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AP Psychology

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1. Synaptic gap or synaptic space; tiny gap between the terminal of one neuron and the dendrites of another neuron (almost never touch); location of the transfer of an impulse from one neuron to the next






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






3. The appearance of one overt symptom to replace another that has been eliminated by treatment.






4. A basic or minimum unit of sound in a language.






5. In psychology - the techniques used to discover knowledge about human behavior and mental processes






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






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






8. People's tendency to ascribe their positive behaviors to their own internal traits - but their failures and shortcomings to external - situational factors.






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






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






11. In Jung's theory - a shared storehouse of primitive ideas and images that reside in the unconscious and are inherited from one's ancestors.






12. Response to the belief that the IV will have an effect - rather than the IV's actual effect - which can be a confounding variable






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






18. Conscious experience of emotion and physiological arousal occur at the same time






19. Defense mechanism by which people divert sexual or aggressive feelings for one person onto another person.






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






21. A mass of tissue that is attached to the wall f the uterus and connected to the developing fetus by the umbilical cord; it supplies nutrients and eliminates waste products






22. Student of Wilhelm Wundt; founder of Structuralist school of psychology.






23. The genetically determined physical features that differentiate the sexes but are not directly involved with reproduction






24. Conscious memory that a person is aware of






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






26. Way of getting knowledge about the world based on observation






27. A reinforcement schedule in which a reinforcer (reward) is delivered after a specified interval of time - provided that the required response occurs at least once in the interval






28. In psychoanalysis - an unwillingness to cooperate - which a patient signals by showing a reluctance to provide the therapist with information or to help the therapist understand or interpret a situation.






29. Released by thyroid; hormone that regulates the body's metabolism; OVERACTIVE-over-excitability - insomnia - reduced attention span - fatigue - snap decisions - reduced concentration (hyperthyroidism); UNDERACTIVE-desire to sleep - constantly tired -






30. 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






31. Pioneer in observational learning (AKA social learning) - stated that people profit from the mistakes/successes of others; Studies: Bobo Dolls-adults demonstrated 'appropriate' play with dolls - children mimicked play






32. Learning; systematic desensitization






33. The second level of the three organizational structures of the brain that receives signals from other parts of the brain or spinal cord and either relays the information to other parts of the brain or causes the body to act immediately; involved in m






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






35. A score that expresses an individual's position relative to the mean - based on the standard deviation






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






37. Previously learned information interferes with the ability to learn new information






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






40. The first phase of the sexual response cycle during which there are increases in heart rate blood pressure and respiration






41. Visual theory - proposed by Herring - that color is coded by stimulation of three types of paired receptors; each pair of receptors is assumed to operate in an antagonist way so that stimulation by a given wavelength produces excitation (increased fi






42. 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.






43. Cognitive psychology; created a 4-stage theory of cognitive development - said that two basic processes work in tandem to achieve cognitive growth (assimilation and accommodation)






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






45. A sample of individuals who match the population with whom they are being compared with regard to key variables such as socioeconomic status and age






46. Perspective developed by freud - which assumes that psychological problems are the result of anxiety resulting from unresolved conflicts and forces of which a person might be unaware






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






48. Following a strong emotion - an opposing emotion counters the first emotion - lessening the experience of that emotion; on repeated occasions - the opposing emotion becomes stronger






49. The belief that a person can successfully engage in and execute a specific behavior






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