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AP Psychology

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






2. A research technique in which neither the experimenter nor the participants know who is in the control and experimental groups.






3. Visual theory - proposed by Herring - that color is coded by stimulation of three types of paired receptors; each pair of receptors is assumed to operate in an antagonist way so that stimulation by a given wavelength produces excitation (increased fi






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






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






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






7. The overall capacity of an individual to act purposefully - to think rationally - and to deal effectively with the environment






8. The light-sensitive cells in the retina- the rods and cones.






9. Freud's level of mental life that consists of those experiences that we are aware of at any given time.






10. 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)






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






12. Main area for hearing - understanding language (Wernicke's area) - understanding music; smell






13. A drug that alters behavior - thought - or perception by altering biochemical reactions in the nervous system - thereby affecting consciousness






14. The number of items a person can reproduce from short-term memory - usually consisting of one or two chunks






15. An excessive attachment to some person or object that was appropriate only at an earlier stage of development






16. Conscious memory that a person is aware of






17. Psychopathology and Social Psychology; effects of labeling; Rosenhan and colleagues checked selves into mental hospitals with symptoms of hearing voices say 'empty - dull and thud.' Diagnosed with schizophrenia. After entered - acted normally. Never






18. A score indicating what percentage of the test population would obtain a lower score






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






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






21. Loss of memory of events and experiences that preceded an amnesia-causing event






22. Fixed - overly simple and often erroneous ideas about traits - attitudes - and behaviors of groups of people; stereotypes assume that all members of a given group are alike.






23. Austrian-Jewish woman (real name: Bertha Pappenheim) diagnosed with hysteria - treated by Josef Breuer for severe cough - paralysis of the extremities on the right side of her body - and disturbances of vision - hearing - and speech - as well as hall






24. Perspective concerned with how cultural differences affect behavior






25. In Freud's theory - the part of personality that seeks to satisfy instinctual needs in accordance with reality.






26. Located in left temporal lobe; plays role in understanding language and making meaningful sentences

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27. A fertilized egg






28. Does research on how people function best with machines






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






30. Stimulus that normally produces a measurable involuntary response






31. An abstraction - an idealized pattern of an object or idea that is stored in memory and used to decide whether similar objects or ideas are members of the same class of items.






32. A type of research method that allows researchers to measure variables so that they can develop a description of a situation or phenomenon






33. Division of peripheral nervous system; controls voluntary actions






34. The range between the level at which a child can solve a problem working alone with difficulty - and the level at which a child can solve a problem with the assistance of adults or children with more skill






35. Ends of axons that secrete neurotransmitters






36. Studies of hereditability it be a behavioral traits using animals that have been inbred to produce strains that are genetically similar to one another






37. Eating disorder characterized by pattern 9of eating binges followed by purging (e.g. - vomiting - laxatives - exercise)






38. 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.






39. Neurotransmitter that inhibits firing of neurons; linked with Huntington's disease






40. Area of the brain that is part of the limbic system and regulates behaviors such as - eating - drinking - sexual behaviors - motivation; also body temperature






41. A conceptual framework that organizes information and allows a person to make sense of the world






42. 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






43. Any chemical substance that - in small amounts - alters biological or cognitive processes or both






44. 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






45. Ability of the brain to change their experience - both structurally and chemically






46. Three age individual IQ tests: WPPSI (children) - WISC (children) - WAIS (adults)






47. 30 -000 genes needed to build a human






48. A medical doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders






49. The theory that children and adolescents use gender as an organizing theme to classify and interpret their perceptions about the world and themselves






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