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AP Psychology

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1. People who cannot perceive any color - usually because their retinas lack cones.






2. A descriptive statistic that measures the variability of data from the mean of the sample






3. Light-sensitive surface on back of eye containing rods and cones






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






5. Freud's level of the mind that contains those experiences that are not currently conscious but may become so with varying degrees of difficulty.






6. A tentative statement or idea expressing a causal relationship between two events or variables that is to be evaluated in a research study






7. Emotional intelligence






8. Language; his hypothesis is that language determines the way we think






9. The study of language - including speech sounds - meaning - and grammar.






10. 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.






11. A schizophrenic disorder in which the person exhibits inappropriate affect - illogical thinking - and/or eccentric behavior but seems generally in touch with reality.






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

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13. Structure behind pupil that changes shape to focus light rays onto the retina






14. Removal of a stimulus after a particular response to increase the likelihood that the response will recur






15. Social psychology; Stanford Prison Study; college students were randomly assigned to roles of prisoners or guards in a study that looked at who social situations influence behavior; showed that peoples' behavior depends to a large extent on the roles






16. The measure of central tendency that is the data point with 50% of the scores above it and 50% below it






17. Small opeing in iris that is smaller in bright light and larger in darkness






18. Social Psychology; Helping behavior - personal responsibility; studied the effects of enhanced personal responsibility and helping behavior






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






20. Brain surgery used in the past to alleviate symptoms of serious mental disorders.






21. In Freud's theory - the moral aspect of mental functioning comprising the ego ideal (what a person would ideally like to be) and the conscience and taught by parents and society.






22. Performs initial encoding; provides brief storage; also called sensory register






23. State of physiological imbalance usually accompanied by arousal






24. Unlearned or involuntary response to an unconditioned stimulus






25. A reinforcement schedule in which a reinforcer (reward) is delivered after predetermined but varying amounts of time - provided that the required response occurs at least once after each interval






26. Internally generated patterns of body functions - including hormonal signals - sleep - blood pressure - and temperature regulation - which have approximately a 24-hour cycle and occur even in the absence of normal cues about whether it is day or nigh






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






28. Subfield of psychology that focuses on the relationship between physical stimuli and people's conscious experiences of them.






29. 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 .






30. Behaviors followed by pleasant consequences are strengthened while behaviors followed by unpleasant consequences are weakened (Thorndike)






31. An excessive attachment to some person or object that was appropriate only at an earlier stage of development






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






33. After firing when a neuron will not fire again no matter how strong the incoming message may be






34. People who can perceive all three primary colors and thus can distinguish any hue.






35. An observable action






36. Endocrine gland that produces a large amount of hormones; it regulates growth and helps control other endocrine glands; located on underside of brain; sometimes called the 'master gland'






37. Ancient Greek philosopher. Wrote 'Peri Psyches' ('About the Mind').






38. Psychopathology and Social Psychology; effects of labeling; Rosenhan and colleagues checked selves into mental hospitals with symptoms of hearing voices say 'empty - dull and thud.' Diagnosed with schizophrenia. After entered - acted normally. Never






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






40. Preset natural body weight - determined by the number of fat cells in the body






41. Primary area for processing visual information






42. A three-stage counterconditioning procedure in which people are taught to relax when confronting stimuli that forming elicited anxiety.






43. Perspective that focuses on the mental processes involved in perception - learning - memory - and thinking






44. Depth cues that are based on two eyes






45. 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.






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






47. Does research on how people function best with machines






48. Reflex that causes a newborn to make sucking motions when a finger or nipple if placed in the mouth






49. Dream in which the dreamer is aware of dreaming while it is happening






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