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AP Psychology

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1. Freud's level of the mind that contains those experiences that are not currently conscious but may become so with varying degrees of difficulty.






2. Learning; Positive Psychology; learned helplessness theory of depression; Studies: Dogs demonstrating learned helplessness






3. Production of new brain cells; November 1988: cancer patients proved that new neurons grew until the end of life






4. 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






5. The first phase of the sexual response cycle during which there are increases in heart rate blood pressure and respiration






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






7. Obedience to authority; had participants administer what they believed were dangerous electrical shocks to other participants; wanted to see if Germans were an aberration or if all people were capable of committing evil actions






8. A condition or characteristic of a situation or a person that is subject to change (it varies) within or across situations or individuals






9. Process by which an organism selects and interprets sensory input so that it acquires meaning.






10. Neo-Freudian - psychodynamic; criticized Freud - stated that personality is molded by current fears and impulses - rather than being determined solely by childhood experiences and instincts - neurotic trends; concept of 'basic anxiety'






11. One of the descriptive methods of research; it requires construction of a set of questions to administer to a group of participants






12. 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






13. Process of repeatedly verbalizing - thinking about - or otherwise acting on or transforming information in order to keep that information active in memory






14. The creation or re-creation of a mental picture of a sensory or perceptual experience






15. In Piaget's view - a specific mental structure; an organized way of interacting with the environment and experiencing it- a generalization a child makes based on comparable occurences of various actins - usally physical - motor actions






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






17. The deeper meaning of a dream - usually involving symbolism hidden meaning - and repressed or obscured ideas and wishes






18. Intelligence; devised the Triarchic Theory of Intelligence (academic problem-solving - practical - and creative)






19. Ancient Greek philosopher. Wrote 'Peri Psyches' ('About the Mind').






20. A counterconditioning technique in which an aversive or noxious stimulus is paired with a stimulus with the undesirable behavior.






21. Stress and coping; used 'social readjustment scale' to measure stress






22. Dream in which the dreamer is aware of dreaming while it is happening






23. Piaget's fourth and final stage of cognitive development (beginning at about age 12) - during which the individual can think hypothetically - can consider future possibilites - and can use deductive logic






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






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






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






27. A person's diminished ability to deal with demanding life events.






28. Transparent covering of the eye






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






30. Motivation; human sexual response—studied how both men and women respond to and in relation to sexual behavior






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






32. Neo-Freudian - analytic psychology; archetypes; collective unconscious; libido is all types of energy - not just sexual; dream studies/interpretation






33. 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.






34. Motor sensory relay center for four of the five senses; and with a brain stem and composed of two egg-shaped structures; integrates in shades incoming sensory signals; Mnemonic-'don't smell the llamas because the llamas smell bad'






35. Simultaneously analyzing different elements of sensory information - such as color - brightness - shape - etc.






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






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






38. 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






39. Inability to understand or use language






40. The Reaction experienced when a substance abuser stops using a drug with dependence properties






41. Morality based on one's own individual moral principles (i.e. - conscience)






42. Special process of emotional attachment that may occur between parents and babies in the minutes and hours immediately after birth






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






44. Procedure for solving a problem by implementing a set of rules over and over again until the solution is found.






45. Depressive disorder characterized by loss of interest in almost all of life's usual activities; a sad - hopeless - or discourage mood - sleep disturbance; loss of appetite; loss of energy; and feelings of unworthiness and guilt.






46. Cell that sends messages to brain or spinal cord from other parts of the body; also called sensory neurons






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






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






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






50. Perspective that focuses on the mental processes involved in perception - learning - memory - and thinking