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AP Psychology

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1. An explanation of behavior that emphasizes the entirety of life rather than individual components of behavior and focuses on human dignity - individual choice - and self-worth






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






3. A procedure in which a researcher systematically manipulates and observes elements of a situation in order to test a hypothesis and make a cause-and-effect statement






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






5. Intelligence; devised the Triarchic Theory of Intelligence (academic problem-solving - practical - and creative)






6. 'Wernicke's area'; discovered area of left temporal lobe that involved language understanding: person damaged in this area uses correct words but they do not make sense






7. Selective reinforcement of behaviors that gradually approach the desired response






8. Feelings of rivalry with the parent of the same sex and sexual desire for the parent of the other sex - occurring during the phallic stage and ultimately resolved through identification with the parent of the same sex.






9. Memory; studied memorization of meaningless words






10. A situation in which an individual is given two different and inconsistent messages.






11. Motivation; believes that we invent explanations to label feelings






12. Parenting style characterized by emotional warmth - high standards for behavior - explanation and consistent enforcement of rules - and inclusion of children in decision making






13. Neurotransmitter that affects sleep - arousal - mood - appetite; lack of it is linked with depression






14. Behavior targeted at individuals or groups and intended to hold them apart and treat them differently.






15. Defense mechanism by which people reinterpret undesirable feelings or behaviors in terms that make them appear acceptable.






16. Chemical that carries messages that travel through the bloodstream to help regulate bodily functions






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






18. Statistical procedure designed to discover the independent elements (factors) in any set of data






19. Study of hereditary influences and how it influences behavior and thinking






20. Heuristic procedure in which a problem is broken down into smaller steps - each of which has a subgoal.






21. Behaviorism; emphasis on external behaviors of people and their reactions on a given situation; famous for Little Albert study in which baby was taught to fear a white rat






22. The realization of infants that objects continue to exist even when they are out of sight






23. Any event that increases the probability of a recurrence of the response that preceded it






24. Experience of the difference threshold






25. Released by adrenal glands; triggered by norepinephrine to prolong the response to stress (used in the sympathetic nervous system)






26. Special process of emotional attachment that may occur between parents and babies in the minutes and hours immediately after birth






27. Process in which the sense organs' receptor cells are stimulated and relay initial information to higher brain centers for further processing.






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






29. Perspective that seeks to explain and predict behaviors by analyzing how the human brain developed over time - how it functions - and how input from the environment affects human behaviors






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






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






32. Perspective concerned with how cultural differences affect behavior






33. Loss of memory for events and experiences occurring from the time of an amnesia-causing event forward






34. In Piaget's view - a specific mental structure; an organized way of interacting with the environment and experiencing it- a generalization a child makes based on comparable occurences of various actins - usally physical - motor actions






35. Developmental psychology; 'visual cliff' studies with infants






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






37. 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.






38. Decreased responsiveness with repeated presentation of the same stimulus






39. Physical - emotional - or sexual mistreatment of a child.






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






41. Anxiety disorder characterized by irrational and persistent fear of a particular object or situation - along with a compelling desire to avoid it.






42. Able to see clearly things that are close but having trouble seeing objects at a distance; nearsighted.






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






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






45. Holds information for processing; fragile; also called short term memory or working memory






46. Clues participants discover about the purpose of a study that suggest how they should respond






47. Sense of taste






48. Morality based on one's own individual moral principles (i.e. - conscience)






49. In emerging Theo psychology that focuses on positive experiences; includes subjective well-being - self-determination - the relationship between positive emotions and physical health - and the factors that allow individuals - communities - and societ






50. A type of therapy in which two or more people who are committed to one another's well-being are treated at once - in and effort to change the ways the interact.