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AP Psychology

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1. An analogy or a perspective that uses a structure from one field to help scientists describe data in another field






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






3. Studies as identical and rhetorical twins to determine relative influence of heredity and environment on human behavior






4. A type of research method that allows researchers to measure variables so that they can develop a description of a situation or phenomenon






5. Memory; studied memorization of meaningless words






6. Loss of memory of events and experiences that preceded an amnesia-causing event






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






8. The realization of infants that objects continue to exist even when they are out of sight






9. Relatively permanent change in an organism that occurs as a result of experiences in the environment






10. Light sensitive cells (rods and cones) that convert light to electrochemical impulses






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






12. The percentage of a population displaying a disorder during any specified period.






13. Perspective that seeks to explain and predict behaviors by analyzing how the human brain developed over time - how it functions - and how input from the environment affects human behaviors






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






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






16. The tendency to recall information learned while in a particular physiological state most accurately when one is in that physiological state again






17. Inability to perceive a situation or event except in relation to oneself; also know as self-centeredness






18. Personality theorist; asserted that personality is largely determined by genes - used introversion/extroversion






19. Heuristic procedure in which a problem solver works backward from the goal or end of a problem to the current position - in order to analyze the problem and reduce the steps needed to get from the current position to the goal.






20. Period of development from conception until birth






21. Suffering from a gross impairment in reality testing that interferes with the ability to meet the ordinary demands of life.






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






23. A specific (usually internal) condition - usually involving some form of arousal - which directs an organism's behavior toward a goal.






24. The suppression of one bit of information by another






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






26. Neo-Freudian - humanistic; 8 psychosocial stages of development: theory shows how people evolve through the life span. Each stage is marked by a psychological crisis that involves confronting 'Who am I?'






27. Process by which an organism learns to respond only to a specific stimulus and not to other stimuli






28. The theory that children and adolescents use gender as an organizing theme to classify and interpret their perceptions about the world and themselves






29. 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






30. Jung's theory of a shared storehouse of primitive ideas and images that are inherited ideas and images - called archetypes - are emotionally charged and rich in meaning and symbolism






31. Cell that send messages from brain and spinal cord to other parts of body; also called motor neurons






32. 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






33. The prenatal organism from the 5th through the 49th day after conception






34. The principle that those characteristics and behaviors that help organisms adapt - be fit - and survive will be passed on to successive generations - because flexible - fit individuals have a greater chance of reproduction






35. Any neutral stimulus that initially has no intrinsic negative value for an organism but acquires punishing qualities when linked with a primary punisher






36. Pioneer in Cognitive Therapy. Suggested negative beliefs cause depression.






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






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






39. A group of psychological disorders characterized by a lack of reality testing and by deterioration of social and intellectual functioning and personality beginning before age 45 and lasting at least 6 months






40. Morality based on consequences to self






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






42. The variable in a controlled experiment that is expected to change due to the manipulation of the independent variable






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






44. School of psychological thought that considered the structure and elements of conscious experience to be the proper subject matter of psychology






45. The small portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to the human eye.






46. 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






47. Perspective that defines psychology as the study of behavior that is directly observable or through assessment instruments






48. Study of hereditary influences and how it influences behavior and thinking






49. Branching extensions of neuron that receives messages from neighboring neurons






50. Sense of taste