 2. anger - 3. bargaining - 4. depression - 5. acceptance)






48. The sense of hearing






49. Member of a gene terror that controls the appearance of a certain trait






50. Recurrence of an extinguished conditioned response - usually following a rest period