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AP Psychology

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1. Systematic procedure through which associations and responses to specific stimuli are learned






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






3. Photoreceptors that detect black - white - and gray - and movement; used for vision in dim light






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






5. A definition of a variable in terms of the set of methods or procedures used to measure or study that variable






6. A design in which researchers manipulate an independent variable and measure a dependent variable to determine a cause-and-effect relationship






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






8. A state of consciousness that occurs during sleep - usually accompanied by vivid visual - tactile - or auditory imagery.






9. The extent to which people are flexible and respond adaptively to external or internal demands






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






11. Brain encodes information in different ways or on different levels; deeper processing leads to deeper memory






12. Commonly occurring behavior can reinforce a less frequent behavior






13. 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.






14. Freud's last stage of personality development - from the onset of puberty through adulthood - during which the sexual conflicts of childhood resurface (at puberty) and are often resolved during adolescence).






15. Decrease in effort and productivity that occurs when an individual works in a group instead of alone.






16. Operant training system that uses secondary reinforcers (tokens) to increase appropriate behavior; learners can exchange tokens for desired rewards






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






18. Temporary decrease in sensitivity to a stimulus that occurs when stimulation is unchanging






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






20. The depth and richness of a hue determined by determined by the homogeneity of the wavelengths contained in the reflected light; also known as purity.






21. Trait theory of personality; 3 levels of traits: cardinal - central - and secondary






22. Repetitive review of information with little or no interpretation






23. Neo-Freudian - psychodynamic; Contributions: inferiority complex - organ inferiority; Studies: birth order influences personality






24. An individual's genetic make-up






25. The more accurate recall of items presented at the beginning of a series






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






27. Child psychoanalysis; emphasized importance of the ego and its constant struggle






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






29. 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






30. Behavior pattern characterized by competitiveness - impatience - hostility - and constant efforts to do more in less time






31. In an experiment - the group of participants to whom a treatment is given






32. The view that knowledge should be acquired through observation and often an experiment






33. Devised theory of multiple intelligences: logical-mathematic - spatial - bodily-kinesthetic - intrapersonal - linguistic - musical - interpersonal - naturalistic






34. Focuses on methods of acquiring and analyzing data






35. The expression of genes






36. An operant conditioning procedure in which a person is physically removed from sources of reinforcement to decrease the occurrence of undesired behaviors.






37. Occurs when frightening - traumatic events are forgotten because people want to forget them






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






39. Focuses on how the individual's behavior and mental processes are affected by interactions with other people






40. Ends of axons that secrete neurotransmitters






41. Any event that increases the probability of a recurrence of the response that preceded it






42. Minimum difference between any two stimuli that person can detect 50% of the time






43. Chemical messengers released by terminal buttons into the synapse






44. The scientific study of behavior and mental processes






45. Style of parenting marked by emotional coldness - imposing rules and expecting obedience






46. Seeing mind and body as different aspects of the same thing






47. Social psychology; focus on nonverbal communication - self-fulfilling prophecies; Studies: Pygmalion Effect-effect of teacher's expectations on students






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






49. A discipline based on the premise that even day-to-day behaviors are determined by the process of natural selection - that social behaviors that contribute to the survival of a species are passed on via the genes from one generation to the next.






50. Compliance with the orders of another person or group of people.