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AP Psychology

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1. Sets of strategies - rather than strict rules - that act as guidelines for discovery-oriented problem solving.






2. The creation or re-creation of a mental picture of a sensory or perceptual experience






3. The space between two neurons where neurotransmitters are secreted by terminal buttons and received by dendrites






4. The theory that children and adolescents use gender as an organizing theme to classify and interpret their perceptions about the world and themselves






5. The variable in a controlled experiment that is expected to change due to the manipulation of the independent variable






6. Tiny oval-shaped sacs in a terminal of one neuron; assist in transferring mineral impulse from one neuron to another neuron by releasing specific neurotransmitters






7. Procedures used to draw conclusions about larger populations from small samples of data






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






9. Memory for specific information






10. The percentage of scores at or below a certain score






11. When a researcher's expectations unknowingly create a situation that affects the results






12. A nonspecific improvement that occurs as a result of a person's expectations of change rather than as a direct result of any specific therapeutic treatment.






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






14. Information processing guided by pre-existing knowledge or expectations to construct perceptions






15. The Reaction experienced when a substance abuser stops using a drug with dependence properties






16. School of psychological thought that considered the structure and elements of conscious experience to be the proper subject matter of psychology






17. Compliance with the orders of another person or group of people.






18. 30 -000 genes needed to build a human






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






20. The measure of central tendency that is the data point with 50% of the scores above it and 50% below it






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






22. Learning; systematic desensitization






23. Procedure for solving a problem by implementing a set of rules over and over again until the solution is found.






24. Style of parenting marked by emotional coldness - imposing rules and expecting obedience






25. Explanations of behavior that focus on people's expectations about reaching a goal and their need for achievement as energizing factors






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






27. Structure behind pupil that changes shape to focus light rays onto the retina






28. The human need to fulfill one's potential






29. An electrical current sent down the axon of a neuron and is initiated by the rapid reversal of the polarization of the cell membrane






30. Intelligence; devised the Triarchic Theory of Intelligence (academic problem-solving - practical - and creative)






31. Conditioning in which an increase or decrease in the probability that a behavior will recur is affected by the delivery of reinforcement or punishment as a consequence of the behavior;






32. Chemical similar to opiates that relieves pain; may induce feelings of pleasure






33. In Roger's theory of personality - the self a person would ideally like to be.






34. The genetically determined proportion of a trait's variation among individuals in a population






35. 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.






36. 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






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






38. The cessation of the ability to reproduce






39. Processes sensory information including touch - temperature - and pain from other body parts






40. Process of developing uniform procedures for administering and scoring a test and for establishing norms






41. A specific (usually internal) condition - usually involving some form of arousal - which directs an organism's behavior toward a goal.






42. A fixed - overly simple - sometimes incorrect idea about traits - attitudes - and behaviors of males or females






43. A collection of interrelated ideas and facts put forward to describe - explain - and predict behavior and mental processes






44. Depth cues that are based on one eye






45. Conscious memory that a person is aware of






46. Change in behavior that occurs when people believe they are in the presence of other people.






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






48. Morality based on fitting in to the norms of society






49. Intelligence; found that specific mental talents were highly correlated - concluded that all cognitive abilities showed a common core which he labeled 'g' (general ability)






50. The most primitive of the three functional divisions of the brain - consisting of the pons - medulla - reticular formation - and cerebellum