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AP Psychology

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1. Neurotransmitter that influences voluntary movement - attention - alertness; lack of dopamine linked with Parkinson's disease; too much is linked with schizophrenia






2. Reflex that causes a newborn to make sucking motions when a finger or nipple if placed in the mouth






3. 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






4. A subjective response - usually accompanied by a physiological change - which is interpreted n a particular way by the individual and often leads to a change in behavior






5. Positively reinforcing closer and closer approximation of a desired behavior to teach a new behavior






6. 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.






7. The time in to development of an organism when it is especially sensitive to certain environmental influences; outside of that period the same influences will have far less effect






8. An individual's genetic make-up






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






10. Memory for skills - including perceptual - motor - and cognitive skills required to complete tasks






11. 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.






12. Psychologist who treats people serious psychological problems or conducts research into the causes of behavior






13. The percentage of a population displaying a disorder during any specified period.






14. Memory for specific information






15. Ability of a test to measure what it is supposed to measure and to predict what it is supposed to predict






16. Did study in which healthy patients were admitted to psychiatric hospitals and diagnoses with schizophrenia; showed that once you are diagnosed with a disorder - the label - even when behavior indicates otherwise - is hard to overcome in a mental hea






17. 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 -






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






19. 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.






20. Decreased responsiveness with repeated presentation of the same stimulus






21. A type of design that contrasts groups of people who differ on some variable of interest to the researcher






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






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






24. Biologist; developed theory of evolution; transmutation of species - natural selection - evolution by common descent; 'The Origin of Species' catalogs his voyage on The Beagle






25. A test designed to predict a person's future performance






26. Developmental psychology; 'visual cliff' studies with infants






27. Pioneer in intelligence (IQ) tests - designed a test to identify slow learners in need of help-not applicable in the U.S. because it was too culture-bound (French)






28. The Reaction experienced when a substance abuser stops using a drug with dependence properties






29. Level of consciousness that is outside awareness but contains feelings and memories that can easily be brought into conscious awareness






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






31. Loss of memory for events and experiences occurring from the time of an amnesia-causing event forward






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






33. Heuristic procedure in which a problem solver works backward from the goal or end of a problem to the current position - in order to analyze the problem and reduce the steps needed to get from the current position to the goal.






34. Neurotransmitter that causes contraction of skeletal muscles; lack of Ach linked with Alzheimer's disease;






35. Shows brain activity at higher reolution than PET scan when changes in oxygen concentration in neurons alters its magnetic qualities






36. Clues participants discover about the purpose of a study that suggest how they should respond






37. Conflict that results from having to choose between two distasteful alternatives






38. Obedience to authority; had participants administer what they believed were dangerous electrical shocks to other participants; wanted to see if Germans were an aberration or if all people were capable of committing evil actions






39. Rehearsal involving repletion and analysis - in which a stimulus may be associated with (linked to) other information and further processed






40. In Roger's theory of personality - the self a person would ideally like to be.






41. Shows brain's electrical activity by positioning electrodes over the scalp






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






43. Portion of the CNS above the spinal cord; consists of hindbrain - midbrain - and forebrain






44. An observable action






45. When a researcher's expectations unknowingly create a situation that affects the results






46. Study of how traits are transmitted from one generation to the next






47. The period of extending from the onset of puberty to early adulthood






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






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






50. Located in neck; regulates metabolism by secreting thyroxine