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AP Psychology

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1. Eating disorder characterized by pattern 9of eating binges followed by purging (e.g. - vomiting - laxatives - exercise)






2. A mass of tissue that is attached to the wall f the uterus and connected to the developing fetus by the umbilical cord; it supplies nutrients and eliminates waste products






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






4. Behavior pattern characterized by competitiveness - impatience - hostility - and constant efforts to do more in less time






5. Selective reinforcement of behaviors that gradually approach the desired response






6. Technique in which neither the persons involved for those conducting the experiment know in what group to participate is involved






7. The quality of a sound determined by the purity of a waveform






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






9. Removal of a stimulus after a particular response to increase the likelihood that the response will recur






10. Tendency to believe that one's own group is the standard - the reference point by which other people and groups should be judged






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






12. A situation in which an individual is given two different and inconsistent messages.






13. A person who overuses and relies on drugs to deal with everyday life






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






15. 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






16. 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






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






18. Creates a computerized image using a magnetic field and pulses of radio waves






19. An anxiety disorder characterized by persistent anxiety occurring on more days than not for at least 6 months - sometimes with increased activity of the autonomic nervous system - apprehension - excessive muscle tension - and difficulty in concentrat






20. Developmental psychology; compared effects of maternal separation - devised patterns of attachment; 'The Strange Situation': observation of parent/child attachment






21. Seeing mind and body as different aspects of the same thing






22. Psychopathology and Social Psychology; effects of labeling; Rosenhan and colleagues checked selves into mental hospitals with symptoms of hearing voices say 'empty - dull and thud.' Diagnosed with schizophrenia. After entered - acted normally. Never






23. Carries impulses from the eye to the brain






24. The expression of genes






25. Practice of placing children with special needs in regular classroom settings - with the support of professionals who provide special education services






26. 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






27. Learning that occurs in the absence of direct reinforcement and that is not necessarily demonstrated through observable behavior






28. Part of the limbic system; influences emotions such as aggression - fear - and self-protective behaviors






29. Personality; theory that linked personality to physique on the grounds that both are governed by genetic endowment: endomorphic (large) - mesomorphic (average) - and ectomorphic (skinny)






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






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






32. The genetically determined proportion of a trait's variation among individuals in a population






33. A research technique in which neither the experimenter nor the participants know who is in the control and experimental groups.






34. Reflex in which a newborn strectches out the arms and legs and cries in response to a loud noise or an abrupt change in the environment






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






36. A pattern of relatively permanent traits - dispositions - or characteristics that give some consistency to people's behavior.






37. First menstrual period






38. The structures and organs that facilitate electrical and chemical communication in the body and allow all behavior and mental processes to take place






39. A state of being or feeling in which each person in a relationship is willing to self-disclose and to express important feelings and information to the other person.






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






41. The first phase of the sexual response cycle during which there are increases in heart rate blood pressure and respiration






42. Feelings of rivalry with the parent of the same sex and sexual desire for the parent of the other sex - occurring during the phallic stage and ultimately resolved through identification with the parent of the same sex.






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






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






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






46. The general state of being aware of and responsive to events in the environment - as well as one's own mental processes






47. Shift in electrical charge in a tiny area of the neuron (temporary); transmits a long cell membranes leaving neuron and polarized state; needs higher than normal threshold of excitation to fire






48. The emotional state or condition that arises when a person must choose between two or more competing motives - behaviors - or impulses






49. The inability to perceive different hues.






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