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AP Psychology

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1. The more accurate recall of items presented at the end of a series






2. The procedure of withholding the unconditioned stimulus and presenting the conditioned stimulus alone - which gradually reduces the probability of the conditioned response






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






4. Morality based on one's own individual moral principles (i.e. - conscience)






5. A process through which people receive information about the status of a physical system and use this feedback information to learn to control the activity of that system






6. Trait theory of personality; 3 levels of traits: cardinal - central - and secondary






7. A branch of the autonomic nervous system and prepares the body for quick action in emergencies; 'fight or flight'






8. Theorist who both aided in the development of the trichromatic theory of color perception and Place theory of pitch perception.






9. The study of the lifelong - often age-related - processes of change in the physical - cognitive - moral - emotional - and social domains of functioning; such changes are rooted in biological mechanisms that are genetically controlled - as well as in






10. The quality of a sound determined by the purity of a waveform






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






12. Ability to recognize that objects can e transformed in some way - visually or phycially - yet still be the same in number - weight - substance - or volume






13. 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






14. Light-sensitive surface on back of eye containing rods and cones






15. 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






16. Did work on short-term memory






17. A descriptive research method in which researchers study behavior in its natural context.






18. Forcible sexual assault on an unwilling partner.






19. Achievement motivation; developed scoring system for TAT's use in assessing achievement motivation






20. Personality; theory that linked personality to physique on the grounds that both are governed by genetic endowment: endomorphic (large) - mesomorphic (average) - and ectomorphic (skinny)






21. An individual's genetic make-up






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






23. Researched taste aversion. Showed that when rats ate a novel substance before being nauseated by a drug or radiation - they developed a conditioned taste aversion for the substance.






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






25. Period of development from conception until birth






26. A subjective response - usually accompanied by a physiological change - which is interpreted n a particular way by the individual and often leads to a change in behavior






27. Statistical procedure designed to discover the independent elements (factors) in any set of data






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






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






30. Mood disorder originally know as manic-depressive disorder because it is characterized by behavior that vacillates between two extremes; mania and depression.






31. The entire spectrum of waves initiated by the movement of charged particles.






32. The deeper meaning of a dream - usually involving symbolism hidden meaning - and repressed or obscured ideas and wishes






33. Type of schizophrenia characterized either by displays of excited or violent motor activity or by stupor.






34. A descriptive statistic that tells which result or score best represents an entire set of scores






35. Chemical messengers released by terminal buttons into the synapse






36. Sleep/dreams/consciousness; pioneers of Activation-Synthesis Theory of dreams; sleep studies that indicate the brain creates dream states - not information processing or Freudian interpretations






37. Area on retina with no receptor cells (where optic nerve leaves the eye)






38. 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






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






40. A treatment for severe mental illness in which an electric current is briefly applied to the head in order to produce a generalized seizure.






41. A system of symbols - usually words - that convey meaning and a set of rules for combining symbols to generate an infinite number of messages.






42. Expectation of the person conducting an experiment which may be affect the outcome






43. Focuses on how the individual's behavior and mental processes are affected by interactions with other people






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






45. Anxiety disorder characterized by marked fear and avoidance of being alone in a place from which escape might be difficult or embarrassing






46. 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






47. A discipline based on the premise that even day-to-day behaviors are determined by the process of natural selection - that social behaviors that contribute to the survival of a species are passed on via the genes from one generation to the next.






48. 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






49. Revised Binet's IQ test and established norms for American children; tested group of young geniuses and followed in a longitudinal study that lasted beyond his own lifetime to show that high IQ does not necessarily lead to wonderful things in life






50. Detailed memory for events surrounding a dramatic event that is vivid and remembered with confidence