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AP Psychology

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1. Type of schizophrenia characterized by hallucinations and delusions of persecution or grandeur (or both) - and sometimes irrational jealousy.






2. Ends of axons that secrete neurotransmitters






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






4. The third phase of the sexual response cycle - during which autonomic nervous system activity reaches its peak and muscle contractions occur in spasms throughout the body - but especially in the genital area






5. Level of consciousness that includes unacceptable feelings - wishes - and thoughts not directly available to conscious awareness






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






7. Focused awareness of only a limited amount of all you are capable of experiencing






8. Response elicited by a conditioned stimulus






9. The arithmetic average of a set of scores






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






11. Transparent covering of the eye






12. A schizophrenic disorder in which the person exhibits inappropriate affect - illogical thinking - and/or eccentric behavior but seems generally in touch with reality.






13. Stimulus that normally produces a measurable involuntary response






14. A standard IQ test score whose mean and standard deviation remain constant for all ages






15. The study of language - including speech sounds - meaning - and grammar.






16. Shifts or exaggeration in group members' attitudes or behavior as a result of group discussion.






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






18. A location on a receptor neurons which is like a key to a lock (with a specific nerve transmitter); allows for orderly pathways






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






20. Moral development; presented boys moral dilemmas and studied their responses and reasoning processes in making moral decisions. Most famous moral dilemma is 'Heinz' who has an ill wife and cannot afford the medication. Should he steal the medication






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






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






23. Sense of smell






24. Preset natural body weight - determined by the number of fat cells in the body






25. Large band of white neural fibers that connects to to brain hemispheres and carries messages between them; myelinated; involved in intelligence - consciousness - and self-awareness; does it reach full maturity until 20s






26. Organizing sensory information so it can be processed by the nervous system






27. The agreement of participants to take part in an experiment and their acknowledgement that they understand the nature of their participation in the research - and have been fully informed about the general nature of the research - its goals - and met






28. In Freud's theory - the moral aspect of mental functioning comprising the ego ideal (what a person would ideally like to be) and the conscience and taught by parents and society.






29. Theory that suggests that organisms learn new responses by observing the behavior of a model and then imitating it; aka. Social learning theory






30. 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






31. The linguistic description of how a language functions - especially the rules and patterns used for generating appropriate and comprehensible sentences.






32. Assesses and counsels students - consults with educators and parents - and performs behavioral intervention when necessary






33. Repetitive review of information with little or no interpretation






34. Any event that increases the probability of a recurrence of the response that preceded it






35. Prejudice against the elderly and the resulting discrimination against them






36. Perspective that emphasizes the uniqueness of the individual and the idea that humans have free will






37. Sharpness of vision






38. Robert Sternberg's theory that describes intelligence as having analytic - creative and practical dimensions






39. Pioneer in observational learning (AKA social learning) - stated that people profit from the mistakes/successes of others; Studies: Bobo Dolls-adults demonstrated 'appropriate' play with dolls - children mimicked play






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






41. In psychoanalysis - the repetitive cycle of interpretation - resistance to interpretation - and transference.






42. The negative response evoked when there is an inconsistency between a person's self-image as being free to choose and the person's realization that someone is trying to force him or her to choose a particular occurrence.






43. Located in left temporal lobe; plays role in understanding language and making meaningful sentences

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44. Pain is only experienced in the pain messages can pass through a gate in the spinal cord on their route to the brain






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






46. Child psychoanalysis; emphasized importance of the ego and its constant struggle






47. The extent to which scores differ from one another






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






49. A medical doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders






50. Reflex that causes a newborn to grasp vigorously any object touching the palm or fingers or placed in the hand