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AP Psychology

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1. Motivation; believed that gastric activity as in empty stomach - was the sole basis for hunger; did research that inserted balloons in stomachs






2. Special process of emotional attachment that may occur between parents and babies in the minutes and hours immediately after birth






3. In the study of motivation - an explanation of behavior that asserts that people actively and regularly determine their own goals and the means of achieving them through thought.






4. The ability to recall past events - images - ideas - or previously learned information or skills; the storage system that allows a person to retain and retrieve previously learned information






5. A highly detailed description of a single individual or a vent






6. Light-sensitive surface on back of eye containing rods and cones






7. 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






8. Sense of taste






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






10. Process by which a person takes some action to manage - master - tolerate - or reduce environmental or internal demands that cause or might cause stress and that tax the individual's inner resources






11. Psychologist who treats people with adjustment problems






12. Control emotional behaviors - make decisions - carry out plans; speech (Broca's area); controls movement of muscles






13. Shift in electrical charge in a tiny area of the neuron (temporary); transmits a long cell membranes leaving neuron and polarized state; needs higher than normal threshold of excitation to fire






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






15. Action potential; the firing of a nerve cell; the entire process of the electrical charge (message/impulse) traveling through inner on; can be as fast as 400 fps (with myelin) or 3 fps (no myelin)






16. Personality theorist; asserted that personality is largely determined by genes - used introversion/extroversion






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






18. Threadlike structure within the nucleus of cells that contain genes






19. Memory; studied memorization of meaningless words






20. Endocrine gland that produces melatonin that helps regulate sleep/wake cycle






21. Electrically charged particles found both inside and outside a neuron; negative ions are found inside the cell membrane in a polarized neuron






22. Storage mechanism that keeps a relatively permanent record of memory






23. In humanistic theory - the final level of psychological development - in which one strives to realize one's uniquely human potential-to achieve everything one is capable of achieving






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






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






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






27. The purposeful process by which a person generates logical and coherent ideas - evaluates situations - and reaches conclusions.






28. The law that the neuron either fires at 100% or not at all






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






30. The process by which a person infers other people's motives or intensions by observing their behavior.






31. Anxiety disorder characterized by marked fear and avoidance of being alone in a place from which escape might be difficult or embarrassing






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






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






34. Interpersonal psychoanalysis; groundwork for enmeshed relationships - developed the Self-System - a configuration of personality traits






35. The situation that occurs when the drug becomes part of the body's functioning and produces withdrawal symptoms when the drug is discontinued






36. A bell-shaped graphic representation of data showing what percentage of the population falls under each part of the curve






37. The prenatal organism from the 5th through the 49th day after conception






38. Detailed memory for events surrounding a dramatic event that is vivid and remembered with confidence






39. Located in left frontal lobe; controls production of speech

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40. Neo-Freudian - humanistic; 8 psychosocial stages of development: theory shows how people evolve through the life span. Each stage is marked by a psychological crisis that involves confronting 'Who am I?'






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. Intelligence; devised the Triarchic Theory of Intelligence (academic problem-solving - practical - and creative)






43. Behaviors followed by pleasant consequences are strengthened while behaviors followed by unpleasant consequences are weakened (Thorndike)






44. A type of research design that compares individuals of different ages to determine how they differ on an important dimension






45. A chart or array of scores - usually arranged from highest to lowest - showing the number of instances for each score






46. The overt story line - characters - and setting of a dream-the obvious - clearly discernible events of the dream






47. The ability to perceive - express - understand - and regulate emotions






48. Subject in John Watson's experiment - proved classical conditioning principles - especially the generalization of fear






49. In Piaget's view - a specific mental structure; an organized way of interacting with the environment and experiencing it- a generalization a child makes based on comparable occurences of various actins - usally physical - motor actions






50. Small area of retina where image is focused