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AP Psychology

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1. The period during which the reproductive system matures; it begins with an increase in the production of sex hormones - which signals the end of childhood






2. An aroused condition that directs people to behave in ways that allow them to feel good about themselves and others and to establish and maintain relationships






3. The process of dividing the world into 'in' groups and 'out' groups.






4. Pain is only experienced in the pain messages can pass through a gate in the spinal cord on their route to the brain






5. The overt story line - characters - and setting of a dream-the obvious - clearly discernible events of the dream






6. The most primitive of the three functional divisions of the brain - consisting of the pons - medulla - reticular formation - and cerebellum






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






8. The overall capacity of an individual to act purposefully - to think rationally - and to deal effectively with the environment






9. Sets of strategies - rather than strict rules - that act as guidelines for discovery-oriented problem solving.






10. A situation in which an individual is given two different and inconsistent messages.






11. 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






12. A highly detailed description of a single individual or a vent






13. Efferent neurons; neurons that carry messages from spinal cord/brain to muscles and glands






14. The negative response evoked when there is an inconsistency between a person's self-image as being free to choose and the person's realization that someone is trying to force him or her to choose a particular occurrence.






15. Approach to attitude formation that assumes that people infer their attitudes and emotional states from their behavior.






16. Statistical procedure designed to discover the independent elements (factors) in any set of data






17. Dividing the chromosomes into smaller fragments that can be characterized and ordered so that the fragments reflect their respective locations on specific chromosomes






18. Discovered classical conditioning; trained dogs to salivate at the ringing of a bell






19. Developed one of the first projective tests - the Inkblot test which consists of 10 standardized inkblots where the subject tells a story - the observer then derives aspects of the personality from the subject's commentary






20. A state of mental discomfort arising from a discrepancy between two or more of a person's beliefs or between a person's beliefs and overt behavior.






21. The process of growth and the realization of individual potential; in the humanistic view - a final level of psychological development in which a person attempts to minimize ill health - be fully functioning - have a superior perception of reality -






22. Member of a gene terror that controls the appearance of a certain trait






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






24. A number that expresses the degree and direction of the relationship between 2 variables - ranging from -1 to +1






25. Area of the brain that is part of the limbic system and regulates behaviors such as - eating - drinking - sexual behaviors - motivation; also body temperature






26. The process of analyzing and interpreting events - other people - oneself - and the world in general.






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






28. Relatively permanent change in an organism that occurs as a result of experiences in the environment






29. Below-average intellectual functioning - as measured on an IQ test - accompanied by substantial limitations in functioning that originate before age 8






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






31. A nonspecific improvement that occurs as a result of a person's expectations of change rather than as a direct result of any specific therapeutic treatment.






32. Theory suggesting that there are two routes to attitude change: the central route - which focuses on thoughtful consideration of an argument for change - and the peripheral route - which focuses on less careful - more emotional - and even superficial






33. Anxiety disorder characterized by irrational and persistent fear of a particular object or situation - along with a compelling desire to avoid it.






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






35. Parenting style characterized by emotional warmth - high standards for behavior - explanation and consistent enforcement of rules - and inclusion of children in decision making






36. The behavior of giving up or not responding - exhibited by people and animals exposed to negative consequences or punishment over which they feel they have no control.






37. A system of learned attitudes about social practices - instituations - and individual behavior used to evaluate situations and behavior as right or wrong - good or bad






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






39. The brain and spinal cord






40. A procedure to inform participants about the true nature of an experiment after its completion






41. Reflex in which a newborn fans out the toes when the sole of the foot is touched






42. Procedure for solving a problem by implementing a set of rules over and over again until the solution is found.






43. The biologically based categories of male and female






44. A branch of the autonomic nervous system and prepares the body for quick action in emergencies; 'fight or flight'






45. An understanding of mental states such as feelings - desires - beliefs - and intentions and of the causal role they play in human behavior






46. Process of developing uniform procedures for administering and scoring a test and for establishing norms






47. The first of Piaget's four stages of cognitive development (covering roughly the first 2 years of life) - during which the child develops some motoer coordination skills and a memory for past events






48. Behaviorism/learning; pioneer in systematic desensitization - maintained that fear could be unlearned






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






50. A fixed - overly simple - sometimes incorrect idea about traits - attitudes - and behaviors of males or females