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AP Psychology

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






2. Snail-shaped fluid-filled tube in the inner ear involved in transduction






3. The scores and corresponding percentile ranks of a large and representative sample of individuals from the population for which a test was designed






4. Expectations of an observer which may distort an authentic observation






5. Establish the relationship between two variables






6. Having both stereotypically male and stereotypically female characteristics






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






8. Commonly occurring behavior can reinforce a less frequent behavior






9. Dissociative disorder characterized by the existence within an individual of two or more distinct personalities - each of which is dominant at different times and directs the individual's behavior at those times; commonly known as multiple personalit






10. A type of therapy in which two or more people who are committed to one another's well-being are treated at once - in and effort to change the ways the interact.






11. Loss of information from memory as a result of disuse and the passage of time






12. A basic unit of meaning in a language.






13. In Freud's theory - the instinctual (and sexual) life force that - working on the pleasure principle and seeking immediate gratification - energizes the id.






14. The process by which individuals lose their self-awareness and distinctive personality in the context of a group - which may lead them to engage in antinormative behavior.






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






16. 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.






17. The psychological property of light referred to as color - determined by the wavelengths of reflected light.






18. 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






19. The agreement of participants to take part in an experiment and their acknowledgement that they understand the nature of their participation in the research - and have been fully informed about the general nature of the research - its goals - and met






20. Presentation of a stimulus after a particular response in order to increase the likelihood that the response will recur






21. Minimum difference between any two stimuli that person can detect 50% of the time






22. Production of new brain cells; November 1988: cancer patients proved that new neurons grew until the end of life






23. Body sense of equilibrium and balance






24. Social psychology; bystander apathy - diffusion of responsibility






25. Practice of placing children with special needs in regular classroom settings - with the support of professionals who provide special education services






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






27. Large band of white neural fibers that connects to to brain hemispheres and carries messages between them; myelinated; involved in intelligence - consciousness - and self-awareness; does it reach full maturity until 20s






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






29. Eating disorder most common in adolescent females characterized by weight less than 85% of normal - restricted eating - and unrealistic body image






30. The extent to which people are flexible and respond adaptively to external or internal demands






31. In Freud's theory - the source of a person's instinctual energy - which works mainly on the pleasure principle.






32. Hormone that controls imbalances levels of calcium and phosphate in the blood and tissue fluid; influences levels of excitability; secreted by parathyroids






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






34. Wrinkled outer portion of brain; center for higher order brain functions such as thinking - planning - judgment; processes sensory information and directs movement






35. Action potential; the firing of a nerve cell; the entire process of the electrical charge (message/impulse) traveling through inner on; can be as fast as 400 fps (with myelin) or 3 fps (no myelin)






36. Intelligence: fluid & crystal intelligence; personality testing: 16 Personality Factors (16PF personality test)






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






38. The general state of being aware of and responsive to events in the environment - as well as one's own mental processes






39. A state of consciousness that occurs during sleep - usually accompanied by vivid visual - tactile - or auditory imagery.






40. The cessation of the ability to reproduce






41. Part of the limbic system; influences emotions such as aggression - fear - and self-protective behaviors






42. Theory that suggests that organisms learn new responses by observing the behavior of a model and then imitating it; aka. Social learning theory






43. The highness or lowness of a sound






44. Seeing mind and body as different aspects of the same thing






45. The depth and richness of a hue determined by determined by the homogeneity of the wavelengths contained in the reflected light; also known as purity.






46. Defense mechanism by which people reinterpret undesirable feelings or behaviors in terms that make them appear acceptable.






47. Level of consciousness that is outside awareness but contains feelings and memories that can easily be brought into conscious awareness






48. The time in to development of an organism when it is especially sensitive to certain environmental influences; outside of that period the same influences will have far less effect






49. 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.






50. The increase in sensitivity to light that occurs when the illumination level changes from high to low - causing chemicals in the rods and cones to regenerate and return to their inactive state.