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AP Psychology

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1. Occurs when recall is better for a distinctive item - even if it occurs in the middle of a list






2. The ability to perceive - express - understand - and regulate emotions






3. Period of development from conception until birth






4. Any stimulus or event that is naturally painful or unpleasant to an organism






5. Visual theory - proposed by Herring - that color is coded by stimulation of three types of paired receptors; each pair of receptors is assumed to operate in an antagonist way so that stimulation by a given wavelength produces excitation (increased fi






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






7. A lengthy insight therapy that was developed by Freud and aims at uncovering conflicts and unconscious impulses through special techniques - including free association - dream analysis - and transference.






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






9. Netlike system of neurons that weaves through limbic system and plays an important role in attention - arousal - and alert functions; arouses and alerts higher parts of the brain; anesthetics work by temporary shutting off RF system






10. Point at which half of the optic nerve fibers from each eye cross over and connect to the other side of the brain.






11. Maintenance of a constant state of inner stability or balance






12. Psychoanalytic technique in which a patient's dreams are described in detail and interpreted so as to provide insight into the individual's unconscious motivations.






13. 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






14. Interpersonal psychoanalysis; groundwork for enmeshed relationships - developed the Self-System - a configuration of personality traits






15. Neurotransmitter that influences voluntary movement - attention - alertness; lack of dopamine linked with Parkinson's disease; too much is linked with schizophrenia






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






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






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






19. Perspective that seeks to explain and predict behaviors by analyzing how the human brain developed over time - how it functions - and how input from the environment affects human behaviors






20. 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)






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






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






23. Portion of the CNS that carries messages to the PNS; connects brain to the rest of the body






24. The degree to which a condition or traits shared two or more individuals or groups






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






26. The overt story line - characters - and setting of a dream-the obvious - clearly discernible events of the dream






27. The third phase of the sexual response cycle - during which autonomic nervous system activity reaches its peak and muscle contractions occur in spasms throughout the body - but especially in the genital area






28. State with deep relaxation and heightened suggestibility






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






30. Memory of ideas - rules - words - and general concepts about the world






31. Freud's level of mental life that consists of mental activities beyond people's normal awareness.






32. The brain and spinal cord






33. In Adler's theory - a feeling of openness with all humanity.






34. The situation that occurs when the drug becomes part of the body's functioning and produces withdrawal symptoms when the drug is discontinued






35. A group of participants who are assumed to be representative of the population about which an inference is being made






36. The most frequently occurring score in a set of data






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






38. A return to a prior stage after a person has progressed through the various stages of development; caused by anxiety.






39. A pattern of relatively permanent traits - dispositions - or characteristics that give some consistency to people's behavior.






40. A fertilized egg






41. Control emotional behaviors - make decisions - carry out plans; speech (Broca's area); controls movement of muscles






42. Memory a person is not aware of possessing






43. 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






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






45. The process of growth and the realization of individual potential; in the humanistic view - a final level of psychological development in which a person attempts to minimize ill health - be fully functioning - have a superior perception of reality -






46. A sample that reflects the characteristics of the population from which it is drawn






47. Consciousness-altering drugs that affect moods - thoughts - memory - judgment - and perception and that are consumed for the purpose of producing those results






48. Small opeing in iris that is smaller in bright light and larger in darkness






49. The expression of genes






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