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AP Psychology

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1. Three-stage process which describes the body's reaction to stress: 1) alarm reaction - 2) resistance - 3) exahaustion

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2. Selection of a part of the population which mirrors the current demographics






3. Organ lying between the stomach and small intestine; regulates blood sugar by secreting to regulating hormones insulin and glucagon






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






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






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






7. Biologist; developed theory of evolution; transmutation of species - natural selection - evolution by common descent; 'The Origin of Species' catalogs his voyage on The Beagle






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






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






10. Decrease in likelihood that an intrinsically motivated task - after having been extrinsically rewarded - will be performed when the reward is no longer given.






11. The process by which the probability of an organism's emitting a response is reduced when reinforcement no longer follows the response






12. The behavior of giving up or not responding to punishment - exhibited by people or animals exposed to negative consequences or punishment over which they have no control






13. Vermont railroad worker who survived a severe brain injury that changed his personality and behavior; his accident gave information on the brain and which parts are involved with emotional reasoning






14. The increase in sensitivity to light that occurs when the illumination level changes from high to low - causing chemicals in the rods and cones to regenerate and return to their inactive state.






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






16. In an experiment - a difference that is unlikely to have occurred because of chance alone and is inferred to be most likely due to the systematic manipulations of variables by the researcher






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






18. 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.






19. Inability to perceive a situation or event except in relation to oneself; also know as self-centeredness






20. Subject in John Watson's experiment - proved classical conditioning principles - especially the generalization of fear






21. Communication of information through body positions and gestures.






22. Sense of taste






23. Student of Wilhelm Wundt; founder of Structuralist school of psychology.






24. Memory for specific information






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






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






27. Pain is only experienced in the pain messages can pass through a gate in the spinal cord on their route to the brain






28. 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






29. Adrenaline; activates a sympathetic nervous system by making the heart beat faster - stopping digestion - enlarging pupils - sending sugar into the bloodstream - preparing a blood clot faster






30. Response to the belief that the IV will have an effect - rather than the IV's actual effect - which can be a confounding variable






31. Commonly occurring behavior can reinforce a less frequent behavior






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






33. Having both stereotypically male and stereotypically female characteristics






34. Reinforcer that has survival value for an organism; this value does not have to be learned






35. A type of therapy in which two or more people who are committed to one another's well-being are treated at once - in and effort to change the ways the interact.






36. Behaviorism; emphasis on external behaviors of people and their reactions on a given situation; famous for Little Albert study in which baby was taught to fear a white rat






37. The range between the level at which a child can solve a problem working alone with difficulty - and the level at which a child can solve a problem with the assistance of adults or children with more skill






38. Supportive cells of nervous system that guide growth of new neurons; forms myelin sheath; holds neuron in place; provides nourishment and removes waste






39. Developmental psychology;: social development & processing - effects of appearance on behavior - origin of social stereotypes - sex/love/intimacy - facial expression






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. Social psychology; bystander apathy - diffusion of responsibility






42. Conflict that results from having to choose between two distasteful alternatives






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






44. Cognitive psychology; created a 4-stage theory of cognitive development - said that two basic processes work in tandem to achieve cognitive growth (assimilation and accommodation)






45. Drugs derived from the opium poppy - including opium - morphine - and heroin






46. Manageable and meaningful units of information organized in such a way that it can be easily encoded - stored - and retrieved






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






48. Noradrenaline; chemical which is excitatory - similar to adrenaline - and affects arousal and memory; raises blood pressure by causing blood vessels to become constricted - but also carried by bloodstream to the anterior pituitary which relaxes ACTH






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






50. Areas of the cerebral cortex that are not involved in primary motor or sensory functions - rather - they are involved in higher mental processes such as thinking - planning - and communicating






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