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AP Psychology

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






2. Morality based on fitting in to the norms of society






3. A return to a prior stage after a person has progressed through the various stages of development; caused by anxiety.






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






5. Robert Sternberg's theory that describes intelligence as having analytic - creative and practical dimensions






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






7. Behavior characterized as atypical - socially unacceptable - distressing to the individual or others - maladaptive - and/or the result of distorted cognitions






8. A reinforcement schedule in which a reinforcer (reward) is delivered after predetermined but varying amounts of time - provided that the required response occurs at least once after each interval






9. People's tendency to change attitudes or behaviors so that they are consistent with those of other people or with social norms.






10. Achievement motivation; developed scoring system for TAT's use in assessing achievement motivation






11. An eating disorder characterized by an obstinate and willful refusal to eat - a distorted body image - and an intense fear of being fat






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






13. 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






14. Negative evaluation of an entire group of people - typically based on unfavorable (and often wrong) stereotypes about groups.






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






16. The psychological property of light referred to as color - determined by the wavelengths of reflected light.






17. An excessive attachment to some person or object that was appropriate only at an earlier stage of development






18. A number that expresses the degree and direction of the relationship between 2 variables - ranging from -1 to +1






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






20. The process of growth and the realization of individual potential; in the humanistic view - a final level of psychological development in which a person attempts to minimize ill health - be fully functioning - have a superior perception of reality -






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






22. A chart or array of scores - usually arranged from highest to lowest - showing the number of instances for each score






23. The folds in the cerebral cortex that increase the surface area of the brain






24. Photoreceptors that detect black - white - and gray - and movement; used for vision in dim light






25. Intelligence and development; discovered that first born and only children tend to have higher IQs than latter born children






26. Defense mechanism by which people reinterpret undesirable feelings or behaviors in terms that make them appear acceptable.






27. A mechanism that prevents certain molecule from entering the brain but allows others to cross






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






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






30. The period during which the reproductive system matures; it begins with an increase in the production of sex hormones - which signals the end of childhood






31. Social psychology; focus on nonverbal communication - self-fulfilling prophecies; Studies: Pygmalion Effect-effect of teacher's expectations on students






32. In Adler's theory - a feeling of openness with all humanity.






33. Organizing sensory information so it can be processed by the nervous system






34. Process by which an organism learns to respond only to a specific stimulus and not to other stimuli






35. In Roger's theory of personality - an inborn tendency directing people toward actualizing their essential nature and thus attaining their potential.






36. The agreement of participants to take part in an experiment and their acknowledgement that they understand the nature of their participation in the research - and have been fully informed about the general nature of the research - its goals - and met






37. Small opeing in iris that is smaller in bright light and larger in darkness






38. The biologically based categories of male and female






39. Railroad worker who survived a severe brain injury that dramatically changed his personality and behavior; case played a role in the development of the understanding of the localization of brain function






40. 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.






41. Jung's theory of a shared storehouse of primitive ideas and images that are inherited ideas and images - called archetypes - are emotionally charged and rich in meaning and symbolism






42. A fertilized egg






43. Austrian-Jewish woman (real name: Bertha Pappenheim) diagnosed with hysteria - treated by Josef Breuer for severe cough - paralysis of the extremities on the right side of her body - and disturbances of vision - hearing - and speech - as well as hall






44. The strong emotional tie that a person feels toward special other persons in his or her life






45. Part of the limbic system; influences emotions such as aggression - fear - and self-protective behaviors






46. Constructed by Lewis Terman - originally used ratio IQ (MA/CA x 100); now based on deviation from mean






47. Neo-Freudian - psychodynamic; Contributions: inferiority complex - organ inferiority; Studies: birth order influences personality






48. In the study of motivation - an explanation of behavior that asserts that people actively and regularly determine their own goals and the means of achieving them through thought.






49. A subjective response - usually accompanied by a physiological change - which is interpreted n a particular way by the individual and often leads to a change in behavior






50. Shift in electrical charge in a tiny area of the neuron (temporary); transmits a long cell membranes leaving neuron and polarized state; needs higher than normal threshold of excitation to fire