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AP Psychology

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






2. Chemical secreted at terminal button that causes the neuron on the other side of the synapse to fire






3. People's tendency to ascribe their positive behaviors to their own internal traits - but their failures and shortcomings to external - situational factors.






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






5. Glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream - which regulate body and behavioral processes






6. Piaget's fourth and final stage of cognitive development (beginning at about age 12) - during which the individual can think hypothetically - can consider future possibilites - and can use deductive logic






7. Motivation supplied by rewards that come from the external environment






8. Study of how traits are transmitted from one generation to the next






9. Austrian-Jewish woman (real name: Bertha Pappenheim) diagnosed with hysteria - treated by Josef Breuer for severe cough - paralysis of the extremities on the right side of her body - and disturbances of vision - hearing - and speech - as well as hall






10. Framework of basic ideas about people - objects and events based on past experience in long-term memory






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






12. Cognition; studied rats and discovered the 'cognitive map' in rats and humans






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






14. When the neuron is at rest; condition of neuron when the inside of the neuron is negatively charged relative to the outside of Enron; is necessary to generate the neuron signal in release of this polarization






15. Piaget's second stage of cognitive development (lasting from about age 2 to age 6 or 7) - during which the child begins to represent the world symbolically






16. A need or want that causes someone to act






17. A period after firing when a neuron is returning to its normal polarize state and will only fire again if the incoming message open parentheses impulse) is stronger than usual; returning to arresting state






18. The first person to study memory scientifically and systematically; used nonsense syllables and recorded how many times he had to study a list to remember it well






19. Part of the brain that coordinates balance - movement - reflexes






20. Social psychology; focus on nonverbal communication - self-fulfilling prophecies; Studies: Pygmalion Effect-effect of teacher's expectations on students






21. Shows brain activity at higher reolution than PET scan when changes in oxygen concentration in neurons alters its magnetic qualities






22. 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






23. Cell that sends messages to brain or spinal cord from other parts of the body; also called sensory neurons






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






25. State of emotional and physical exhaustion - lowered productivity - and feelings of isolation - often caused by work-related pressures






26. An internal aroused condition that directs an organism to satisfy a physiological need






27. Rehearsal involving repletion and analysis - in which a stimulus may be associated with (linked to) other information and further processed






28. An abstraction - an idealized pattern of an object or idea that is stored in memory and used to decide whether similar objects or ideas are members of the same class of items.






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






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






31. Afferent neurons; neurons that carry messages from sensory organs to the brain and spinal cords






32. Behaviors that benefit other people and for which there is no discernable extrinsic reward - recognition - or appreciation.






33. Newly learned information interferes with the ability to recall previously learned information






34. In Jung's theory - a shared storehouse of primitive ideas and images that reside in the unconscious and are inherited from one's ancestors.






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






36. Temporarily holds current or recent information for immediate or short-term use; Information is maintained for 20-30 seconds while active processing (e.g. - rehearsal) takes place






37. A descriptive research method in which researchers study behavior in its natural context.






38. 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






39. The study of the patterns and distributions of speech sounds in a language and the tacit rules for their pronunciation.






40. Informing participants about the true nature of a experiment after its completion.






41. Inability to remember information (typically - all events within a specific period) - usually due to physiological trauma






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






43. The fourth phase of the sexual response cycle - following orgasm - during which the body returns to its resting - or normal state






44. Typically a pill that is used as a control in the experiment; a sugar pill






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






46. People who can perceive all three primary colors and thus can distinguish any hue.






47. Intelligence and learning - self-fulfilling prophecy; Study Basics: Researchers misled teachers into believing that certain students had higher IQs. Teachers changed own behaviors and effectively raised the IQ of the randomly chosen students






48. Internally generated patterns of body functions - including hormonal signals - sleep - blood pressure - and temperature regulation - which have approximately a 24-hour cycle and occur even in the absence of normal cues about whether it is day or nigh






49. Small area of retina where image is focused






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