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AP Psychology

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1. Conscious memory that a person is aware of






2. In Jung's theory - a shared storehouse of primitive ideas and images that reside in the unconscious and are inherited from one's ancestors.






3. Top of the spinal column






4. Impairment of mental functioning and global cognitive abilities in otherwise alert individuals - causing memory loss and related symptoms and typically having a progressive nature






5. An internal aroused condition that directs an organism to satisfy a physiological need






6. Top of the brain which includes the thalamus - hypothalamus - and cerebral cortex; responsible for emotional regulation - complex thought - memory aspect of personality






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






8. Established an intelligence test especially for adults (WAIS); also WISC and WPPSI






9. Division of peripheral nervous system; controls voluntary actions






10. The variable in a controlled experiment that is expected to change due to the manipulation of the independent variable






11. Operant training system that uses secondary reinforcers (tokens) to increase appropriate behavior; learners can exchange tokens for desired rewards






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






13. Defense mechanism by which people redirect socially unacceptable impulses toward acceptable goals.






14. Ends of axons that secrete neurotransmitters






15. A person's belief about whether he or she can successfully engage in and execute a specific behavior.






16. Freud's first stage of personality development - from birth to about age 2 - during which the instincts of infants are focused on the mouth as the primary pleasure center.






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






18. Focuses on how effective teaching and learning take place






19. Social psychological theory that states that people attempt to maintain stable - consistent interpersonal relationships in which the ratio of member's contributions is balanced.






20. The brain and spinal cord






21. Any behavior intended to harm another person or thing.






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






23. Any internal condition - although usually an internal one - that initates - activates - or maintains an organism's goal directed behavior






24. Commonly occurring behavior can reinforce a less frequent behavior






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






26. Threadlike structure within the nucleus of cells that contain genes






27. Theory that suggests that organisms learn new responses by observing the behavior of a model and then imitating it; aka. Social learning theory






28. Depressive disorder characterized by loss of interest in almost all of life's usual activities; a sad - hopeless - or discourage mood - sleep disturbance; loss of appetite; loss of energy; and feelings of unworthiness and guilt.






29. Psychologist who treats people with adjustment problems






30. Part of the limbic system; influences emotions such as aggression - fear - and self-protective behaviors






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






32. A subjective response - usually accompanied by a physiological change - which is interpreted n a particular way by the individual and often leads to a change in behavior






33. Noradrenaline; chemical which is excitatory - similar to adrenaline - and affects arousal and memory; raises blood pressure by causing blood vessels to become constricted - but also carried by bloodstream to the anterior pituitary which relaxes ACTH






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






35. A test designed to predict a person's future performance






36. Carries impulses from the eye to the brain






37. An unconscious way of reducing anxiety by distorting perceptions of reality.






38. Information processing that begins at the sensory receptors and works up to perception






39. 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






40. Intelligence: fluid & crystal intelligence; personality testing: 16 Personality Factors (16PF personality test)






41. The period of extending from the onset of puberty to early adulthood






42. A fertilized egg






43. Neurotransmitter that causes contraction of skeletal muscles; lack of Ach linked with Alzheimer's disease;






44. Process by which an organism learns to respond only to a specific stimulus and not to other stimuli






45. A person's experiences in the environment






46. Psychological disorders characterized by a sudden but temporary alteration in consciousness - identity - sensorimotor behavior - or memory






47. Anything that causes a difference between the IV and the DV other than the independent variable






48. Number of wavelengths that pass a point in a given amount of time; determines hue of light and the pitch of a sound






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






50. Individual cells that are the smallest unit of the nervous system; it has three functions: receive information - process it - send to rest of body