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AP Psychology

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






2. 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






3. Adrenaline; activates a sympathetic nervous system by making the heart beat faster - stopping digestion - enlarging pupils - sending sugar into the bloodstream - preparing a blood clot faster






4. Unwillingness to help exhibited by witnesses to an event - which increase when there are more observers.






5. The process by which a person uses behavior and appearance of others to form attitudes about them.






6. A test designed to predict a person's future performance






7. 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






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






9. Simultaneously analyzing different elements of sensory information - such as color - brightness - shape - etc.






10. Conscious memory that a person is aware of






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






12. Production of new brain cells; November 1988: cancer patients proved that new neurons grew until the end of life






13. A reinforcement schedule in which a reinforcer (reward) is delivered after predetermined but varying amounts of time - provided that the required response occurs at least once after each interval






14. A therapy that is based on the application of learning principles to human behavior and that focuses on changing overt behaviors rather than on understanding subjective feelings - unconscious processes - or motivations; also known as behavior modific






15. Motivation that leads to behaviors engaged in for no apparent reward except the pleasure and satisfaction of the activity itself






16. 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






17. An excessive attachment to some person or object that was appropriate only at an earlier stage of development






18. Personality categories in which broad collections of traits are loosely tied together and interrelated.






19. A person's diminished ability to deal with demanding life events.






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






21. behaviorism; pioneer in operant conditioning; behavior is based on an organism's reinforcement history; worked with pigeons






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






23. The process of maintaining or keeping information readily available; the locations where information is held






24. Twins from two separate fertilized eggs (zygotes); share half of the same genes






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






26. Psychoanalytic technique in which a patient's dreams are described in detail and interpreted so as to provide insight into the individual's unconscious motivations.






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






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






29. The behavior of individuals when confronted with a situation or task that requires insight or determination of some unknown elements.






30. The system of principles of reasoning used to reach valid conclusions or make inferences.






31. Sleep stage when the eyes move about - during which vivid dreams occur; brain very active but skeletal muscles paralyzed






32. Devised theory of multiple intelligences: logical-mathematic - spatial - bodily-kinesthetic - intrapersonal - linguistic - musical - interpersonal - naturalistic






33. Process in which the sense organs' receptor cells are stimulated and relay initial information to higher brain centers for further processing.






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






35. 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






36. Reflex in which a newborn fans out the toes when the sole of the foot is touched






37. Discovered classical conditioning; trained dogs to salivate at the ringing of a bell






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






39. Conscious experience of emnotion results from one's awareness of physiological arousal






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






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






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






43. Social cognition - cognitive dissonance; Study Basics: Studied and demonstrated cognitive dissonance






44. The spread between the highest and the lowest scores in a distribution






45. The biochemical processes that make it easier for the neuron to respond again when it has been stimulated






46. A generalized feeling of fear and apprehension that may be related to a particular situation or object and is often accompanied by increased physiological arousal.






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






48. 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.






49. Three age individual IQ tests: WPPSI (children) - WISC (children) - WAIS (adults)






50. Neuroscience/biopsychology; studied split brain patients