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AP Psychology

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1. 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).






2. The scientific study of how people think about - interact with - influence - and are influenced by the thoughts - feelings - and behaviors of other people.






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






4. Ends of axons that secrete neurotransmitters






5. The process of dividing the world into 'in' groups and 'out' groups.






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






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






8. Four distinct stages of sleep during which no rapid eye movements occur.






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






10. Primary motor cortex; areas of the three boat cortex for response messages from the brain to the muscles and glands






11. Ability of the visual perceptual system to recognize that an object remains constant in size regardless of its distance from the observer or the size of its image on the retina.






12. Structure behind pupil that changes shape to focus light rays onto the retina






13. Studies of hereditability on the assumption that if a gene influences a certain trait - close relatives should be more similar on that trait in distant relative






14. 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)






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






16. Rules of proper and acceptable conduct that investigators use to guide psychological research






17. A drug that increases alertness - reduces fatigue - and elevates mood






18. When a researcher's expectations unknowingly create a situation that affects the results






19. Stress and coping; used 'social readjustment scale' to measure stress






20. 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.






21. An individual who takes part in an experiment and whose behavior is observed as part of the data collection process






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

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23. Tiny oval-shaped sacs in a terminal of one neuron; assist in transferring mineral impulse from one neuron to another neuron by releasing specific neurotransmitters






24. Assessing and choosing among alternatives.






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






26. According to Piaget - the process by which new ideas and experiences are absorbed and incorporated into existing mental structures and behaviors






27. False beliefs that are inconsistent with reality but are held in spite of evidence that disproves them.






28. Reflex that causes a newborn to grasp vigorously any object touching the palm or fingers or placed in the hand






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






30. Assesses and counsels students - consults with educators and parents - and performs behavioral intervention when necessary






31. Point at which half of the optic nerve fibers from each eye cross over and connect to the other side of the brain.






32. 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.






33. 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.






34. 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






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






36. Selection of a part of the population without reason; participation is by chance






37. Sets of strategies - rather than strict rules - that act as guidelines for discovery-oriented problem solving.






38. Process by which a perceptual system analyzes stimuli and converts them into electrical impulses; also known as coding.






39. The extent to which scores differ from one another






40. The creation of a situation that unintentionally allows personal expectancies to influence participants






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






42. A collection of interrelated ideas and facts put forward to describe - explain - and predict behavior and mental processes






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






44. Psychological disorders characterized by a sudden but temporary alteration in consciousness - identity - sensorimotor behavior - or memory






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






46. Behaviorism/learning; pioneer in systematic desensitization - maintained that fear could be unlearned






47. A schizophrenic disorder that is characterized by a mixture of symptoms and does not meet the diagnostic criteria of any one type.






48. Number of wavelengths that pass a point in a given amount of time; determines hue of light and the pitch of a sound






49. A descriptive statistic that tells which result or score best represents an entire set of scores






50. All of the individuals in the group to which a study applies