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AP Psychology

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1. The period during which the reproductive system matures; it begins with an increase in the production of sex hormones - which signals the end of childhood






2. Ethology (animal behavior); studied imprinting and critical periods in geese






3. Named for its developer - B.F. Skinner - a box that contains a responding mechanism and a device capable of delivering a consequence to an animal in the box whenever it makes the desired response






4. Areas of the retina that - when stimulated - produce a change in the firing of cells in the visual system.






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






6. Maintenance of a constant state of inner stability or balance






7. Reinforcer that has survival value for an organism; this value does not have to be learned






8. Process of evaluating individual differences among human beings by means of tests interviews - observations - and recordings of physiological.






9. Freud's fourth stage of personality development - from about age 7 until puberty - during which sexual urges are inactive.






10. Describes differences between groups of participants that differ naturally on a variable such as race or gender






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






12. 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.






13. 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 -






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






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






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






17. An understanding of mental states such as feelings - desires - beliefs - and intentions and of the causal role they play in human behavior






18. The second level of the three organizational structures of the brain that receives signals from other parts of the brain or spinal cord and either relays the information to other parts of the brain or causes the body to act immediately; involved in m






19. Motivation; human sexual response—studied how both men and women respond to and in relation to sexual behavior






20. 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






21. The depth and richness of a hue determined by determined by the homogeneity of the wavelengths contained in the reflected light; also known as purity.






22. The tendency of people in a group to seek concurrence with one another when reaching a decision - rather than effectively evaluating options.






23. Any of a class of drugs that relax and calm a user and - in higher doses - induce sleep; also known as a depressant






24. Visual theory - stated by Young and Helmholtz that all colors can be made by mixing the three basic colors: red - green - and blue; a.k.a the Young-Helmholtz theory.






25. The lightness or darkness of reflected light - determined in large part by the light's intensity.






26. Occurs when initial processing of information is similar to the process of retrieval; the better the match - the better the recall






27. Style of parenting marked by emotional coldness - imposing rules and expecting obedience






28. Established an intelligence test especially for adults (WAIS); also WISC and WPPSI






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






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






31. Social psychology; research evidence of internalized racism caused by stigmatization; doll experiments-black children chose white dolls






32. Depth cues that are based on one eye






33. The level of consciousness devoted to processes completely unavailable to conscious awareness (e.g. - fingernails growing)






34. 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






35. Information processing that begins at the sensory receptors and works up to perception






36. Emotional intelligence






37. Student of Wilhelm Wundt; founder of Structuralist school of psychology.






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






39. An insight therapy - developed be Carl Rogers - that seeks to help people evaluate the world and themselves from their own perspective by providing them with a nondirective environment and unconditional positive regard; also known as person-centered






40. Division which includes the cerebellum - Pons - and medulla; responsible for involuntary processes: blood pressure - body temperature - heart rate - breathing - sleep cycles






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






42. Inability to understand or use language






43. Perspective concerned with how cultural differences affect behavior






44. Positively reinforcing closer and closer approximation of a desired behavior to teach a new behavior






45. The entire spectrum of waves initiated by the movement of charged particles.






46. Type of schizophrenia characterized either by displays of excited or violent motor activity or by stupor.






47. A type of design that contrasts groups of people who differ on some variable of interest to the researcher






48. The sense of hearing






49. Photoreceptors that detect black - white - and gray - and movement; used for vision in dim light






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