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AP Psychology

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1. A branch of the autonomic nervous system that maintains normal body functions; it calms the body after sympathetic stimulation






2. Psychologist who treats people with adjustment problems






3. Process by which a person takes some action to manage - master - tolerate - or reduce environmental or internal demands that cause or might cause stress and that tax the individual's inner resources






4. Temporarily holds current or recent information for immediate or short-term use; Information is maintained for 20-30 seconds while active processing (e.g. - rehearsal) takes place






5. Study of how traits are transmitted from one generation to the next






6. 17t century French philosopher. Famously known for writing 'cogito ergo sum' ('I think - therefore I am'). Wrote about concept of dualism.






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






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






9. Fixed - overly simple and often erroneous ideas about traits - attitudes - and behaviors of groups of people; stereotypes assume that all members of a given group are alike.






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






11. A need or want that causes someone to act






12. Period of development from conception until birth






13. Neutral stimulus that - through repeated association with an unconditioned stimulus - begins to elicit a conditioned response






14. A single long - fiber that carries outgoing messages to other neurons - muscles - or glands






15. Member of a gene terror that controls the appearance of a certain trait






16. Conflict that results from having to choose an alternative that has both attractive and unappealing aspects






17. A research method that focuses on a specific group of individuals at different ages to examine changes that have occurred over time






18. Temporary decrease in sensitivity to a stimulus that occurs when stimulation is unchanging






19. Dividing the chromosomes into smaller fragments that can be characterized and ordered so that the fragments reflect their respective locations on specific chromosomes






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






21. Framework of basic ideas about people - objects and events based on past experience in long-term memory






22. 17th century English philosopher. Wrote that the mind was a 'blank slate' or 'tabula rasa'; that is - people are born without innate ideas. We are completely shaped by our environment .






23. A score indicating what percentage of the test population would obtain a lower score






24. The tendency to recall information learned while in a particular physiological state most accurately when one is in that physiological state again






25. Focused awareness of only a limited amount of all you are capable of experiencing






26. Reflex that causes a newborn to make sucking motions when a finger or nipple if placed in the mouth






27. A highly detailed description of a single individual or a vent






28. The sense of hearing






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






30. Terminal button - synaptic knob; the structure at the end of an excellent terminal branch; houses the synaptic vesicles and neurotransmitters






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






32. Individual cells that are the smallest unit of the nervous system; it has three functions: receive information - process it - send to rest of body






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






34. An anxiety disorder characterized by persistent anxiety occurring on more days than not for at least 6 months - sometimes with increased activity of the autonomic nervous system - apprehension - excessive muscle tension - and difficulty in concentrat






35. A tentative statement or idea expressing a causal relationship between two events or variables that is to be evaluated in a research study






36. Unlearned or involuntary response to an unconditioned stimulus






37. Personality assessment; created the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) with Christina Morgan - stated that the need to achieve varied in strength in different people and influenced their tendency to approach and evaluate their own performances






38. In humanistic theory - the final level of psychological development - in which one strives to realize one's uniquely human potential-to achieve everything one is capable of achieving






39. Information processing that begins at the sensory receptors and works up to perception






40. Ethology (animal behavior); studied imprinting and critical periods in geese






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






42. Process by which stored information is recovered from memory






43. A person's experiences in the environment






44. Subject in John Watson's experiment - proved classical conditioning principles - especially the generalization of fear






45. An interdisciplinary area of study that includes behavioral - neurological - and immune factors and their relationship to the development of disease






46. 30 -000 genes needed to build a human






47. Located in neck; regulates metabolism by secreting thyroxine






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






49. Neurotransmitter that inhibits firing of neurons; linked with Huntington's disease






50. An internal aroused condition that directs an organism to satisfy a physiological need






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