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AP Psychology

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






2. A nonspecific improvement that occurs as a result of a person's expectations of change rather than as a direct result of any specific therapeutic treatment.






3. Memory for specific information






4. The controversial claim that sensation can occur apart from sensory input






5. Psychotherapeutic process in which several people meet as a group with a therapist to receive psychological help.






6. The entire spectrum of waves initiated by the movement of charged particles.






7. A therapy that is based on the application of learning principles to human behavior and that focuses on changing overt behaviors rather than on understanding subjective feelings - unconscious processes - or motivations; also known as behavior modific






8. Concerned with the relationship between brain/nervous system and behavior






9. Clues participants discover about the purpose of a study that suggest how they should respond






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






11. Vermont railroad worker who survived a severe brain injury that changed his personality and behavior; his accident gave information on the brain and which parts are involved with emotional reasoning






12. Internally generated patterns of body functions - including hormonal signals - sleep - blood pressure - and temperature regulation - which have approximately a 24-hour cycle and occur even in the absence of normal cues about whether it is day or nigh






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






14. In humanistic theory - the final level of psychological development - in which one strives to realize one's uniquely human potential-to achieve everything one is capable of achieving






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






16. Chemical that mimics or facilitates the actions of a neurotransmitter






17. Brain surgery used in the past to alleviate symptoms of serious mental disorders.






18. Endocrine glands located above the kidney and secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine - which prepare the body for 'fight or flight'






19. Reflex in which a newborn fans out the toes when the sole of the foot is touched






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






21. A branch of the autonomic nervous system and prepares the body for quick action in emergencies; 'fight or flight'






22. 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






23. State of physiological imbalance usually accompanied by arousal






24. A DNA segment on a chromosome that controls transmission of traits






25. The most frequently occurring score in a set of data






26. Decrease in likelihood that an intrinsically motivated task - after having been extrinsically rewarded - will be performed when the reward is no longer given.






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






28. In the sexual response cycle - engorgement of the blood vessels - particularly in the genital area - due to increased blood flow






29. 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






30. The study if the overlapping fields of perception - learning - memory - and thought - with a special emphasis on how people attend to - acquire - transform - store - and retrieve knowledge.






31. Reflex that causes a newborn to turn the head toward a light touch on lips or cheek






32. Selection of a part of the population without reason; participation is by chance






33. A person's description and analysis of what he or she is thinking and feeling or what he or she has just thought about






34. Decreased responsiveness with repeated presentation of the same stimulus






35. An internal aroused condition that directs an organism to satisfy a physiological need






36. Able to see clearly things that are close but having trouble seeing objects at a distance; nearsighted.






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






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






39. The human need to fulfill one's potential






40. Deals with the extent to which heredity and the environment each influence behavior






41. People who can perceive all three primary colors and thus can distinguish any hue.






42. People who cannot perceive any color - usually because their retinas lack cones.






43. The study of how language is acquired - perceived - understood - and produced.






44. Describes differences between groups of participants that differ naturally on a variable such as race or gender






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






46. The tendency to attribute other people's behavior to dispositional (internal) causes rather than situational (external) causes.






47. Motivation supplied by rewards that come from the external environment






48. 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






49. Number of wavelengths that pass a point in a given amount of time; determines hue of light and the pitch of a sound






50. Supportive cells of nervous system that guide growth of new neurons; forms myelin sheath; holds neuron in place; provides nourishment and removes waste