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AP Psychology

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1. Graphical record of brain-wave activity obtained through electrodes placed on the scalp and forehead






2. Visual theory - stated by Young and Helmholtz that all colors can be made by mixing the three basic colors: red - green - and blue; a.k.a the Young-Helmholtz theory.






3. Process in which the sense organs' receptor cells are stimulated and relay initial information to higher brain centers for further processing.






4. A person's description and analysis of what he or she is thinking and feeling or what he or she has just thought about






5. Our emotional experience depends on our interpretation of the situation we are in






6. A cognitive distortion experienced by adolescents - in which they see themselves as always 'on stage' with an audience watching






7. A therapy that is based on the application of learning principles to human behavior and that focuses on changing overt behaviors rather than on understanding subjective feelings - unconscious processes - or motivations; also known as behavior modific






8. 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






9. In Freud's theory - the technique of providing a context - meaning - or cause for a specific idea - feeling - or set of behaviors; the process of tying a set of behaviors to its unconscious determinant.






10. Any chemical substance that - in small amounts - alters biological or cognitive processes or both






11. 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






12. The belief that a person can successfully engage in and execute a specific behavior






13. The measure of central tendency that is the data point with 50% of the scores above it and 50% below it






14. Having both stereotypically male and stereotypically female characteristics






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






16. Ability of a test to yield very similar scores for the same individual over repeated testings






17. Defense mechanism by which people reinterpret undesirable feelings or behaviors in terms that make them appear acceptable.






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






19. Area of the brain that is part of the limbic system and regulates behaviors such as - eating - drinking - sexual behaviors - motivation; also body temperature






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






21. Describes differences between groups of participants that differ naturally on a variable such as race or gender






22. Process by which a neutral stimulus takes on conditioned properties through pairing with a conditioned stimulus






23. The space between two neurons where neurotransmitters are secreted by terminal buttons and received by dendrites






24. A state of being or feeling in which each person in a relationship is willing to self-disclose and to express important feelings and information to the other person.






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






26. In Roger's theory of personality - the self a person would ideally like to be.






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






28. 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






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






30. 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 -






31. Shows brain activity at higher reolution than PET scan when changes in oxygen concentration in neurons alters its magnetic qualities






32. Ancient Greek philosopher. Promoted introspection by saying - 'Know thyself.'






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






34. Anxiety disorder characterized by persistent and uncontrollable thoughts and irrational beliefs that cause the performance of compulsive rituals that interfere with daily life.






35. 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






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






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






38. The use of a variety of techniques including concentration - restriction of incoming stimuli - and deep relaxation to produce a state of consciousness characterized by a sense of detachment.






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






40. An internal aroused condition that directs an organism to satisfy a physiological need






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






42. The most primitive of the three functional divisions of the brain - consisting of the pons - medulla - reticular formation - and cerebellum






43. Organizing sensory information so it can be processed by the nervous system






44. Part of the limbic system; influences emotions such as aggression - fear - and self-protective behaviors






45. Chemical secreted at terminal button that causes the neuron on the other side of the synapse to fire






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






47. Rapid voluntary movements of the eyes.






48. In Freud's theory - the instinctual (and sexual) life force that - working on the pleasure principle and seeking immediate gratification - energizes the id.






49. A group of psychological disorders characterized by a lack of reality testing and by deterioration of social and intellectual functioning and personality beginning before age 45 and lasting at least 6 months






50. Depth cues that are based on two eyes