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AP Psychology

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1. Ability to recognize that objects can e transformed in some way - visually or phycially - yet still be the same in number - weight - substance - or volume






2. Recurrence of an extinguished conditioned response - usually following a rest period






3. 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






4. Establish the relationship between two variables






5. The study of the patterns and distributions of speech sounds in a language and the tacit rules for their pronunciation.






6. The controversial claim that sensation can occur apart from sensory input






7. A pattern of relatively permanent traits - dispositions - or characteristics that give some consistency to people's behavior.






8. Temporarily holds current or recent information for immediate or short-term use; Information is maintained for 20-30 seconds while active processing (e.g. - rehearsal) takes place






9. Studies psychological development across the lifespan






10. Jung's theory of a shared storehouse of primitive ideas and images that are inherited ideas and images - called archetypes - are emotionally charged and rich in meaning and symbolism






11. Vermont railroad worker who survived a severe brain injury that changed his personality and behavior; his accident gave information on the brain and which parts are involved with emotional reasoning






12. Neuroscience/biopsychology; studied split brain patients






13. The study of how language is acquired - perceived - understood - and produced.






14. Anxiety disorder characterized by marked fear and avoidance of being alone in a place from which escape might be difficult or embarrassing






15. The evaluation of the significance of a situation or event as it relates to a person's well-being






16. Inherited - automatic species-specific behaviors






17. Moral development; presented boys moral dilemmas and studied their responses and reasoning processes in making moral decisions. Most famous moral dilemma is 'Heinz' who has an ill wife and cannot afford the medication. Should he steal the medication






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






19. Freud's third stage of personality development - from about age 4 through age 7 - during which children obtain gratification primarily from the genitals.






20. Describes differences between groups of participants that differ naturally on a variable such as race or gender






21. Test designed to determine a person's level of knowledge in a given subject area






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






23. Memory a person is not aware of possessing






24. Chemical that opposes the actions of a neurotransmitter






25. Process of evaluating individual differences among human beings by means of tests interviews - observations - and recordings of physiological.






26. Temporary decrease in sensitivity to a stimulus that occurs when stimulation is unchanging






27. The extent to which scores differ from one another






28. Hormone backpacks in the regulation of blood sugar by acting in the utilization of carbohydrates; released by pancreas; too much-hypoglycemia - too little-diabetes






29. Defense mechanism by which anxiety-provoking thoughts and feelings are forced to the unconscious.






30. The study if the overlapping fields of perception - learning - memory - and thought - with a special emphasis on how people attend to - acquire - transform - store - and retrieve knowledge.






31. A cognitive behavior therapy that emphasizes the importance of logical - rational thought processes.






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






33. Creates a computerized image using x-rays passed through the brain






34. Achievement motivation; developed scoring system for TAT's use in assessing achievement motivation






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






36. Any stimulus or event that is naturally painful or unpleasant to an organism






37. Learning involving an unpleasant or harmful stimulus or reinforcer






38. Inability to understand or use language






39. Theory suggesting that there are two routes to attitude change: the central route - which focuses on thoughtful consideration of an argument for change - and the peripheral route - which focuses on less careful - more emotional - and even superficial






40. A person's inherited traits - determined by genetics






41. 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.






42. Neo-Freudian - humanistic; 8 psychosocial stages of development: theory shows how people evolve through the life span. Each stage is marked by a psychological crisis that involves confronting 'Who am I?'






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






44. Practice of placing children with special needs in regular classroom settings - with the support of professionals who provide special education services






45. Applies psychological principles to the workplace to improve productivity and the quality of work life






46. Pain is only experienced in the pain messages can pass through a gate in the spinal cord on their route to the brain






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






48. The increase in sensitivity to light that occurs when the illumination level changes from high to low - causing chemicals in the rods and cones to regenerate and return to their inactive state.






49. A descriptive study that includes an intensive study of one person and allows an intensive examination of a single case - usually chosen for its interesting or unique characteristics






50. Stage of sleep characterized by high-frequency - low-amplitude brain-wave activity - rapid and systematic eye movements - more vivid dreams - and postural muscle paralysis