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AP Psychology

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1. State with deep relaxation and heightened suggestibility






2. A feature of thought and problem solving that includes the tendency to generate or recognize ideas considered to be high-quality - original - novel - and appropriate.






3. Depth cues that are based on two eyes






4. A division of the peripheral nervous system that regulates involuntary functions; made up of sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems






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






6. Presentation of a stimulus after a particular response in order to increase the likelihood that the response will recur






7. Shifts or exaggeration in group members' attitudes or behavior as a result of group discussion.






8. Sharpness of vision






9. An eating disorder characterized by repeated episodes of binge eating (and a fear of not being able to stop eating) followed by purging






10. 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






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






12. The treatment of emotional or behavior problems through psychological techniques.






13. The more accurate recall of items presented at the end of a series






14. Portion of the CNS above the spinal cord; consists of hindbrain - midbrain - and forebrain






15. Psychologist who treats people serious psychological problems or conducts research into the causes of behavior






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






17. Behavior pattern exhibited by people who are calmer - more patient - and less hurried than Type A individuals






18. The Reaction experienced when a substance abuser stops using a drug with dependence properties






19. A descriptive research method in which researchers study behavior in its natural context.






20. A medical doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders






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






22. In an experiment - a difference that is unlikely to have occurred because of chance alone and is inferred to be most likely due to the systematic manipulations of variables by the researcher






23. Piaget's fourth and final stage of cognitive development (beginning at about age 12) - during which the individual can think hypothetically - can consider future possibilites - and can use deductive logic






24. Social psychology; German refugee who escaped Nazis - proved the democratic style of leadership is the most productive; studied effects of 3 leadership styles on children completing activities






25. Period of development from conception until birth






26. Drugs derived from the opium poppy - including opium - morphine - and heroin






27. Inability to see that an object can have a function other than its stated or usual one.






28. Ethology (animal behavior); studied imprinting and critical periods in geese






29. Problems in going to sleep or maintaining sleep






30. The tendency to attribute the behavior of others to dispositional causes but to attribute one's own behavior to situational causes.






31. Therapies that use approaches or techniques derived from Freud - but that reject or modify some elements of Freud's theory.






32. The scientific study of how people think about - interact with - influence - and are influenced by the thoughts - feelings - and behaviors of other people.






33. In psychoanalysis - the repetitive cycle of interpretation - resistance to interpretation - and transference.






34. Defense mechanism by which people refuse to accept reality.






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






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






37. Dissociative disorder characterized by the existence within an individual of two or more distinct personalities - each of which is dominant at different times and directs the individual's behavior at those times; commonly known as multiple personalit






38. In Adler's theory - a feeling of openness with all humanity.






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






40. The scores and corresponding percentile ranks of a large and representative sample of individuals from the population for which a test was designed






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






42. The behavior of individuals when confronted with a situation or task that requires insight or determination of some unknown elements.






43. The tendency to recall information learned while in a particular physiological state most accurately when one is in that physiological state again






44. Heuristic procedure in which a problem solver works backward from the goal or end of a problem to the current position - in order to analyze the problem and reduce the steps needed to get from the current position to the goal.






45. Interpersonal psychoanalysis; groundwork for enmeshed relationships - developed the Self-System - a configuration of personality traits






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






47. When the neuron is at rest; condition of neuron when the inside of the neuron is negatively charged relative to the outside of Enron; is necessary to generate the neuron signal in release of this polarization






48. The scientific study of behavior and mental processes






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






50. 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