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AP Psychology

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1. The brain and spinal cord






2. Any stimulus or event that is naturally painful or unpleasant to an organism






3. The spread between the highest and the lowest scores in a distribution






4. In Freud's theory - the instinctual (and sexual) life force that - working on the pleasure principle and seeking immediate gratification - energizes the id.






5. Organ lying between the stomach and small intestine; regulates blood sugar by secreting to regulating hormones insulin and glucagon






6. Process of developing uniform procedures for administering and scoring a test and for establishing norms






7. Freud's last stage of personality development - from the onset of puberty through adulthood - during which the sexual conflicts of childhood resurface (at puberty) and are often resolved during adolescence).






8. A design in which researchers manipulate an independent variable and measure a dependent variable to determine a cause-and-effect relationship






9. Small area of retina where image is focused






10. The number of items a person can reproduce from short-term memory - usually consisting of one or two chunks






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






12. Nerve cell that transmits messages between sensory and motor neurons






13. Freud's level of mental life that consists of those experiences that we are aware of at any given time.






14. Hormone backpacks in the regulation of blood sugar by acting in the utilization of carbohydrates; released by pancreas; too much-hypoglycemia - too little-diabetes






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






16. Top of the spinal column






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






18. Psychoanalytic technique in which a person is asked to report to the therapist his or her thoughts and feelings as they occur - regardless of how trivial - illogical - or objectionable their content may appear.






19. Chemical secreted at terminal button that prevents (or reduces ability of) the neuron on the other side of the synapse from firing






20. Personality categories in which broad collections of traits are loosely tied together and interrelated.






21. Conscious memory that a person is aware of






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

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23. Motor sensory relay center for four of the five senses; and with a brain stem and composed of two egg-shaped structures; integrates in shades incoming sensory signals; Mnemonic-'don't smell the llamas because the llamas smell bad'






24. Conflict that results from having to choose an alternative that has both attractive and unappealing aspects






25. A period after firing when a neuron is returning to its normal polarize state and will only fire again if the incoming message open parentheses impulse) is stronger than usual; returning to arresting state






26. Physical - emotional - or sexual mistreatment of a child.






27. Observed group differences based on the era when people were born and grew up - exposing them to particular experiences that may affect the results of cross-sectional studies






28. Electrically charged particles found both inside and outside a neuron; negative ions are found inside the cell membrane in a polarized neuron






29. Primary area for processing visual information






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






31. Focuses on how the individual's behavior and mental processes are affected by interactions with other people






32. A procedure in which a researcher systematically manipulates and observes elements of a situation in order to test a hypothesis and make a cause-and-effect statement






33. Neutral stimulus that - through repeated association with an unconditioned stimulus - begins to elicit a conditioned response






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






35. The process by which the probability of an organism's emitting a response is reduced when reinforcement no longer follows the response






36. A treatment for severe mental illness in which an electric current is briefly applied to the head in order to produce a generalized seizure.






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






38. Neuroscience/biopsychology; studied split brain patients






39. Patterns of feelings and beliefs about other people - ideas - or objects that are based on a person's past experiences - shape his or her future behavior - and are evaluative in nature.






40. Language; his hypothesis is that language determines the way we think






41. 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






42. 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






43. A cognitive distortion experienced by adolescents - in which they believe they are so special and unique that other people cannot understand them and risky behaviors will not harm them






44. A nonspecific - emotional response to real or imagined challenges or threats; a result of a cognitive appraisal by the individual






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






46. Depth cues that are based on one eye






47. Social psychology; bystander apathy - diffusion of responsibility






48. The process of dividing the world into 'in' groups and 'out' groups.






49. Personality disorder characterized by egocentricity - and behavior that is irresponsible and that violates the rights of other people - a lack of guilt feelings - an inability to understand other people and a lack of fear of punishment.






50. Any neutral stimulus that initially has no intrinsic value for an organism but that becomes rewarding when linked with a primary reinforcer