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AP Psychology

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1. Three age individual IQ tests: WPPSI (children) - WISC (children) - WAIS (adults)






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






3. A procedure in which a researcher systematically manipulates and observes elements of a situation in order to test a hypothesis and make a cause-and-effect statement






4. An unscientific system which pretends to discover psychological information that his means are unscientific or deliberately fraudulent






5. The inability to perceive different hues.






6. The prenatal organism from the 5th through the 49th day after conception






7. Sense of smell






8. Studies of hereditability it be a behavioral traits using animals that have been inbred to produce strains that are genetically similar to one another






9. A cognitive distortion experienced by adolescents - in which they see themselves as always 'on stage' with an audience watching






10. Heuristic procedure in which the problem solver compares the current situation with the desired goal to determine the most efficient way to get from one to the other.






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






12. A location on a receptor neurons which is like a key to a lock (with a specific nerve transmitter); allows for orderly pathways






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






14. Problem-solving technique that involves considering all possible solutions without making prior evaluative judgments.






15. 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.






16. Reflex that causes a newborn to turn the head toward a light touch on lips or cheek






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






18. Elements of an experimental situation that might cause a participant to perceive the situation in a certain way or become aware of the purpose of the study and thus bias the participant to behave in a certain way - and in so doing - distort results.






19. Defense mechanism by which people redirect socially unacceptable impulses toward acceptable goals.






20. Approximate distribution of scores expected when a sample is taken from a large population - drawn as a frequency polygon that often takes the form of a bell-shaped curve - called the normal curve






21. Glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream - which regulate body and behavioral processes






22. Motivation; believed that gastric activity as in empty stomach - was the sole basis for hunger; did research that inserted balloons in stomachs






23. Problems in going to sleep or maintaining sleep






24. Chemical similar to opiates that relieves pain; may induce feelings of pleasure






25. Language development; disagreed with Skinner about language acquisition - stated there is an infinite # of sentences in a language - humans have an inborn native ability to develop language






26. A type of therapy in which two or more people who are committed to one another's well-being are treated at once - in and effort to change the ways the interact.






27. Electrically charged particles found both inside and outside a neuron; negative ions are found inside the cell membrane in a polarized neuron






28. Studies of hereditability on the assumption that if a gene influences a certain trait - close relatives should be more similar on that trait in distant relative






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






30. Freud's fourth stage of personality development - from about age 7 until puberty - during which sexual urges are inactive.






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






32. Reproductive glands-male - testes; female - ovaries






33. Learned knowledge and skills such as vocabulary - which tends to increase with age






34. Response elicited by a conditioned stimulus






35. Psychologist who treats people with adjustment problems






36. An interdisciplinary area of study that includes behavioral - neurological - and immune factors and their relationship to the development of disease






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






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






39. When the neuron is at rest; condition of neuron when the inside of the neuron is negatively charged relative to the outside of Enron; is necessary to generate the neuron signal in release of this polarization






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






41. A DNA segment on a chromosome that controls transmission of traits






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






43. 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.






44. The light-sensitive cells in the retina- the rods and cones.






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






46. Recurrence of an extinguished conditioned response - usually following a rest period






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






48. Observing and recording behavior naturally without trying to manipulate and control the situation






49. In humanistic theory - the final level of psychological development - in which one strives to realize one's uniquely human potential-to achieve everything one is capable of achieving






50. Ability of the brain to change their experience - both structurally and chemically