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AP Psychology

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1. Memory; studied memorization of meaningless words






2. In Freud's theory - the technique of providing a context - meaning - or cause for a specific idea - feeling - or set of behaviors; the process of tying a set of behaviors to its unconscious determinant.






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






4. Action potential; the firing of a nerve cell; the entire process of the electrical charge (message/impulse) traveling through inner on; can be as fast as 400 fps (with myelin) or 3 fps (no myelin)






5. According to Piaget - the process by which existing mental structures and behaviors are modified to adapt to new experiences






6. Focuses on how effective teaching and learning take place






7. In Jung's theory - the emotionally charged ideas and images that are rich in meaning and symbolism and exist within the collective unconscious.






8. Learned knowledge and skills such as vocabulary - which tends to increase with age






9. Unlearned or involuntary response to an unconditioned stimulus






10. General set of procedures used to summarize - condense - and describe sets of data






11. Social Psychology; Helping behavior - personal responsibility; studied the effects of enhanced personal responsibility and helping behavior






12. Depth cues that are based on one eye






13. When the neuron is at rest; condition of neuron when the inside of the neuron is negatively charged relative to the outside of Enron; is necessary to generate the neuron signal in release of this polarization






14. Motivation theory - drive reduction; maintained that the goal of all motivated behavior is the reduction or alleviation of a drive state - mechanism through which reinforcement operates






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






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






17. A fertilized egg






18. Division of peripheral nervous system; controls voluntary actions






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






20. Any chemical substance that - in small amounts - alters biological or cognitive processes or both






21. A research method that focuses on a specific group of individuals at different ages to examine changes that have occurred over time






22. 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.






23. Process of developing uniform procedures for administering and scoring a test and for establishing norms






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






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






26. The use of a variety of techniques including concentration - restriction of incoming stimuli - and deep relaxation to produce a state of consciousness characterized by a sense of detachment.






27. The small portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to the human eye.






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






29. A definition of a variable in terms of the set of methods or procedures used to measure or study that variable






30. Chemical similar to opiates that relieves pain; may induce feelings of pleasure






31. Any internal condition - although usually an internal one - that initates - activates - or maintains an organism's goal directed behavior






32. The process by which a person infers other people's motives or intensions by observing their behavior.






33. Division which includes the cerebellum - Pons - and medulla; responsible for involuntary processes: blood pressure - body temperature - heart rate - breathing - sleep cycles






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






35. Able to see clearly things that are close but having trouble seeing objects at a distance; nearsighted.






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






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






38. Theorist who both aided in the development of the trichromatic theory of color perception and Place theory of pitch perception.






39. Primary area for processing visual information






40. A system of learned attitudes about social practices - instituations - and individual behavior used to evaluate situations and behavior as right or wrong - good or bad






41. An observable action






42. Psychotherapeutic process in which several people meet as a group with a therapist to receive psychological help.






43. Theory that holds that an observer's perception depends not only on the intensity of a stimulus but also on the observer's motivation - the criteria he or she sets for determining that a signal is present - and on the background noise.






44. 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






45. Part of the brain that coordinates balance - movement - reflexes






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






47. Learning that occurs in the absence of direct reinforcement and that is not necessarily demonstrated through observable behavior






48. An insight therapy - developed be Carl Rogers - that seeks to help people evaluate the world and themselves from their own perspective by providing them with a nondirective environment and unconditional positive regard; also known as person-centered






49. Structure behind pupil that changes shape to focus light rays onto the retina






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