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AP Psychology

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1. Inherited - automatic species-specific behaviors






2. Revised Binet's IQ test and established norms for American children; tested group of young geniuses and followed in a longitudinal study that lasted beyond his own lifetime to show that high IQ does not necessarily lead to wonderful things in life






3. A tentative statement or idea expressing a causal relationship between two events or variables that is to be evaluated in a research study






4. Division of peripheral nervous system; controls voluntary actions






5. Commonly occurring behavior can reinforce a less frequent behavior






6. A person's sense of being male or female






7. A discipline based on the premise that even day-to-day behaviors are determined by the process of natural selection - that social behaviors that contribute to the survival of a species are passed on via the genes from one generation to the next.






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






9. An individual who takes part in an experiment and whose behavior is observed as part of the data collection process






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






11. Social psychological theory that states that people attempt to maintain stable - consistent interpersonal relationships in which the ratio of member's contributions is balanced.






12. 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






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






14. An operant conditioning procedure in which a person is physically removed from sources of reinforcement to decrease the occurrence of undesired behaviors.






15. Response elicited by a conditioned stimulus






16. Defense mechanism by which people attribute their own undesirable traits to others.






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






18. People who can distinguish only two of the three basic colors.






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






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






21. Structuralism; in 1879 founded first psychology laboratory in world at University of Leipzig; introspection - basic units of experience






22. In Jung's theory - the emotionally charged ideas and images that are rich in meaning and symbolism and exist within the collective unconscious.






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






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






25. The view that knowledge should be acquired through observation and often an experiment






26. Morality based on one's own individual moral principles (i.e. - conscience)






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






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






29. Early-emerging and long-lasting individual differences in disposition and in the intensity and especially the quality of emotional reactions






30. Freud's third stage of personality development - from about age 4 through age 7 - during which children obtain gratification primarily from the genitals.






31. Theory suggesting that there are two routes to attitude change: the central route - which focuses on thoughtful consideration of an argument for change - and the peripheral route - which focuses on less careful - more emotional - and even superficial






32. The law that the neuron either fires at 100% or not at all






33. All of the individuals in the group to which a study applies






34. The study of the psychological and medical aspects of death and dying






35. 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 -






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






37. Ability of the brain to change their experience - both structurally and chemically






38. Mental category used to classify an event or object according to some distinguishing property or feature.






39. Previously learned information interferes with the ability to learn new information






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






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






42. Twins from two separate fertilized eggs (zygotes); share half of the same genes






43. Consciousness-altering drugs that affect moods - thoughts - memory - judgment - and perception and that are consumed for the purpose of producing those results






44. The tendency for one characteristic of an individual to influence a tester's evaluation of other characteristics






45. The behavior of giving up or not responding - exhibited by people and animals exposed to negative consequences or punishment over which they feel they have no control.






46. The genetically determined physical features that differentiate the sexes but are not directly involved with reproduction






47. Four distinct stages of sleep during which no rapid eye movements occur.






48. Decreased responsiveness with repeated presentation of the same stimulus






49. Change in behavior that occurs when people believe they are in the presence of other people.






50. Any internal condition - although usually an internal one - that initates - activates - or maintains an organism's goal directed behavior