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AP Psychology

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






2. Any neutral stimulus that initially has no intrinsic value for an organism but that becomes rewarding when linked with a primary reinforcer






3. The spread between the highest and the lowest scores in a distribution






4. Pioneer in Cognitive Therapy. Suggested negative beliefs cause depression.






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






6. A research approach that follows a group of people over time to determine change or stability in behavior.






7. Chemical secreted at terminal button that prevents (or reduces ability of) the neuron on the other side of the synapse from firing






8. The ways people alter the attitudes or behaviors of others - either directly or indirectly.






9. A branch of the autonomic nervous system that maintains normal body functions; it calms the body after sympathetic stimulation






10. Psychopathology and Social Psychology; effects of labeling; Rosenhan and colleagues checked selves into mental hospitals with symptoms of hearing voices say 'empty - dull and thud.' Diagnosed with schizophrenia. After entered - acted normally. Never






11. Rules of proper and acceptable conduct that investigators use to guide psychological research






12. A state of mental discomfort arising from a discrepancy between two or more of a person's beliefs or between a person's beliefs and overt behavior.






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






14. A donut ring-shaped of loosely connected structures located in the forebrain between the central core and cerebral hemispheres; consists of: septum - cingulate gyrus - endowments - hypothalamus - and to campus - and amygdala; associated with emotions






15. An eating disorder characterized by repeated episodes of binge eating (and a fear of not being able to stop eating) followed by purging






16. Prejudice against the elderly and the resulting discrimination against them






17. Electrically charged particles found both inside and outside a neuron; negative ions are found inside the cell membrane in a polarized neuron






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






19. 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.






20. The quality of a sound determined by the purity of a waveform






21. Having both stereotypically male and stereotypically female characteristics






22. Chemical that opposes the actions of a neurotransmitter






23. 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






24. The tendency to recall information learned while in a particular physiological state most accurately when one is in that physiological state again






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






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






27. Creates a computerized image using a magnetic field and pulses of radio waves






28. Practice of placing children with special needs in regular classroom settings - with the support of professionals who provide special education services






29. In Roger's theory of personality - the perception an individual has of himself or herself and of his or her relationships to other people and to various aspects of life.






30. A type of research design that compares individuals of different ages to determine how they differ






31. According to Piaget - the process by which new ideas and experiences are absorbed and incorporated into existing mental structures and behaviors






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






33. Impairment of mental functioning and global cognitive abilities in otherwise alert individuals - causing memory loss and related symptoms and typically having a progressive nature






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






35. Following a strong emotion - an opposing emotion counters the first emotion - lessening the experience of that emotion; on repeated occasions - the opposing emotion becomes stronger






36. The behavior of individuals when confronted with a situation or task that requires insight or determination of some unknown elements.






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






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






39. Expectation of the person conducting an experiment which may be affect the outcome






40. Reflex that causes a newborn to grasp vigorously any object touching the palm or fingers or placed in the hand






41. In emerging Theo psychology that focuses on positive experiences; includes subjective well-being - self-determination - the relationship between positive emotions and physical health - and the factors that allow individuals - communities - and societ






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






43. The first of Piaget's four stages of cognitive development (covering roughly the first 2 years of life) - during which the child develops some motoer coordination skills and a memory for past events






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






45. Memory for specific information






46. 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'






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






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






49. Defense mechanism by which people redirect socially unacceptable impulses toward acceptable goals.






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