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AP Psychology

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1. One of the descriptive methods of research; it requires construction of a set of questions to administer to a group of participants






2. Behavior learned through coincidental association with reinforcement






3. Sleep stage when the eyes move about - during which vivid dreams occur; brain very active but skeletal muscles paralyzed






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






5. A branch of the autonomic nervous system and prepares the body for quick action in emergencies; 'fight or flight'






6. Differential psychology AKA 'London School' of Experimental Psychology; Contributions: behavioral genetics - maintains that personality & ability depend almost entirely on genetic inheritance; compared identical & fraternal twins - hereditary differe






7. The biochemical processes that make it easier for the neuron to respond again when it has been stimulated






8. 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.






9. A design in which researchers manipulate an independent variable and measure a dependent variable to determine a cause-and-effect relationship






10. The psychological property of light referred to as color - determined by the wavelengths of reflected light.






11. The process by which individuals lose their self-awareness and distinctive personality in the context of a group - which may lead them to engage in antinormative behavior.






12. In problem solving - the process of narrowing down choices and alternatives to arrive at a suitable answer.






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






14. Supportive cells of nervous system that guide growth of new neurons; forms myelin sheath; holds neuron in place; provides nourishment and removes waste






15. Inherited - automatic species-specific behaviors






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






17. Discovered classical conditioning; trained dogs to salivate at the ringing of a bell






18. An observable action






19. The most frequently occurring score in a set of data






20. The small portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to the human eye.






21. Point at which half of the optic nerve fibers from each eye cross over and connect to the other side of the brain.






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






23. A generalized feeling of fear and apprehension that may be related to a particular situation or object and is often accompanied by increased physiological arousal.






24. The situation that occurs when the drug becomes part of the body's functioning and produces withdrawal symptoms when the drug is discontinued






25. Named for its developer - B.F. Skinner - a box that contains a responding mechanism and a device capable of delivering a consequence to an animal in the box whenever it makes the desired response






26. Style of parenting marked by emotional coldness - imposing rules and expecting obedience






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






28. The second level of the three organizational structures of the brain that receives signals from other parts of the brain or spinal cord and either relays the information to other parts of the brain or causes the body to act immediately; involved in m






29. Pioneer in Rational-Emotive Therapy (RET) - focuses on altering client's patterns of irrational thinking to reduce maladaptive behavior and emotions






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






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






32. Framework of basic ideas about people - objects and events based on past experience in long-term memory






33. Personality; theory that linked personality to physique on the grounds that both are governed by genetic endowment: endomorphic (large) - mesomorphic (average) - and ectomorphic (skinny)






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






35. Chemical secreted at terminal button that prevents (or reduces ability of) the neuron on the other side of the synapse from firing






36. A state of consciousness that occurs during sleep - usually accompanied by vivid visual - tactile - or auditory imagery.






37. The expression of genes






38. 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)






39. Any of a class of drugs that relax and calm a user and - in higher doses - induce sleep; also known as a depressant






40. An operant conditioning procedure in which a person is physically removed from sources of reinforcement to decrease the occurrence of undesired behaviors.






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






42. Process of changing from a totally self-oriented point of view to one tha recognizes other people's feelings - ideas - and viewpoints






43. School of psychological thought that considered the structure and elements of conscious experience to be the proper subject matter of psychology






44. 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






45. 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






46. People's tendency to ascribe their positive behaviors to their own internal traits - but their failures and shortcomings to external - situational factors.






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






48. Inability to understand or use language






49. Carries impulses from the eye to the brain






50. Process by which several genes interact to produce a certain trait; responsible for most important traits