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AP Psychology

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1. Response elicited by a conditioned stimulus






2. Type of schizophrenia characterized by hallucinations and delusions of persecution or grandeur (or both) - and sometimes irrational jealousy.






3. Feelings of rivalry with the parent of the same sex and sexual desire for the parent of the other sex - occurring during the phallic stage and ultimately resolved through identification with the parent of the same sex.






4. A sample of individuals who match the population with whom they are being compared with regard to key variables such as socioeconomic status and age






5. A person's belief about whether he or she can successfully engage in and execute a specific behavior.






6. Branching extensions of neuron that receives messages from neighboring neurons






7. The sense of hearing






8. Freud's level of the mind that contains those experiences that are not currently conscious but may become so with varying degrees of difficulty.






9. A social need that directs a person to strive constantly for excellence and success






10. Depth cues that are based on one eye






11. Rapid voluntary movements of the eyes.






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






13. Defense mechanism by which people refuse to accept reality.






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






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






16. A cognitive behavior therapy that emphasizes the importance of logical - rational thought processes.






17. Cell that send messages from brain and spinal cord to other parts of body; also called motor neurons






18. Simultaneously analyzing different elements of sensory information - such as color - brightness - shape - etc.






19. Noradrenaline; chemical which is excitatory - similar to adrenaline - and affects arousal and memory; raises blood pressure by causing blood vessels to become constricted - but also carried by bloodstream to the anterior pituitary which relaxes ACTH






20. Behaviors followed by pleasant consequences are strengthened while behaviors followed by unpleasant consequences are weakened (Thorndike)






21. A type of therapy in which two or more people who are committed to one another's well-being are treated at once - in and effort to change the ways the interact.






22. Eating disorder characterized by pattern 9of eating binges followed by purging (e.g. - vomiting - laxatives - exercise)






23. Conscious experience of emnotion results from one's awareness of physiological arousal






24. Chemical that carries messages that travel through the bloodstream to help regulate bodily functions






25. 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 -






26. Behaviorism; emphasis on external behaviors of people and their reactions on a given situation; famous for Little Albert study in which baby was taught to fear a white rat






27. Division which includes the cerebellum - Pons - and medulla; responsible for involuntary processes: blood pressure - body temperature - heart rate - breathing - sleep cycles






28. Personality disorder characterized by egocentricity - and behavior that is irresponsible and that violates the rights of other people - a lack of guilt feelings - an inability to understand other people and a lack of fear of punishment.






29. Freud's second stage of personality development - from about age 2 to about age 3 - during which children learn to control the immediate gratification they obtain through defecation and to become responsive to the demands of society.






30. Psychological disorders characterized by a sudden but temporary alteration in consciousness - identity - sensorimotor behavior - or memory






31. Body sense of equilibrium and balance






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






33. Pain is only experienced in the pain messages can pass through a gate in the spinal cord on their route to the brain






34. The increase in sensitivity to light that occurs when the illumination level changes from high to low - causing chemicals in the rods and cones to regenerate and return to their inactive state.






35. Graph of a frequency distribution that shows the number of instances of obtained scores - usually with the data points connect by straight lines






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






38. Chemical messengers released by terminal buttons into the synapse






39. Patterns of feelings and beliefs about other people - ideas - or objects that are based on a person's past experiences - shape his or her future behavior - and are evaluative in nature.






40. Behavior pattern exhibited by people who are calmer - more patient - and less hurried than Type A individuals






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






42. Piaget's second stage of cognitive development (lasting from about age 2 to age 6 or 7) - during which the child begins to represent the world symbolically






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






44. Conscious experience of emotion and physiological arousal occur at the same time






45. Freud's level of mental life that consists of those experiences that we are aware of at any given time.






46. Memory for skills - including perceptual - motor - and cognitive skills required to complete tasks






47. 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






48. Neurotransmitter that causes contraction of skeletal muscles; lack of Ach linked with Alzheimer's disease;






49. The evaluation of the significance of a situation or event as it relates to a person's well-being






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