AP Psychology Mid-Term

The chemical messengers released into the spatial junctions between neurons

Carl Jung referred to a shared reservoir of memory traces from our species history as the

A complex, unlearned, and fixed pattern of behavior common to all members

The DSM-5 is most clearly designed to ____ psychological disorders.

Freud suggested that defense mechanisms protect an individual from

A refusal to believe credible evidence is best illustrated by what defense mechanism

Tendency to believe we know more than we do best illustrates

When scores in a set are extreme end of the range of scores it is said to be

Due to light the suprachiasmatic nucleus causes the pineal gland to adjust the production of

In addition to secreting orexin, the _____ monitors levels of body's other appetite hormones

A treatment for severe depression in which an electrical current is sent through the brain is

Two major divisions of the nervous system are the central and the ____ systems

The two factor theory of emotion was proposed by

Tendency for optimal levels of performance to be associated with moderate levels of arousal is

Flashbacks, nightmares, & social withdrawal is found in

A synapse is a(n)

If a test is standardized, this means

Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow promoted a historically significant approach known as

Wilhelm Wundt's laboratory work involved experimental studies of

Alfred Adler was a neo-Freudian who proposed the concept of

Feeling lethargy, withdrawing from friends, and neglecting hygiene is associated with

Wilhelm Wundt pioneered the investigation of mental processes using

Binet and Simon designed a test of intellectual abilities to

The ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions is called

Avoiding a specific, object, situation, or activity is associated with this disorder.

An individual's characteristics pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting is his or her

Repeated opiate use

The WAIS was initially created by

Feeling little pain after a 15 mile run is likely caused by the release of

A survey

The Big Five traits show their greatest stability during

Which major school of psychology emphasized unconscious thought processes?

A case study is

Compared to adults, children are

What type of correlation occurs if scores increase or decrease together?

IQ scores fall in a bell-shaped pattern. This pattern is called

The onset of schizophrenia is typically associated with early

Adventurous people who relish the pursuit of novel and intense experiences are

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are prescribed for the treatment of

Slow brain waves associated with an awake state

For younger adults, the human sleep cycle repeats itself about every

What do we call the most frequently occurring score in a distribution?

A clinical significant disturbance in a person's thoughts, emotion regulation, or behavior has

SSRI are medications used to

The basic components of emotion are

Disruption in conscious awareness and loss of identity is associated with

Uneasy feeling, heart racing, & fearfulness is associated with this disorder.

Light exposure therapy was developed to relieve symptoms of

American psychologist and wrote the first psychology book in 1890

Abraham Maslow suggested that those who fulfill their potential have satisfied the need for

A test that measures or predicts what it is supposed to is said to have a high degree of

Psychoanalysis refer to the personality theory developed by

Instead of focusing on unconscious thoughts _____ therapies focus on self-perception

Carl Rogers is known for the development of

Experts would most likely agree that intelligence is a(n)

Achievement tests are designed to

Motivation is defined by psychologists as

Neural activity, mental processes, and the functioning of human communities

Spearman's g factor refer to

Tests designed to predict the ability to learn new skills are

In an experiment; what do we all the group that is not tested on?

Student of William James and first female president of the American Psychological Association

A hypothesis is a(n)

Fantastic images resembling hallucinations occur with the onset of

Schizophrenia is most likely to be characterized by

Hormones travel though

Sigmund Freud introduced a form of psychotherapy known as

The fluid-filled areas of the schizophrenic brain are

A myelin sheath is a

Brain structure receives information from all the senses except smell?

Growth hormone is produced by the

As evening falls, our body temperature begins to drop. This best illustrates

Carl Rogers referred to an attitude of total acceptance toward another person as

Freud believed that ____ are the 'royal road to the unconscious'