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AP Psychology

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1. Cognitive psychology; created a 4-stage theory of cognitive development - said that two basic processes work in tandem to achieve cognitive growth (assimilation and accommodation)






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






3. An operant conditioning procedure in which individuals who display appropriate behavior receive tokens that they can exchange for desirable items or activities.






4. Top of the spinal column






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






6. People who can perceive all three primary colors and thus can distinguish any hue.






7. The genetically determined physical features that differentiate the sexes but are not directly involved with reproduction






8. The study of the lifelong - often age-related - processes of change in the physical - cognitive - moral - emotional - and social domains of functioning; such changes are rooted in biological mechanisms that are genetically controlled - as well as in






9. Universal Emotions (based upon facial expressions); Study Basics: Constants across culture in the face and emotion






10. An explanation of behavior that emphasizes the entirety of life rather than individual components of behavior and focuses on human dignity - individual choice - and self-worth






11. 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.






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






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






14. Part of the brain that coordinates balance - movement - reflexes






15. An individual who takes part in an experiment and whose behavior is observed as part of the data collection process






16. Compliance with the orders of another person or group of people.






17. Drugs derived from the opium poppy - including opium - morphine - and heroin






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






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






20. The lightness or darkness of reflected light - determined in large part by the light's intensity.






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






22. Developmental psychology;: social development & processing - effects of appearance on behavior - origin of social stereotypes - sex/love/intimacy - facial expression






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






24. 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






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






26. A donut ring-shaped of loosely connected structures located in the forebrain between the central core and cerebral hemispheres; consists of: septum - cingulate gyrus - endowments - hypothalamus - and to campus - and amygdala; associated with emotions






27. The procedure of withholding the unconditioned stimulus and presenting the conditioned stimulus alone - which gradually reduces the probability of the conditioned response






28. Four distinct stages of sleep during which no rapid eye movements occur.






29. An explanation of behavior that assumes that an organism is motivated to act because of a need to attain - reestablish - or maintain some goal that helps with survival






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






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






32. 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.






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






34. Psychoanalytic technique in which a patient's dreams are described in detail and interpreted so as to provide insight into the individual's unconscious motivations.






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






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






37. 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






38. A schizophrenic disorder in which the person exhibits inappropriate affect - illogical thinking - and/or eccentric behavior but seems generally in touch with reality.






39. Pioneer in Rational-Emotive Therapy (RET) - focuses on altering client's patterns of irrational thinking to reduce maladaptive behavior and emotions






40. A descriptive research method in which researchers study behavior in its natural context.






41. The treatment of emotional or behavior problems through psychological techniques.






42. The process of changing a short-term memory to a long-term one






43. Applies psychological principles to the workplace to improve productivity and the quality of work life






44. The overt story line - characters - and setting of a dream-the obvious - clearly discernible events of the dream






45. Threadlike structure within the nucleus of cells that contain genes






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






47. A research approach that follows a group of people over time to determine change or stability in behavior.






48. The arithmetic average of a set of scores






49. Selective reinforcement of behaviors that gradually approach the desired response






50. 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'