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AP Psychology

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1. A reinforcement schedule in which a reinforcer (reward) is delivered after a specified interval of time - provided that the required response occurs at least once in the interval






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






3. Communication of information through body positions and gestures.






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






5. 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 -






6. A sample that reflects the characteristics of the population from which it is drawn






7. Morality based on consequences to self






8. Period of development from conception until birth






9. Terminal button - synaptic knob; the structure at the end of an excellent terminal branch; houses the synaptic vesicles and neurotransmitters






10. Decrease in likelihood that an intrinsically motivated task - after having been extrinsically rewarded - will be performed when the reward is no longer given.






11. Reinforcer that has survival value for an organism; this value does not have to be learned






12. Endocrine glands located above the kidney and secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine - which prepare the body for 'fight or flight'






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






14. Defense mechanism by which people refuse to accept reality.






15. Organ lying between the stomach and small intestine; regulates blood sugar by secreting to regulating hormones insulin and glucagon






16. A test score that has not been transformed or converted in any way






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






18. Eating disorder most common in adolescent females characterized by weight less than 85% of normal - restricted eating - and unrealistic body image






19. Drugs derived from the opium poppy - including opium - morphine - and heroin






20. A system of symbols - usually words - that convey meaning and a set of rules for combining symbols to generate an infinite number of messages.






21. Supportive cells of nervous system that guide growth of new neurons; forms myelin sheath; holds neuron in place; provides nourishment and removes waste






22. Professional who studies behavior and uses behavioral principles in scientific research or in applied settings






23. Response to the belief that the IV will have an effect - rather than the IV's actual effect - which can be a confounding variable






24. The first phase of the sexual response cycle during which there are increases in heart rate blood pressure and respiration






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. Intelligence and learning - self-fulfilling prophecy; Study Basics: Researchers misled teachers into believing that certain students had higher IQs. Teachers changed own behaviors and effectively raised the IQ of the randomly chosen students






27. An anxiety disorder characterized by persistent anxiety occurring on more days than not for at least 6 months - sometimes with increased activity of the autonomic nervous system - apprehension - excessive muscle tension - and difficulty in concentrat






28. The general state of being aware of and responsive to events in the environment - as well as one's own mental processes






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






30. A counterconditioning technique in which an aversive or noxious stimulus is paired with a stimulus with the undesirable behavior.






31. Revised Binet's IQ test and established norms for American children; tested group of young geniuses and followed in a longitudinal study that lasted beyond his own lifetime to show that high IQ does not necessarily lead to wonderful things in life






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






33. Defense mechanism by which anxiety-provoking thoughts and feelings are forced to the unconscious.






34. Assessing and choosing among alternatives.






35. Morality based on one's own individual moral principles (i.e. - conscience)






36. Studies psychological development across the lifespan






37. Small opeing in iris that is smaller in bright light and larger in darkness






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






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






40. 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.






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






42. Psychotherapeutic process in which several people meet as a group with a therapist to receive psychological help.






43. Differential psychology AKA 'London School' of Experimental Psychology; Contributions: behavioral genetics - maintains that personality & ability depend almost entirely on genetic inheritance; compared identical & fraternal twins - hereditary differe






44. 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






45. Creates a computerized image using a magnetic field and pulses of radio waves






46. A socially and culturally constructed set of distinctions between masculine and feminine sets of behaviors that is promoted and expected by society






47. Body sense that provides information about the position and movement of individual parts of the body






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






49. Piaget's thrid stage of cognitive development (lasting from approximately age 6 or 7 to age 11 or 12) - during which the child develops the ability to understand constant factors in the environment - rules - and higher-order symbolic systems






50. Able to see objects at a distance clearly but having trouble seeing things up close; farsighted