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AP Psychology

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






2. Three age individual IQ tests: WPPSI (children) - WISC (children) - WAIS (adults)






3. Reflex in which a newborn fans out the toes when the sole of the foot is touched






4. Memory of specific personal events and situations (episodes) tagged with information about time






5. The prenatal organism from the 5th through the 49th day after conception






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






7. Deoxyribonucleic acid; genetic formation in a double-helix; can replicate or reproduce itself; made of genes






8. 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.






9. A subjective response - usually accompanied by a physiological change - which is interpreted n a particular way by the individual and often leads to a change in behavior






10. 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






11. Automatic behavior that occurs involuntarily in response to a stimulus and without prior learning and usually shows little variability from instance to instance






12. A reinforcement schedule in which a reinforcer (reward) is delivered after a specified interval of time - provided that the required response occurs at least once in the interval






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






14. Psychological disorders characterized by a sudden but temporary alteration in consciousness - identity - sensorimotor behavior - or memory






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






16. The highness or lowness of a sound






17. The creation of a situation that unintentionally allows personal expectancies to influence participants






18. Neutral stimulus that - through repeated association with an unconditioned stimulus - begins to elicit a conditioned response






19. Area of the brain that is part of the limbic system and regulates behaviors such as - eating - drinking - sexual behaviors - motivation; also body temperature






20. 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'






21. An eating disorder characterized by an obstinate and willful refusal to eat - a distorted body image - and an intense fear of being fat






22. Chemical messengers released by terminal buttons into the synapse






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






24. In Freud's theory - the technique of providing a context - meaning - or cause for a specific idea - feeling - or set of behaviors; the process of tying a set of behaviors to its unconscious determinant.






25. Perspective that seeks to explain and predict behaviors by analyzing how the human brain developed over time - how it functions - and how input from the environment affects human behaviors






26. Decrease in likelihood that an intrinsically motivated task - after having been extrinsically rewarded - will be performed when the reward is no longer given.






27. Relatively permanent change in an organism that occurs as a result of experiences in the environment






28. Use of techniques and ideas from a variety of approaches






29. Informing participants about the true nature of a experiment after its completion.






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






31. Chemical secreted at terminal button that prevents (or reduces ability of) the neuron on the other side of the synapse from firing






32. Mood disorder originally know as manic-depressive disorder because it is characterized by behavior that vacillates between two extremes; mania and depression.






33. Social Psychology; Helping behavior - personal responsibility; studied the effects of enhanced personal responsibility and helping behavior






34. The characteristic of requiring higher and higher doses of a drug to produce the same effect.






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






36. Sharpness of vision






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






38. A test designed to predict a person's future performance






39. Repetitive review of information with little or no interpretation






40. Describes differences between groups of participants that differ naturally on a variable such as race or gender






41. Neo-Freudian - psychodynamic; criticized Freud - stated that personality is molded by current fears and impulses - rather than being determined solely by childhood experiences and instincts - neurotic trends; concept of 'basic anxiety'






42. Achievement motivation; developed scoring system for TAT's use in assessing achievement motivation






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






44. A score that expresses an individual's position relative to the mean - based on the standard deviation






45. The quality of a sound determined by the purity of a waveform






46. The degree to which a condition or traits shared two or more individuals or groups






47. Process of changing from a totally self-oriented point of view to one tha recognizes other people's feelings - ideas - and viewpoints






48. 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






49. A group of psychological disorders characterized by a lack of reality testing and by deterioration of social and intellectual functioning and personality beginning before age 45 and lasting at least 6 months






50. Ability of the brain to change their experience - both structurally and chemically