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AP Psychology

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1. Maintenance of a constant state of inner stability or balance






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






3. Expectations of an observer which may distort an authentic observation






4. The measurement of public opinion through the use of sampling and questioning






5. A group of psychological disorders characterized by a lack of reality testing and by deterioration of social and intellectual functioning and personality beginning before age 45 and lasting at least 6 months






6. 'Wernicke's area'; discovered area of left temporal lobe that involved language understanding: person damaged in this area uses correct words but they do not make sense






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






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






9. Humanistic psychology; hierarchy of needs-needs at a lower level dominate an individual's motivation as long as they are unsatisfied; self-actualization - transcendence






10. The increase in sensitivity to light that occurs when the illumination level changes from high to low - causing chemicals in the rods and cones to regenerate and return to their inactive state.






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






12. In Jung's theory - the emotionally charged ideas and images that are rich in meaning and symbolism and exist within the collective unconscious.






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






14. Type of schizophrenia characterized by severely disturbed thought processes - frequent incoherence - disorganized behavior - and inappropriate affect.






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






16. The appearance of one overt symptom to replace another that has been eliminated by treatment.






17. The strong emotional tie that a person feels toward special other persons in his or her life






18. Activation of the central nervous system - the autonomic nervous system - and the muscles and glands






19. 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






20. Test designed to determine a person's level of knowledge in a given subject area






21. 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






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






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






24. The small portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to the human eye.






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






26. Intelligence and development; discovered that first born and only children tend to have higher IQs than latter born children






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






28. Student of Wilhelm Wundt; founder of Structuralist school of psychology.






29. Process of reconditioning in which a person is taught a new - more adaptive response to a familiar stimulus.






30. Freud's third stage of personality development - from about age 4 through age 7 - during which children obtain gratification primarily from the genitals.






31. Negative evaluation of an entire group of people - typically based on unfavorable (and often wrong) stereotypes about groups.






32. The range between the level at which a child can solve a problem working alone with difficulty - and the level at which a child can solve a problem with the assistance of adults or children with more skill






33. A branch of the autonomic nervous system that maintains normal body functions; it calms the body after sympathetic stimulation






34. Deals with the extent to which heredity and the environment each influence behavior






35. Constructed by Lewis Terman - originally used ratio IQ (MA/CA x 100); now based on deviation from mean






36. Memory of specific personal events and situations (episodes) tagged with information about time






37. Psychological disorders characterized by inflexible and longstanding maladaptive behaviors that typically cause stress and/or social or occupational problems.






38. Social psychology; bystander apathy - diffusion of responsibility






39. Inability to understand or use language






40. A white - fatty covering of the axon which speeds transmission of message






41. Depressive disorder characterized by loss of interest in almost all of life's usual activities; a sad - hopeless - or discourage mood - sleep disturbance; loss of appetite; loss of energy; and feelings of unworthiness and guilt.






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






43. Social psychological theory that states that people attempt to maintain stable - consistent interpersonal relationships in which the ratio of member's contributions is balanced.






44. Three-stage process which describes the body's reaction to stress: 1) alarm reaction - 2) resistance - 3) exahaustion

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






46. Early-emerging and long-lasting individual differences in disposition and in the intensity and especially the quality of emotional reactions






47. Social psychology; German refugee who escaped Nazis - proved the democratic style of leadership is the most productive; studied effects of 3 leadership styles on children completing activities






48. Perspective that seeks to explain and predict behaviors by analyzing how the human brain developed over time - how it functions - and how input from the environment affects human behaviors






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






50. Member of a gene terror that controls the appearance of a certain trait