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AP Psychology

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






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






3. Studies that estimate the hereditability of a trait by breeding animals with another animal that has the same trait






4. Assessing and choosing among alternatives.






5. Afferent neurons; neurons that carry messages from sensory organs to the brain and spinal cords






6. The proportion of variation among individuals that is due to genetic causes






7. The behavior of individuals when confronted with a situation or task that requires insight or determination of some unknown elements.






8. Sleep researcher who discovered and coined the phrase 'rapid eye movement' (REM) sleep.






9. A sample that reflects the characteristics of the population from which it is drawn






10. Learning involving an unpleasant or harmful stimulus or reinforcer






11. Transparent covering of the eye






12. Defense mechanism by which people behave in a way opposite to what their true but anxiety-provoking feelings would dictate.






13. Holds information for processing; fragile; also called short term memory or working memory






14. 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.






15. The human need to fulfill one's potential






16. People's tendency to change attitudes or behaviors so that they are consistent with those of other people or with social norms.






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






18. Inherited - automatic species-specific behaviors






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






20. Freud's fourth stage of personality development - from about age 7 until puberty - during which sexual urges are inactive.






21. People's tendency to ascribe their positive behaviors to their own internal traits - but their failures and shortcomings to external - situational factors.






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






23. A schizophrenic disorder in which the person exhibits inappropriate affect - illogical thinking - and/or eccentric behavior but seems generally in touch with reality.






24. A research technique in which neither the experimenter nor the participants know who is in the control and experimental groups.






25. 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.






26. A design in which researchers manipulate an independent variable and measure a dependent variable to determine a cause-and-effect relationship






27. An aroused condition that directs people to behave in ways that allow them to feel good about themselves and others and to establish and maintain relationships






28. Psychoanalytic technique in which a person is asked to report to the therapist his or her thoughts and feelings as they occur - regardless of how trivial - illogical - or objectionable their content may appear.






29. Unwillingness to help exhibited by witnesses to an event - which increase when there are more observers.






30. General set of procedures used to summarize - condense - and describe sets of data






31. The study of how language is acquired - perceived - understood - and produced.






32. Endocrine gland that produces a large amount of hormones; it regulates growth and helps control other endocrine glands; located on underside of brain; sometimes called the 'master gland'






33. When the neuron is at rest; condition of neuron when the inside of the neuron is negatively charged relative to the outside of Enron; is necessary to generate the neuron signal in release of this polarization






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






35. 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






36. Forcible sexual assault on an unwilling partner.






37. Newly learned information interferes with the ability to recall previously learned information






38. Observing and recording behavior naturally without trying to manipulate and control the situation






39. Founder of functionalism; studied how humans use perception to function in our environment






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






41. The way words and groups of words combine to form phrases - clauses - and sentences.






42. Endocrine gland that produces melatonin that helps regulate sleep/wake cycle






43. Colored part of the eye that regulates size of pupil






44. 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






45. Repetitive review of information with little or no interpretation






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






47. Endocrine glands located above the kidney and secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine - which prepare the body for 'fight or flight'






48. Perception below the threshold of awareness.






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






50. Applies psychological concepts to legal issues







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