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AP Psychology

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1. In Freud's theory - the source of a person's instinctual energy - which works mainly on the pleasure principle.






2. Repetitive review of information with little or no interpretation






3. An individual's genetic make-up






4. In psychology - the techniques used to discover knowledge about human behavior and mental processes






5. Shifts or exaggeration in group members' attitudes or behavior as a result of group discussion.






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






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






8. 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






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






10. Process of presenting an undesirable or noxious stimulus - or removing a desirable stimulus - to decrease the probability that a preceding response will recur






11. The extent to which people are flexible and respond adaptively to external or internal demands






12. Developed one of the first projective tests - the Inkblot test which consists of 10 standardized inkblots where the subject tells a story - the observer then derives aspects of the personality from the subject's commentary






13. The view that knowledge should be acquired through observation and often an experiment






14. Sleep stage when the eyes move about - during which vivid dreams occur; brain very active but skeletal muscles paralyzed






15. Period of development from conception until birth






16. People's tendency to ascribe their positive behaviors to their own internal traits - but their failures and shortcomings to external - situational factors.






17. Piaget's thrid stage of cognitive development (lasting from approximately age 6 or 7 to age 11 or 12) - during which the child develops the ability to understand constant factors in the environment - rules - and higher-order symbolic systems






18. Studies as identical and rhetorical twins to determine relative influence of heredity and environment on human behavior






19. The cessation of the ability to reproduce






20. Social psychology; research evidence of internalized racism caused by stigmatization; doll experiments-black children chose white dolls






21. 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.






22. School of psychological thought that argued that behavior cannot be studied in parts but must be viewed a s whole






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






24. Forcible sexual assault on an unwilling partner.






25. A social need that directs a person to strive constantly for excellence and success






26. 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






27. Assesses and counsels students - consults with educators and parents - and performs behavioral intervention when necessary






28. Behavior pattern exhibited by people who are calmer - more patient - and less hurried than Type A individuals






29. A descriptive statistic that measures the variability of data from the mean of the sample






30. In psychoanalysis - an unwillingness to cooperate - which a patient signals by showing a reluctance to provide the therapist with information or to help the therapist understand or interpret a situation.






31. Information processing guided by pre-existing knowledge or expectations to construct perceptions






32. Personality disorder characterized by egocentricity - and behavior that is irresponsible and that violates the rights of other people - a lack of guilt feelings - an inability to understand other people and a lack of fear of punishment.






33. The human need to fulfill one's potential






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






35. A person's experiences in the environment






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






37. 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






38. Anxiety disorder characterized by irrational and persistent fear of a particular object or situation - along with a compelling desire to avoid it.






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






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






41. 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






42. Personality assessment; created the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) with Christina Morgan - stated that the need to achieve varied in strength in different people and influenced their tendency to approach and evaluate their own performances






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






44. Chemical that carries messages that travel through the bloodstream to help regulate bodily functions






45. Reflex in which a newborn strectches out the arms and legs and cries in response to a loud noise or an abrupt change in the environment






46. Piaget's second stage of cognitive development (lasting from about age 2 to age 6 or 7) - during which the child begins to represent the world symbolically






47. Emotional intelligence






48. The tendency to attribute the behavior of others to dispositional causes but to attribute one's own behavior to situational causes.






49. 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.






50. Freud's third stage of personality development - from about age 4 through age 7 - during which children obtain gratification primarily from the genitals.