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AP Psychology

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1. Noradrenaline; chemical which is excitatory - similar to adrenaline - and affects arousal and memory; raises blood pressure by causing blood vessels to become constricted - but also carried by bloodstream to the anterior pituitary which relaxes ACTH






2. Hormone that controls imbalances levels of calcium and phosphate in the blood and tissue fluid; influences levels of excitability; secreted by parathyroids






3. Depth cues that are based on one eye






4. A score indicating what percentage of the test population would obtain a lower score






5. Drugs derived from the opium poppy - including opium - morphine - and heroin






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






7. In an experiment - a difference that is unlikely to have occurred because of chance alone and is inferred to be most likely due to the systematic manipulations of variables by the researcher






8. Test designed to determine a person's level of knowledge in a given subject area






9. Social psychology; research evidence of internalized racism caused by stigmatization; doll experiments-black children chose white dolls






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






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






12. 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






13. 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






14. Trait theory of personality; 3 levels of traits: cardinal - central - and secondary






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






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






17. The communication of information by cues or actions that include gestures - tone of voice - vocal inflections - and facial expressions.






18. Memory for skills - including perceptual - motor - and cognitive skills required to complete tasks






19. Stimulus that normally produces a measurable involuntary response






20. Storage mechanism that keeps a relatively permanent record of memory






21. An electrical current sent down the axon of a neuron and is initiated by the rapid reversal of the polarization of the cell membrane






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






23. Able to see objects at a distance clearly but having trouble seeing things up close; farsighted






24. The tendency to attribute the behavior of others to dispositional causes but to attribute one's own behavior to situational causes.






25. Social cognition - cognitive dissonance; Study Basics: Studied and demonstrated cognitive dissonance






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






27. Three-stage process which describes the body's reaction to stress: 1) alarm reaction - 2) resistance - 3) exahaustion

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28. The scientific study of how people think about - interact with - influence - and are influenced by the thoughts - feelings - and behaviors of other people.






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






30. Development - contact comfort - attachment; experimented with baby rhesus monkeys and presented them with cloth or wire 'mothers;' showed that the monkeys became attached to the cloth mothers because of contact comfort






31. Inability to remember information (typically - all events within a specific period) - usually due to physiological trauma






32. Maintenance of a constant state of inner stability or balance






33. A schizophrenic disorder that is characterized by a mixture of symptoms and does not meet the diagnostic criteria of any one type.






34. 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






35. Information processing guided by pre-existing knowledge or expectations to construct perceptions






36. Memory for specific information






37. The fourth phase of the sexual response cycle - following orgasm - during which the body returns to its resting - or normal state






38. In an experiment - the group of participants to whom a treatment is given






39. Approximate distribution of scores expected when a sample is taken from a large population - drawn as a frequency polygon that often takes the form of a bell-shaped curve - called the normal curve






40. The most primitive of the three functional divisions of the brain - consisting of the pons - medulla - reticular formation - and cerebellum






41. The inability to perceive different hues.






42. We determine our emotion based on our physiological arousal - then label that emotion according to our explanation for that arousal






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






44. The tendency of one person to evaluate another person (or a symbol or image of another person) in a positive way.






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






46. A procedure to inform participants about the true nature of an experiment after its completion






47. A reinforcement schedule in which a reinforcer(reward) is delivered after a specified number of responses has occurred






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






49. Ancient Greek philosopher. Wrote 'Peri Psyches' ('About the Mind').






50. 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






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