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AP Psychology

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1. Shows brain activity when radioactively tagged glucose rushes to active neurons






2. Chemical messengers released by terminal buttons into the synapse






3. A generalized feeling of fear and apprehension that may be related to a particular situation or object and is often accompanied by increased physiological arousal.






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






5. Established an intelligence test especially for adults (WAIS); also WISC and WPPSI






6. Process by which stored information is recovered from memory






7. Area of the brain that is part of the limbic system and regulates behaviors such as - eating - drinking - sexual behaviors - motivation; also body temperature






8. 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






9. Perception; identified just-noticeable-difference (JND) that eventually becomes Weber's law






10. A state of being or feeling in which each person in a relationship is willing to self-disclose and to express important feelings and information to the other person.






11. Eating disorder most common in adolescent females characterized by weight less than 85% of normal - restricted eating - and unrealistic body image






12. Decreased responsiveness with repeated presentation of the same stimulus






13. Stimulus that normally produces a measurable involuntary response






14. Having both stereotypically male and stereotypically female characteristics






15. Level of consciousness that includes unacceptable feelings - wishes - and thoughts not directly available to conscious awareness






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






17. Emotion; stated that in order to experience emotions - a person must be physically aroused and know the emotion before you experience it






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






19. Deoxyribonucleic acid; genetic formation in a double-helix; can replicate or reproduce itself; made of genes






20. Developmental psychology; compared effects of maternal separation - devised patterns of attachment; 'The Strange Situation': observation of parent/child attachment






21. A need or want that causes someone to act






22. Helps athletes improve their focus - increase motivation - and deal with anxiety and fear of failure






23. The more accurate recall of items presented at the beginning of a series






24. A research technique in which neither the experimenter nor the participants know who is in the control and experimental groups.






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






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






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






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






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






30. Positively reinforcing closer and closer approximation of a desired behavior to teach a new behavior






31. Study that focuses on biological foundations of behavior and mental processes; overlaps with neuroscience






32. Ability of a test to measure what it is supposed to measure and to predict what it is supposed to predict






33. Ethology (animal behavior); studied imprinting and critical periods in geese






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






35. Processes sensory information including touch - temperature - and pain from other body parts






36. 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






37. A division of the peripheral nervous system that regulates involuntary functions; made up of sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems






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






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






40. The tendency of people in a group to seek concurrence with one another when reaching a decision - rather than effectively evaluating options.






41. Studies psychological development across the lifespan






42. School of psychological thought that argued that behavior cannot be studied in parts but must be viewed a s whole






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






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






45. A descriptive statistic that tells which result or score best represents an entire set of scores






46. A white - fatty covering of the axon which speeds transmission of message






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






48. General category of mood disorders in which people show extreme and persistent sadness - despair - and loss of interest in life's usual activities.






49. An understanding of mental states such as feelings - desires - beliefs - and intentions and of the causal role they play in human behavior






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