Confusing Pairs

Choosing between two events each with undesirable features

Wanting a bike but asking for a car first

A Big Five trait; organized, careful and disciplined

When you wear a hat and you no longer feel it on your head

When someone else leaves their cart in the parking lot, they're bad; when I do it, it's only because I'm in a hurry

You notice this when you have a cold, and your food doesn't taste right because you can't smell it

The outer surface of the brain; fissures/wrinkles increases surface area of brain

Data that gives descriptions (ex: open-ended interview questions)

Removing something unpleasant to encourage the behavior (like a headache).

I believe I can accomplish my goals if I work at it and that my efforts are important

Specialized cells in the nervous system that transmit signals from the central nervous system to muscles

They mimic the actions of the neurotransmitters. Ex: morphine mimicking endorphins

I control my fate!

Acquired knowledge over time, increases with age

Basic unit of sound

In conditioning, when the learner responds to stimuli that are similar; like the dog responding to similar bell

Paraniod delusions, hallucinations, and erratic emotions or behaviors

Symptoms are perfectionism, rule following, need for control

In the nervous system, fast messages between neurons; Acetylcholine, Dopamine, Serotonin

A condition where distant objects appear clearer than objects close up

Level of stimulation required to detect 50% of the time

Are the questions on the test appropriate for the goal of the test

In an experiment, what is the variable that is manipulated by the researcher?

Learning in which one learns to link two or more stimuli and anticipate events

Photoreceptor cell that lets you see in dim light and peripheral vision

The neuron is polarized and waiting to reach threshold

Located in the frontal lobe, it helps you produce speech (move your mouth to make the words!)

Learning through consequences - negative & positive

If you take 3 IQ tests and the scores are about the same. The test is:

Inability to learn new information because of old information or old training

You live by the airport and you no longer hear the airplanes every 15 minutes.

For every 3 cars that Ted sells, he gets a $1000 bonus.

Your opinion may grow stronger after a group discussion with like-minded people

This hunger hormone signals satiety (you're full/satisfied)

The neuron must rest and reset before it can fire again

when you attempt to alleviate stress by changing your behavior

When someone gives a better speech in front of others compared to when they practiced at home

Type of intelligence being able understand yourself very well

Studying the same group of people over 60 years

Hailey has a bad boyfriend, but they've been together for a couple of years and have a kid so she sticks it out.

Memory of facts (who, what, where, when)

Each participant has an equal chance of being put into the control or experimental group

It's caused by the deterioration of the myelin sheath which slows movement

Doing something in order to gain something you want, like cookies

Money is this type of reinforcement

After the neuron fires, it must rest and reset (repolarize).

Receives no "treatment" or receives a placebo

Medicines block the receptor sites on post synaptic cells so the cells (anti-psychotics)

Cells in the brain that protect and nourish

"Fight or flight" response system

When you narrow down available solutions to find the best

Stage that starts in adolescence and allows people to think abstractly

Same fertilized egg; monozygote. Vital for studies in nature v. nurture.

Indicates whether an observed result is likely due to chance

Multiple choice quizzes require

Giving priority to the goals of one's group

Part of the limbic system, it deals with hunger/satiety, fight/flight response, and sexual motivation

The College Board AP Psychology Exam

The way words are arranged (white house v. casa blanca)

Inability to make new memories (50 first dates)

In operant conditioning, it will strengthen the behavior

Remembering the last items on a list you memorized

A woman performs worse on her SAT after the proctor says that women don't test well on the SAT

Making a decision based on what first comes to mind

An eating disorder with a restricting diet and excessive exercise

Language & logic are lateralized here

Stimulates feeding behaviors (eating)

Deciding a person who reads poetry is more likely to be a professor than a truck driver

Failure to notice something added because you're focused on another task

Type of parenting that leads to high self-esteem and independence in children

Which one is termed as a "shortcut" & usually speedier, but can be inaccurate?

Excessive hand washing is an example of

Blends new information into our existing schema

How our brains process information based on what we already know

The major excitatory neurotransmitter (makes neurons fire); too much = migraines

Using glitz and glamour and maybe a celebrity endorsement to convince someone