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AP Psychology

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1. Psychological disorders characterized by inflexible and longstanding maladaptive behaviors that typically cause stress and/or social or occupational problems.






2. Devices or instruments used to assess personality - in which examinees are shown a standard set of ambiguous stimuli and asked to respond to the stimuli in their own way.






3. A conceptual framework that organizes information and allows a person to make sense of the world






4. Graphical record of brain-wave activity obtained through electrodes placed on the scalp and forehead






5. A person's diminished ability to deal with demanding life events.






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






7. Performs initial encoding; provides brief storage; also called sensory register






8. Located in left frontal lobe; controls production of speech

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9. Efferent neurons; neurons that carry messages from spinal cord/brain to muscles and glands






10. Area on retina with no receptor cells (where optic nerve leaves the eye)






11. Positively reinforcing closer and closer approximation of a desired behavior to teach a new behavior






12. Obedience to authority; had participants administer what they believed were dangerous electrical shocks to other participants; wanted to see if Germans were an aberration or if all people were capable of committing evil actions






13. Largest - most complicated - and most advanced of the three divisions of the brain; comprises the thalamus - hypothalamus - limbic system - basal ganglia - corpus callosum - and cortex






14. The number of items a person can reproduce from short-term memory - usually consisting of one or two chunks






15. Focused awareness of only a limited amount of all you are capable of experiencing






16. Terminal button - synaptic knob; the structure at the end of an excellent terminal branch; houses the synaptic vesicles and neurotransmitters






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






18. 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






19. Perspective that defines psychology as the study of behavior that is directly observable or through assessment instruments






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






21. 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.






22. 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






23. An anxiety disorder characterized by persistent anxiety occurring on more days than not for at least 6 months - sometimes with increased activity of the autonomic nervous system - apprehension - excessive muscle tension - and difficulty in concentrat






24. Simultaneously analyzing different elements of sensory information - such as color - brightness - shape - etc.






25. Twins from two separate fertilized eggs (zygotes); share half of the same genes






26. Subject in John Watson's experiment - proved classical conditioning principles - especially the generalization of fear






27. A condition or characteristic of a situation or a person that is subject to change (it varies) within or across situations or individuals






28. The study of how language is acquired - perceived - understood - and produced.






29. Perspective that focuses on the mental processes involved in perception - learning - memory - and thinking






30. 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'






31. A location on a receptor neurons which is like a key to a lock (with a specific nerve transmitter); allows for orderly pathways






32. Ability of a test to measure what it is supposed to measure and to predict what it is supposed to predict






33. The tendency for one characteristic of an individual to influence a tester's evaluation of other characteristics






34. The behavior of individuals when confronted with a situation or task that requires insight or determination of some unknown elements.






35. Light-sensitive surface on back of eye containing rods and cones






36. Learning; Positive Psychology; learned helplessness theory of depression; Studies: Dogs demonstrating learned helplessness






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






38. Emotional intelligence






39. Reproductive glands-male - testes; female - ovaries






40. The appearance of one overt symptom to replace another that has been eliminated by treatment.






41. 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.






42. Cognitive abilities requiring speed or rapid learning that tends to diminish with age






43. Conditioning in which an increase or decrease in the probability that a behavior will recur is affected by the delivery of reinforcement or punishment as a consequence of the behavior;






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






45. Psychotherapeutic process in which several people meet as a group with a therapist to receive psychological help.






46. Member of the gene terror that controls the appearance of a certain trait only if it is paired with the same gene






47. A social need that directs a person to strive constantly for excellence and success






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






49. The belief that a person can successfully engage in and execute a specific behavior






50. The middle division of brain responsible for hearing and sight; location where pain is registered; includes temporal lobe - occipital lobe - and most of the parietal lobe