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AP Psychology

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1. Member of the gene terror that controls the appearance of a certain trait only if it is paired with the same gene






2. An explanation of behavior that emphasizes the entirety of life rather than individual components of behavior and focuses on human dignity - individual choice - and self-worth






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






4. A system of symbols - usually words - that convey meaning and a set of rules for combining symbols to generate an infinite number of messages.






5. A person's experiences in the environment






6. The most important area of the brain's occipital lobe - which receives and further processes information from the lateral geniculate nucleus; also known as the striate cortex.






7. The treatment of emotional or behavior problems through psychological techniques.






8. Anxiety disorders characterized by excessive and irrational fear of - and consequent attempted avoidance of - specific objects or situations.






9. Cognitive abilities requiring speed or rapid learning that tends to diminish with age






10. Anxiety disorder characterized by marked fear and avoidance of being alone in a place from which escape might be difficult or embarrassing






11. The biochemical processes that make it easier for the neuron to respond again when it has been stimulated






12. In problem solving - the process of widening the range of possibilities and expanding the options for solutions.






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

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14. A drug that alters behavior - thought - or perception by altering biochemical reactions in the nervous system - thereby affecting consciousness






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






16. Named for its developer - B.F. Skinner - a box that contains a responding mechanism and a device capable of delivering a consequence to an animal in the box whenever it makes the desired response






17. Informing participants about the true nature of a experiment after its completion.






18. The lightness or darkness of reflected light - determined in large part by the light's intensity.






19. Occurs when frightening - traumatic events are forgotten because people want to forget them






20. A fertilized egg






21. Intelligence: fluid & crystal intelligence; personality testing: 16 Personality Factors (16PF personality test)






22. Snail-shaped fluid-filled tube in the inner ear involved in transduction






23. The time in to development of an organism when it is especially sensitive to certain environmental influences; outside of that period the same influences will have far less effect






24. Ancient Greek philosopher. Promoted introspection by saying - 'Know thyself.'






25. Temporary decrease in sensitivity to a stimulus that occurs when stimulation is unchanging






26. Bundles of axons






27. Conformity; showed that social pressure can make a person say something that is obviously incorrect ; in a famous study in which participants were shown cards with lines of different lengths and were asked to say which line matched the line on the fi






28. Anxiety disorders characterized as acute anxiety - accompanied by sharp increases in autonomic nervous system arousal - that is not triggered by a specific event.






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






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






31. Loss of memory for events and experiences occurring from the time of an amnesia-causing event forward






32. Endocrine gland that produces a large amount of hormones; it regulates growth and helps control other endocrine glands; located on underside of brain; sometimes called the 'master gland'






33. Developmental psychology; 'visual cliff' studies with infants






34. Devices or instruments used to assess personality - in which examinees are shown a standard set of ambiguous stimuli and asked to respond to the stimuli in their own way.






35. Substance that can produce developmental malformations (birth defects) during the prenatal period






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






37. Psychological disorder that may become evident after a person has undergone extreme stress caused by some type of disaster; common symptoms include vivid - intrusive recollections or reexperiences of the traumatic event and occasional lapses of norma






38. Perspective concerned with how cultural differences affect behavior






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






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






41. A sample that reflects the characteristics of the population from which it is drawn






42. Repetitive review of information with little or no interpretation






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






44. An aroused condition that directs people to behave in ways that allow them to feel good about themselves and others and to establish and maintain relationships






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






46. 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.






47. Loss of memory of events and experiences that preceded an amnesia-causing event






48. Threadlike structure within the nucleus of cells that contain genes






49. Focuses on how effective teaching and learning take place






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