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AP Psychology

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1. Selection of a part of the population which mirrors the current demographics






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






3. Did study in which healthy patients were admitted to psychiatric hospitals and diagnoses with schizophrenia; showed that once you are diagnosed with a disorder - the label - even when behavior indicates otherwise - is hard to overcome in a mental hea






4. 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.






5. Four distinct stages of sleep during which no rapid eye movements occur.






6. A schizophrenic disorder that is characterized by a mixture of symptoms and does not meet the diagnostic criteria of any one type.






7. In the study of motivation - an explanation of behavior that asserts that people actively and regularly determine their own goals and the means of achieving them through thought.






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






9. Areas of the retina that - when stimulated - produce a change in the firing of cells in the visual system.






10. Part of the limbic system and is involved in learning and forming new long-term memories






11. The ability to perceive - express - understand - and regulate emotions






12. An aroused condition that directs people to behave in ways that allow them to feel good about themselves and others and to establish and maintain relationships






13. 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






14. Applies psychological concepts to legal issues






15. Social psychology; research evidence of internalized racism caused by stigmatization; doll experiments-black children chose white dolls






16. Deoxyribonucleic acid; genetic formation in a double-helix; can replicate or reproduce itself; made of genes






17. Repetitive review of information with little or no interpretation






18. Photoreceptors that detect color and fine detail in bright-light conditions; not present in peripheral vision






19. 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 -






20. A person's experiences in the environment






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






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






23. Decrease in likelihood that an intrinsically motivated task - after having been extrinsically rewarded - will be performed when the reward is no longer given.






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






25. Morality based on fitting in to the norms of society






26. Developmental psychology; compared effects of maternal separation - devised patterns of attachment; 'The Strange Situation': observation of parent/child attachment






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






28. Chemical that mimics or facilitates the actions of a neurotransmitter






29. Social psychology; bystander apathy - diffusion of responsibility






30. School of psychological thought that was concerned with how and why the conscious mind works






31. A counterconditioning technique in which an aversive or noxious stimulus is paired with a stimulus with the undesirable behavior.






32. A reinforcement schedule in which a reinforcer (reward) is delivered after a specified interval of time - provided that the required response occurs at least once in the interval






33. 30 -000 genes needed to build a human






34. Informing participants about the true nature of a experiment after its completion.






35. Response to the belief that the IV will have an effect - rather than the IV's actual effect - which can be a confounding variable






36. Dividing the chromosomes into smaller fragments that can be characterized and ordered so that the fragments reflect their respective locations on specific chromosomes






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






38. Bundles of axons






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






40. Did work on short-term memory






41. A cognitive distortion experienced by adolescents - in which they believe they are so special and unique that other people cannot understand them and risky behaviors will not harm them






42. Chemical secreted at terminal button that causes the neuron on the other side of the synapse to fire






43. The way words and groups of words combine to form phrases - clauses - and sentences.






44. Personality disorder characterized by egocentricity - and behavior that is irresponsible and that violates the rights of other people - a lack of guilt feelings - an inability to understand other people and a lack of fear of punishment.






45. Studies of hereditability on the assumption that if a gene influences a certain trait - close relatives should be more similar on that trait in distant relative






46. Freud's second stage of personality development - from about age 2 to about age 3 - during which children learn to control the immediate gratification they obtain through defecation and to become responsive to the demands of society.






47. Internally generated patterns of body functions - including hormonal signals - sleep - blood pressure - and temperature regulation - which have approximately a 24-hour cycle and occur even in the absence of normal cues about whether it is day or nigh






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






49. 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






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