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AP Psychology

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






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






3. Small area of retina where image is focused






4. The statistically determined minimum level of stimulation necessary to excite a perceptual system.






5. Process by which an organism learns to respond only to a specific stimulus and not to other stimuli






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






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. Able to see clearly things that are close but having trouble seeing objects at a distance; nearsighted.






9. Parenting style characterized by emotional warmth - high standards for behavior - explanation and consistent enforcement of rules - and inclusion of children in decision making






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






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






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






13. Substance that can produce developmental malformations (birth defects) during the prenatal period






14. According to Piaget - the process by which new ideas and experiences are absorbed and incorporated into existing mental structures and behaviors






15. A highly detailed description of a single individual or a vent






16. Wrinkled outer portion of brain; center for higher order brain functions such as thinking - planning - judgment; processes sensory information and directs movement






17. The first person to study memory scientifically and systematically; used nonsense syllables and recorded how many times he had to study a list to remember it well






18. Able to see objects at a distance clearly but having trouble seeing things up close; farsighted






19. Neurotransmitter that affects sleep - arousal - mood - appetite; lack of it is linked with depression






20. Selection of a part of the population without reason; participation is by chance






21. Approximate distribution of scores expected when a sample is taken from a large population - drawn as a frequency polygon that often takes the form of a bell-shaped curve - called the normal curve






22. Part of the brain which controls living functions such as breathing - heart rate - blood pressure - body temperature






23. Terminal button - synaptic knob; the structure at the end of an excellent terminal branch; houses the synaptic vesicles and neurotransmitters






24. Division that connects the central nervous system to the rest of the body; includes all sensory and motor neurons; divided into somatic nervous system and autonomic nervous system






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






26. In Jung's theory - a shared storehouse of primitive ideas and images that reside in the unconscious and are inherited from one's ancestors.






27. An explanation of behavior that assumes that an organism is motivated to act because of a need to attain - reestablish - or maintain some goal that helps with survival






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






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






30. An unscientific system which pretends to discover psychological information that his means are unscientific or deliberately fraudulent






31. Establish the relationship between two variables






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






33. The percentage of a population displaying a disorder during any specified period.






34. An environmental stimulus that affects an organism in physically or psychologically injurious ways - usually producing anxiety - tension - and physiological arousal






35. Dream in which the dreamer is aware of dreaming while it is happening






36. Study of the brain and nervous system; overlaps with psychobiology






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






38. Process of reconditioning in which a person is taught a new - more adaptive response to a familiar stimulus.






39. Neo-Freudian - humanistic; 8 psychosocial stages of development: theory shows how people evolve through the life span. Each stage is marked by a psychological crisis that involves confronting 'Who am I?'






40. An individual's genetic make-up






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






42. 30 -000 genes needed to build a human






43. A reinforcement schedule in which a reinforcer (reward) is delivered after a specified interval of time - provided that the required response occurs at least once in the interval






44. Behavior pattern characterized by competitiveness - impatience - hostility - and constant efforts to do more in less time






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






46. Applies psychological concepts to legal issues






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






48. Assessing and choosing among alternatives.






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






50. The time in to development of an organism when it is especially sensitive to certain environmental influences; outside of that period the same influences will have far less effect