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AP Psychology

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1. Process by which an organism learns to respond only to a specific stimulus and not to other stimuli






2. Jung's theory of a shared storehouse of primitive ideas and images that are inherited ideas and images - called archetypes - are emotionally charged and rich in meaning and symbolism






3. Loss of memory for events and experiences occurring from the time of an amnesia-causing event forward






4. The sense of hearing






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






6. Motor sensory relay center for four of the five senses; and with a brain stem and composed of two egg-shaped structures; integrates in shades incoming sensory signals; Mnemonic-'don't smell the llamas because the llamas smell bad'






7. A state of mental discomfort arising from a discrepancy between two or more of a person's beliefs or between a person's beliefs and overt behavior.






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






9. Professional who studies behavior and uses behavioral principles in scientific research or in applied settings






10. A system of learned attitudes about social practices - instituations - and individual behavior used to evaluate situations and behavior as right or wrong - good or bad






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






12. Brain surgery used in the past to alleviate symptoms of serious mental disorders.






13. A group of participants who are assumed to be representative of the population about which an inference is being made






14. A descriptive statistic that measures the variability of data from the mean of the sample






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






16. The arithmetic average of a set of scores






17. In Piaget's view - a specific mental structure; an organized way of interacting with the environment and experiencing it- a generalization a child makes based on comparable occurences of various actins - usally physical - motor actions






18. Personality theorist; asserted that personality is largely determined by genes - used introversion/extroversion






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






20. 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






21. Decrease in effort and productivity that occurs when an individual works in a group instead of alone.






22. A type of design that contrasts groups of people who differ on some variable of interest to the researcher.






23. 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






24. Perception; identified just-noticeable-difference (JND) that eventually becomes Weber's law






25. A descriptive study that includes an intensive study of one person and allows an intensive examination of a single case - usually chosen for its interesting or unique characteristics






26. The emotional state or condition that arises when a person must choose between two or more competing motives - behaviors - or impulses






27. According to Piaget - the process by which new ideas and experiences are absorbed and incorporated into existing mental structures and behaviors






28. Language development; disagreed with Skinner about language acquisition - stated there is an infinite # of sentences in a language - humans have an inborn native ability to develop language






29. Way of getting knowledge about the world based on observation






30. Emotion; stated that in order to experience emotions - a person must be physically aroused and know the emotion before you experience it






31. Behavior pattern exhibited by people who are calmer - more patient - and less hurried than Type A individuals






32. Occurs when initial processing of information is similar to the process of retrieval; the better the match - the better the recall






33. An eating disorder characterized by repeated episodes of binge eating (and a fear of not being able to stop eating) followed by purging






34. A branch of the autonomic nervous system and prepares the body for quick action in emergencies; 'fight or flight'






35. Reflex in which a newborn strectches out the arms and legs and cries in response to a loud noise or an abrupt change in the environment






36. The process by which the location of sound is determined






37. Anxiety disorders characterized as acute anxiety - accompanied by sharp increases in autonomic nervous system arousal - that is not triggered by a specific event.






38. Establish the relationship between two variables






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






40. A drug that increases alertness - reduces fatigue - and elevates mood






41. Early-emerging and long-lasting individual differences in disposition and in the intensity and especially the quality of emotional reactions






42. Personality categories in which broad collections of traits are loosely tied together and interrelated.






43. 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'






44. Ability of a test to yield very similar scores for the same individual over repeated testings






45. The controversial claim that sensation can occur apart from sensory input






46. 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.






47. 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.






48. Memory for specific information






49. 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.






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