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AP Psych Vocab (B)
AP Psych Vocabulary (B)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| beginning at about 4 months, the stage of speech development in which the infant spontaneously utters various sounds at first unrelated to the household language | Babbling Stage |
| drugs that depress the activity of the central nervous system, reducing anxiety but impairing memory and judgement | Barbituates |
| the body's resting rate of energy expenditure | Basal Metabolic Rate |
| pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base. | Basic Research |
| according to Erik Erikson, a sense that the world is predictable and trustworthy; said to be formed during infancy by appropriate experiences with responsive caregivers | Basic Trust |
| the study of the relative power and limits of genetic and environmental influences on behavior. | Behavior Genetics |
| therapy that applies learning principles to the elimination of unwanted behaviors | Behavior Therapy |
| an interdisciplinary field that integrates behavioral and medical knowledge and applies that knowledge to health and disease | Behavioral Medicine |
| the scientific study of observable behavior, and its explanation by principles of learning. | Behavioral Psychology |
| the view that psychology (1) should be an objective science that (2) studies behavior without reference to mental processes. Most research psychologists today agree with (1) but not with (2). | Behaviorism |
| clinging to one's initial conceptions after the basis on which they were formed has been discredited | Belief Perseverance |
| significant binge-eating episodes, followed by distress, disgust, or guilt, but without the compensatory purging, fasting, or excessive exercise that marks bulimia nervosa | Binge-Eating Disorder |
| depth cues, such as retinal disparity and convergence, that depend on the use of two eyes | Binocular Cues |
| a system for electronically recording, amplifying, and feeding back information regarding a subtle psychological state, such as blood pressure or muscle tension | Biofeedback |
| a branch of psychology that studies the links between biological (including neuroscience and behavior genetics) and psychological processes | Biological Psychology |
| prescribed medications or medical procedures that act directly on the patient's nervous system | Biomedical Therapy |
| an integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis | Biopsychological Approach |
| A mood disorder in which the person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania. | Bipolar Disorder |
| the point at which the optic nerve leaves the eye, creating a blind spot because no receptor cells are located there | Blind Spot |
| analysis that begins with the sensory receptors and works up to the brain's integration of sensory information | Bottom-Up Processing |
| the oldest part and central core of the brain, beginning where the spinal cord swells as it enters the skull; is responsible for automatic survival functions. | Brainstem |
| controls language expression - an area, usually in the left frontal lobe, that directs the muscle movements involved in speech. | Broca's Area |
| an eating disorder characterized by episodes of overeating, usually of high-calorie foods, followed by vomiting, laxative use, fasting, or excessive exercise | Bulimia Nervosa |
| tendency for any given bystander to be less likely | Bystander Effect |
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