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AP Psychology

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






2. Studies as identical and rhetorical twins to determine relative influence of heredity and environment on human behavior






3. In Jung's theory - the emotionally charged ideas and images that are rich in meaning and symbolism and exist within the collective unconscious.






4. Memory for specific information






5. State of emotional and physical exhaustion - lowered productivity - and feelings of isolation - often caused by work-related pressures






6. 17th century English philosopher. Wrote that the mind was a 'blank slate' or 'tabula rasa'; that is - people are born without innate ideas. We are completely shaped by our environment .






7. A chart or array of scores - usually arranged from highest to lowest - showing the number of instances for each score






8. Concerned with the relationship between brain/nervous system and behavior






9. The space between two neurons where neurotransmitters are secreted by terminal buttons and received by dendrites






10. Visual theory - stated by Young and Helmholtz that all colors can be made by mixing the three basic colors: red - green - and blue; a.k.a the Young-Helmholtz theory.






11. Reflex in which a newborn strectches out the arms and legs and cries in response to a loud noise or an abrupt change in the environment






12. 17t century French philosopher. Famously known for writing 'cogito ergo sum' ('I think - therefore I am'). Wrote about concept of dualism.






13. Carries impulses from the eye to the brain






14. Does research on how people function best with machines






15. The use of a variety of techniques including concentration - restriction of incoming stimuli - and deep relaxation to produce a state of consciousness characterized by a sense of detachment.






16. Prejudice against the elderly and the resulting discrimination against them






17. The fourth phase of the sexual response cycle - following orgasm - during which the body returns to its resting - or normal state






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






19. Three-stage process which describes the body's reaction to stress: 1) alarm reaction - 2) resistance - 3) exahaustion

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






21. Theory that holds that an observer's perception depends not only on the intensity of a stimulus but also on the observer's motivation - the criteria he or she sets for determining that a signal is present - and on the background noise.






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






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






24. Cell that send messages from brain and spinal cord to other parts of body; also called motor neurons






25. Subjects and not exposed to a changing variable in an experiment






26. Psychoanalytic phenomenon in which a therapist becomes the object of a patient's emotional attitudes about an important person in the patient's life - such as a parent.






27. A trait or inherited characteristic that has increased in a population because it solved a problem of survival or reproduction






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






29. Primary motor cortex; areas of the three boat cortex for response messages from the brain to the muscles and glands






30. Learning involving an unpleasant or harmful stimulus or reinforcer






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






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






33. Sleep/dreams/consciousness; pioneers of Activation-Synthesis Theory of dreams; sleep studies that indicate the brain creates dream states - not information processing or Freudian interpretations






34. Ancient Greek philosopher. Promoted introspection by saying - 'Know thyself.'






35. Behavior that benefits someone else or society but that generally offers no obvious benefit to the person performing it and may even involve some personal risk or sacrifice.






36. Anxiety disorders characterized by excessive and irrational fear of - and consequent attempted avoidance of - specific objects or situations.






37. A return to a prior stage after a person has progressed through the various stages of development; caused by anxiety.






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






39. A drug that increases alertness - reduces fatigue - and elevates mood






40. A process through which people receive information about the status of a physical system and use this feedback information to learn to control the activity of that system






41. The third phase of the sexual response cycle - during which autonomic nervous system activity reaches its peak and muscle contractions occur in spasms throughout the body - but especially in the genital area






42. 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.






43. Repetitive review of information with little or no interpretation






44. The process by which a person uses behavior and appearance of others to form attitudes about them.






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






46. The process by which a person infers other people's motives or intensions by observing their behavior.






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






48. A person's description and analysis of what he or she is thinking and feeling or what he or she has just thought about






49. The expression of genes






50. The lightness or darkness of reflected light - determined in large part by the light's intensity.