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AP Psychology

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1. Constructed by Lewis Terman - originally used ratio IQ (MA/CA x 100); now based on deviation from mean






2. Developed one of the first projective tests - the Inkblot test which consists of 10 standardized inkblots where the subject tells a story - the observer then derives aspects of the personality from the subject's commentary






3. The range between the level at which a child can solve a problem working alone with difficulty - and the level at which a child can solve a problem with the assistance of adults or children with more skill






4. The principle that those characteristics and behaviors that help organisms adapt - be fit - and survive will be passed on to successive generations - because flexible - fit individuals have a greater chance of reproduction






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






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






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






8. Experience of the difference threshold






9. The spread between the highest and the lowest scores in a distribution






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






11. Technique in which neither the persons involved for those conducting the experiment know in what group to participate is involved






12. Social psychology; Stanford Prison Study; college students were randomly assigned to roles of prisoners or guards in a study that looked at who social situations influence behavior; showed that peoples' behavior depends to a large extent on the roles






13. A reinforcement schedule in which a reinforcer (reward) is delivered after a predetermined but variable number of responses has occurred






14. Patterns of feelings and beliefs about other people - ideas - or objects that are based on a person's past experiences - shape his or her future behavior - and are evaluative in nature.






15. Behavior characterized as atypical - socially unacceptable - distressing to the individual or others - maladaptive - and/or the result of distorted cognitions






16. Problems in going to sleep or maintaining sleep






17. Freud's level of mental life that consists of those experiences that we are aware of at any given time.






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






19. 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.






20. Response elicited by a conditioned stimulus






21. Below-average intellectual functioning - as measured on an IQ test - accompanied by substantial limitations in functioning that originate before age 8






22. The brain and spinal cord






23. Part of the brain which controls living functions such as breathing - heart rate - blood pressure - body temperature






24. Studies that estimate the hereditability of a trait by breeding animals with another animal that has the same trait






25. The bodies 'slow' chemical communication by secreting hormones directly into the bloodstream






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






27. 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






28. Behavior learned through coincidental association with reinforcement






29. 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






30. 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






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






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






33. Freud's fourth stage of personality development - from about age 7 until puberty - during which sexual urges are inactive.






34. In psychology - the techniques used to discover knowledge about human behavior and mental processes






35. A standard IQ test score whose mean and standard deviation remain constant for all ages






36. Pioneer in Cognitive Therapy. Suggested negative beliefs cause depression.






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






38. The entire spectrum of waves initiated by the movement of charged particles.






39. Child psychoanalysis; emphasized importance of the ego and its constant struggle






40. Any internal condition - although usually an internal one - that initates - activates - or maintains an organism's goal directed behavior






41. The communication of information by cues or actions that include gestures - tone of voice - vocal inflections - and facial expressions.






42. Portion of the CNS above the spinal cord; consists of hindbrain - midbrain - and forebrain






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






44. The evaluation of the significance of a situation or event as it relates to a person's well-being






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






46. Body sense of equilibrium and balance






47. Theory suggesting that there are two routes to attitude change: the central route - which focuses on thoughtful consideration of an argument for change - and the peripheral route - which focuses on less careful - more emotional - and even superficial






48. Conformity; showed that social pressure can make a person say something that is obviously incorrect ; in a famous study in which participants were shown cards with lines of different lengths and were asked to say which line matched the line on the fi






49. 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






50. Subfield concerned with the use of psychological ideas and principles to enhance health - prevent illness - diagnose and treat disease - and improve rehabilitation