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AP Psychology

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1. A descriptive research method in which researchers study behavior in its natural context.






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






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






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






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






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






7. Memory of ideas - rules - words - and general concepts about the world






8. Twins from two separate fertilized eggs (zygotes); share half of the same genes






9. Behavior targeted at individuals or groups and intended to hold them apart and treat them differently.






10. The repetition of an experiment to test the validity of its conclusion






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






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






13. Any therapy that attempts to discover relationships between unconscious motivations and current abnormal behavior.






14. Nerve cell that transmits messages between sensory and motor neurons






15. Prejudice against the elderly and the resulting discrimination against them






16. Wrinkled outer portion of brain; center for higher order brain functions such as thinking - planning - judgment; processes sensory information and directs movement






17. Any internal condition - although usually an internal one - that initates - activates - or maintains an organism's goal directed behavior






18. Deoxyribonucleic acid; genetic formation in a double-helix; can replicate or reproduce itself; made of genes






19. A specific (usually internal) condition - usually involving some form of arousal - which directs an organism's behavior toward a goal.






20. Named for its developer - B.F. Skinner - a box that contains a responding mechanism and a device capable of delivering a consequence to an animal in the box whenever it makes the desired response






21. Psychoanalytic technique in which a patient's dreams are described in detail and interpreted so as to provide insight into the individual's unconscious motivations.






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






23. Focused awareness of only a limited amount of all you are capable of experiencing






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






25. In Adler's theory - a feeling of openness with all humanity.






26. A person's sense of being male or female






27. School of psychological thought that argued that behavior cannot be studied in parts but must be viewed a s whole






28. Process by which an organism selects and interprets sensory input so that it acquires meaning.






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






30. Expectation of the person conducting an experiment which may be affect the outcome






31. Process by which stored information is recovered from memory






32. Part of the brain involved in sleep/wake cycles; also connects cerebellum and medulla to the cerebral cortex






33. In Freud's theory - the part of personality that seeks to satisfy instinctual needs in accordance with reality.






34. 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.






35. The more accurate recall of items presented at the end of a series






36. Perspective concerned with how cultural differences affect behavior






37. The statistically determined minimum level of stimulation necessary to excite a perceptual system.






38. An internal aroused condition that directs an organism to satisfy a physiological need






39. Anxiety disorders characterized as acute anxiety - accompanied by sharp increases in autonomic nervous system arousal - that is not triggered by a specific event.






40. Defense mechanism by which people behave in a way opposite to what their true but anxiety-provoking feelings would dictate.






41. Personality disorder characterized by egocentricity - and behavior that is irresponsible and that violates the rights of other people - a lack of guilt feelings - an inability to understand other people and a lack of fear of punishment.






42. Railroad worker who survived a severe brain injury that dramatically changed his personality and behavior; case played a role in the development of the understanding of the localization of brain function






43. Stress and coping; used 'social readjustment scale' to measure stress






44. Forcible sexual assault on an unwilling partner.






45. Behavior learned through coincidental association with reinforcement






46. In emerging Theo psychology that focuses on positive experiences; includes subjective well-being - self-determination - the relationship between positive emotions and physical health - and the factors that allow individuals - communities - and societ






47. Humanistic psychology; Contributions: founded client-centered therapy - theory that emphasizes the unique quality of humans especially their freedom and potential for personal growth - unconditional positive regard -






48. School of psychological thought that was concerned with how and why the conscious mind works






49. A reinforcement schedule in which a reinforcer(reward) is delivered after a specified number of responses has occurred






50. Psychological disorder that may become evident after a person has undergone extreme stress caused by some type of disaster; common symptoms include vivid - intrusive recollections or reexperiences of the traumatic event and occasional lapses of norma