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AP Psychology

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1. The scientific study of behavior and mental processes






2. Any chemical substance that - in small amounts - alters biological or cognitive processes or both






3. The study of how language is acquired - perceived - understood - and produced.






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






5. The use of a variety of techniques including concentration - restriction of incoming stimuli - and deep relaxation to produce a state of consciousness characterized by a sense of detachment.






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






7. Vermont railroad worker who survived a severe brain injury that changed his personality and behavior; his accident gave information on the brain and which parts are involved with emotional reasoning






8. The arithmetic average of a set of scores






9. Cognitive psychology; created a 4-stage theory of cognitive development - said that two basic processes work in tandem to achieve cognitive growth (assimilation and accommodation)






10. The tendency for one characteristic of an individual to influence a tester's evaluation of other characteristics






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






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






13. A fertilized egg






14. Below-average intellectual functioning - as measured on an IQ test - accompanied by substantial limitations in functioning that originate before age 8






15. Stimulus that normally produces a measurable involuntary response






16. The bodies 'slow' chemical communication by secreting hormones directly into the bloodstream






17. Automatic behavior that occurs involuntarily in response to a stimulus and without prior learning and usually shows little variability from instance to instance






18. Neo-Freudian - analytic psychology; archetypes; collective unconscious; libido is all types of energy - not just sexual; dream studies/interpretation






19. 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.






20. Decreased responsiveness with repeated presentation of the same stimulus






21. Netlike system of neurons that weaves through limbic system and plays an important role in attention - arousal - and alert functions; arouses and alerts higher parts of the brain; anesthetics work by temporary shutting off RF system






22. Wrinkled outer portion of brain; center for higher order brain functions such as thinking - planning - judgment; processes sensory information and directs movement






23. Able to see clearly things that are close but having trouble seeing objects at a distance; nearsighted.






24. The most important area of the brain's occipital lobe - which receives and further processes information from the lateral geniculate nucleus; also known as the striate cortex.






25. The field of psychology concerned with the assessment - treatment - and prevention of maladaptive behavior.






26. A number that expresses the degree and direction of the relationship between 2 variables - ranging from -1 to +1






27. A cognitive behavior therapy that emphasizes the importance of logical - rational thought processes.






28. The theory that children and adolescents use gender as an organizing theme to classify and interpret their perceptions about the world and themselves






29. Humanistic psychology; Contributions: founded client-centered therapy - theory that emphasizes the unique quality of humans especially their freedom and potential for personal growth - unconditional positive regard -






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






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






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






33. 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






34. Sleep researcher who discovered and coined the phrase 'rapid eye movement' (REM) sleep.






35. Dream in which the dreamer is aware of dreaming while it is happening






36. The human need to fulfill one's potential






37. 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






38. Personality assessment; created the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) with Christina Morgan - stated that the need to achieve varied in strength in different people and influenced their tendency to approach and evaluate their own performances






39. Part of the limbic system and is involved in learning and forming new long-term memories






40. Motivation; believes that we invent explanations to label feelings






41. Ancient Greek philosopher. Promoted introspection by saying - 'Know thyself.'






42. Motor sensory relay center for four of the five senses; and with a brain stem and composed of two egg-shaped structures; integrates in shades incoming sensory signals; Mnemonic-'don't smell the llamas because the llamas smell bad'






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






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






45. 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.






46. Process by which stored information is recovered from memory






47. Intelligence; found that specific mental talents were highly correlated - concluded that all cognitive abilities showed a common core which he labeled 'g' (general ability)






48. 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






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