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AP Psychology

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1. A type of research method that allows researchers to measure variables so that they can develop a description of a situation or phenomenon






2. 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






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






5. Social cognition - cognitive dissonance; Study Basics: Studied and demonstrated cognitive dissonance






6. The strong emotional tie that a person feels toward special other persons in his or her life






7. The period of extending from the onset of puberty to early adulthood






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






9. Perception below the threshold of awareness.






10. 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






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






12. Establish the relationship between two variables






13. A nonspecific - emotional response to real or imagined challenges or threats; a result of a cognitive appraisal by the individual






14. School of psychological thought that argued that behavior cannot be studied in parts but must be viewed a s whole






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






16. The measurement of public opinion through the use of sampling and questioning






17. Tendency to believe that one's own group is the standard - the reference point by which other people and groups should be judged






18. Memory of ideas - rules - words - and general concepts about the world






19. The study if the overlapping fields of perception - learning - memory - and thought - with a special emphasis on how people attend to - acquire - transform - store - and retrieve knowledge.






20. Retrieval cues that match original information work better






21. A descriptive statistic that tells which result or score best represents an entire set of scores






22. Impairment of mental functioning and global cognitive abilities in otherwise alert individuals - causing memory loss and related symptoms and typically having a progressive nature






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






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






25. Statistical procedure designed to discover the independent elements (factors) in any set of data






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






27. Neo-Freudian - psychodynamic; Contributions: inferiority complex - organ inferiority; Studies: birth order influences personality






28. Areas of the cerebral cortex that are not involved in primary motor or sensory functions - rather - they are involved in higher mental processes such as thinking - planning - and communicating






29. Shift in electrical charge in a tiny area of the neuron (temporary); transmits a long cell membranes leaving neuron and polarized state; needs higher than normal threshold of excitation to fire






30. Learning that occurs in the absence of direct reinforcement and that is not necessarily demonstrated through observable behavior






31. The second phase of the sexual response cycle - during which physical arousal continues to increase as the partners bodies prepare for orgasm






32. Perspective developed by freud - which assumes that psychological problems are the result of anxiety resulting from unresolved conflicts and forces of which a person might be unaware






33. Following a strong emotion - an opposing emotion counters the first emotion - lessening the experience of that emotion; on repeated occasions - the opposing emotion becomes stronger






34. A medical doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders






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






36. Body sense of equilibrium and balance






37. The biologically based categories of male and female






38. Primary motor cortex; areas of the three boat cortex for response messages from the brain to the muscles and glands






39. In emerging Theo psychology that focuses on positive experiences; includes subjective well-being - self-determination - the relationship between positive emotions and physical health - and the factors that allow individuals - communities - and societ






40. Suffering from a gross impairment in reality testing that interferes with the ability to meet the ordinary demands of life.






41. The small portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to the human eye.






42. Process of presenting an undesirable or noxious stimulus - or removing a desirable stimulus - to decrease the probability that a preceding response will recur






43. Moral development; presented boys moral dilemmas and studied their responses and reasoning processes in making moral decisions. Most famous moral dilemma is 'Heinz' who has an ill wife and cannot afford the medication. Should he steal the medication






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






45. A lengthy insight therapy that was developed by Freud and aims at uncovering conflicts and unconscious impulses through special techniques - including free association - dream analysis - and transference.






46. Storage mechanism that keeps a relatively permanent record of memory






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






48. Parenting style characterized by emotional warmth - high standards for behavior - explanation and consistent enforcement of rules - and inclusion of children in decision making






49. Two or more individuals who are working with a common purpose or have some common goals - characteristics - or interests.






50. 17t century French philosopher. Famously known for writing 'cogito ergo sum' ('I think - therefore I am'). Wrote about concept of dualism.