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AP Psychology

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1. A fertilized egg






2. Inability to see that an object can have a function other than its stated or usual one.






3. Social psychological theory that states that people attempt to maintain stable - consistent interpersonal relationships in which the ratio of member's contributions is balanced.






4. Systematic procedure through which associations and responses to specific stimuli are learned






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






6. One who uses psychoanalysis to treat psychological problems






7. The field of psychology concerned with the assessment - treatment - and prevention of maladaptive behavior.






8. The scientific study of how people think about - interact with - influence - and are influenced by the thoughts - feelings - and behaviors of other people.






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






10. Process by which an organism selects and interprets sensory input so that it acquires meaning.






11. The process of changing a short-term memory to a long-term one






12. Theory suggesting that there are two routes to attitude change: the central route - which focuses on thoughtful consideration of an argument for change - and the peripheral route - which focuses on less careful - more emotional - and even superficial






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






14. Conformity; showed that social pressure can make a person say something that is obviously incorrect ; in a famous study in which participants were shown cards with lines of different lengths and were asked to say which line matched the line on the fi






15. 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






16. Any readily identifiable stable quality that characterizes how an individual differs from other individuals.






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






18. 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






19. Control emotional behaviors - make decisions - carry out plans; speech (Broca's area); controls movement of muscles






20. The overt story line - characters - and setting of a dream-the obvious - clearly discernible events of the dream






21. A return to a prior stage after a person has progressed through the various stages of development; caused by anxiety.






22. Any stimulus or event that is naturally painful or unpleasant to an organism






23. Perspective that focuses on the mental processes involved in perception - learning - memory - and thinking






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






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






26. Any event that increases the probability of a recurrence of the response that preceded it






27. Informing participants about the true nature of a experiment after its completion.






28. Social Psychology; Helping behavior - personal responsibility; studied the effects of enhanced personal responsibility and helping behavior






29. In the study of motivation - an explanation of behavior that asserts that people actively and regularly determine their own goals and the means of achieving them through thought.






30. 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






31. The process of maintaining or keeping information readily available; the locations where information is held






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






33. Chemical that mimics or facilitates the actions of a neurotransmitter






34. 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






35. The ability to recall past events - images - ideas - or previously learned information or skills; the storage system that allows a person to retain and retrieve previously learned information






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






37. Visual theory - proposed by Herring - that color is coded by stimulation of three types of paired receptors; each pair of receptors is assumed to operate in an antagonist way so that stimulation by a given wavelength produces excitation (increased fi






38. The repetition of an experiment to test the validity of its conclusion






39. Emotion; found that facial expressions are universal






40. The communication of information by cues or actions that include gestures - tone of voice - vocal inflections - and facial expressions.






41. Concerned with the relationship between brain/nervous system and behavior






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






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






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






45. 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 -






46. Perspective that emphasizes the uniqueness of the individual and the idea that humans have free will






47. Learning involving an unpleasant or harmful stimulus or reinforcer






48. The more accurate recall of items presented at the beginning of a series






49. Behavior characterized as atypical - socially unacceptable - distressing to the individual or others - maladaptive - and/or the result of distorted cognitions






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







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