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AP Psychology

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1. Manageable and meaningful units of information organized in such a way that it can be easily encoded - stored - and retrieved






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






3. Tendency to believe that one's own group is the standard - the reference point by which other people and groups should be judged






4. Eating disorder most common in adolescent females characterized by weight less than 85% of normal - restricted eating - and unrealistic body image






5. A sample that reflects the characteristics of the population from which it is drawn






6. Perception below the threshold of awareness.






7. Personality; theory that linked personality to physique on the grounds that both are governed by genetic endowment: endomorphic (large) - mesomorphic (average) - and ectomorphic (skinny)






8. A bell-shaped graphic representation of data showing what percentage of the population falls under each part of the curve






9. 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






10. A group of psychological disorders characterized by a lack of reality testing and by deterioration of social and intellectual functioning and personality beginning before age 45 and lasting at least 6 months






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






12. Robert Sternberg's theory that describes intelligence as having analytic - creative and practical dimensions






13. Type of schizophrenia characterized by severely disturbed thought processes - frequent incoherence - disorganized behavior - and inappropriate affect.






14. General set of procedures used to summarize - condense - and describe sets of data






15. Cell that sends messages to brain or spinal cord from other parts of the body; also called sensory neurons






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






17. 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.






18. Suffering from a gross impairment in reality testing that interferes with the ability to meet the ordinary demands of life.






19. Top of the spinal column






20. Cognitive abilities requiring speed or rapid learning that tends to diminish with age






21. Control emotional behaviors - make decisions - carry out plans; speech (Broca's area); controls movement of muscles






22. Supportive cells of nervous system that guide growth of new neurons; forms myelin sheath; holds neuron in place; provides nourishment and removes waste






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






24. Subfield concerned with the use of psychological ideas and principles to enhance health - prevent illness - diagnose and treat disease - and improve rehabilitation






25. Personality categories in which broad collections of traits are loosely tied together and interrelated.






26. Adrenaline; activates a sympathetic nervous system by making the heart beat faster - stopping digestion - enlarging pupils - sending sugar into the bloodstream - preparing a blood clot faster






27. Developmental psychology;: social development & processing - effects of appearance on behavior - origin of social stereotypes - sex/love/intimacy - facial expression






28. Any chemical substance that - in small amounts - alters biological or cognitive processes or both






29. The sense of hearing






30. Patterns of feelings and beliefs about other people - ideas - or objects that are based on a person's past experiences - shape his or her future behavior - and are evaluative in nature.






31. Process of reconditioning in which a person is taught a new - more adaptive response to a familiar stimulus.






32. The highness or lowness of a sound






33. Early-emerging and long-lasting individual differences in disposition and in the intensity and especially the quality of emotional reactions






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






35. The entire spectrum of waves initiated by the movement of charged particles.






36. Neutral stimulus that - through repeated association with an unconditioned stimulus - begins to elicit a conditioned response






37. Negative evaluation of an entire group of people - typically based on unfavorable (and often wrong) stereotypes about groups.






38. Developmental psychology; wrote 'On Death and Dying': 5 stages the terminally ill go through when facing death (1. denial - 2. anger - 3. bargaining - 4. depression - 5. acceptance)






39. Any neutral stimulus that initially has no intrinsic value for an organism but that becomes rewarding when linked with a primary reinforcer






40. In Freud's theory - the instinctual (and sexual) life force that - working on the pleasure principle and seeking immediate gratification - energizes the id.






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






42. An individual's genetic make-up






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






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






45. Motor sensory relay center for four of the five senses; and with a brain stem and composed of two egg-shaped structures; integrates in shades incoming sensory signals; Mnemonic-'don't smell the llamas because the llamas smell bad'






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






47. Type of schizophrenia characterized by hallucinations and delusions of persecution or grandeur (or both) - and sometimes irrational jealousy.






48. Universal Emotions (based upon facial expressions); Study Basics: Constants across culture in the face and emotion






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

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50. Cognition and memory; studied repressed memories and false memories; showed how easily memories could be changed and falsely created by techniques such as leading questions and illustrating the inaccuracy in eyewitness testimony