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AP Psychology

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1. The psychological property of light referred to as color - determined by the wavelengths of reflected light.






2. All of the individuals in the group to which a study applies






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






4. 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






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






6. 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






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






8. An observable action






9. Holds information for processing; fragile; also called short term memory or working memory






10. Personality theorist; asserted that personality is largely determined by genes - used introversion/extroversion






11. Any therapy that attempts to discover relationships between unconscious motivations and current abnormal behavior.






12. Theory that suggests that organisms learn new responses by observing the behavior of a model and then imitating it; aka. Social learning theory






13. Process by which a conditioned response becomes associated with a stimulus that is similar but not identical to the original conditioned stimulus






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






15. Studies of hereditability it be a behavioral traits using animals that have been inbred to produce strains that are genetically similar to one another






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






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






18. 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






19. For glands embedded in the thyroid; secretes parathormone; controls announces level of calcium and phosphate (which influence levels of excitability)






20. A fixed - overly simple - sometimes incorrect idea about traits - attitudes - and behaviors of males or females






21. Brain surgery used in the past to alleviate symptoms of serious mental disorders.






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






23. Psychological disorders characterized by inflexible and longstanding maladaptive behaviors that typically cause stress and/or social or occupational problems.






24. State of emotional and physical exhaustion - lowered productivity - and feelings of isolation - often caused by work-related pressures






25. Child psychoanalysis; emphasized importance of the ego and its constant struggle






26. The cessation of the ability to reproduce






27. 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






28. 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






29. Brain encodes information in different ways or on different levels; deeper processing leads to deeper memory






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






31. Focuses on methods of acquiring and analyzing data






32. The suppression of one bit of information by another






33. An operant conditioning procedure in which individuals who display appropriate behavior receive tokens that they can exchange for desirable items or activities.






34. Unexpected changes in the gene replication process that are not always evident in phenotype and create unusual and sometimes harmful characteristics of body or behavior






35. Neutral stimulus that - through repeated association with an unconditioned stimulus - begins to elicit a conditioned response






36. Perspective that defines psychology as the study of behavior that is directly observable or through assessment instruments






37. Developmental psychology; 'visual cliff' studies with infants






38. The law that the neuron either fires at 100% or not at all






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






40. Primary area for processing visual information






41. Elements of an experimental situation that might cause a participant to perceive the situation in a certain way or become aware of the purpose of the study and thus bias the participant to behave in a certain way - and in so doing - distort results.






42. Reflex that causes a newborn to make sucking motions when a finger or nipple if placed in the mouth






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






44. Study of hereditary influences and how it influences behavior and thinking






45. Study that focuses on biological foundations of behavior and mental processes; overlaps with neuroscience






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






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






48. The realization of infants that objects continue to exist even when they are out of sight






49. Released by thyroid; hormone that regulates the body's metabolism; OVERACTIVE-over-excitability - insomnia - reduced attention span - fatigue - snap decisions - reduced concentration (hyperthyroidism); UNDERACTIVE-desire to sleep - constantly tired -






50. Type of schizophrenia characterized by severely disturbed thought processes - frequent incoherence - disorganized behavior - and inappropriate affect.