Duplicate of AP Psychology Dercole Final Review

The most common number. In 85, 85, 90, 100 → 85 is the ...

Start with a small request, then follow with a bigger one.

Gap between neurons where messages are passed

Aimed at resolving emotional & behavioral problems. Assumes abnormal behavior comes from unreasonable thoughts + feeling

Controls speech production. Damage causes trouble speaking but not understanding

Tests that measure ability to learn or potential.

The ethical principle of protecting the privacy and personal information of research participants

When grammar rules are applied too broadly beyond exceptions. Children often make these mistakes when learning language.

A few high scores pull the average up

the tendency to approach problems in the same way that worked before

The eight stages in which people face social/emotional conflicts. (Trust vs Mistrust, Autonomy vs Shame, etc)

People are more likely to help if the person appears to be in need, is a woman or similar to us, or are in a rural area

We are going to pass the AP Psychology final.

A natural, internal 24-hour biological clock that regulates sleep, body temperature, and other bodily functions.

People are less likely to help when others are present.

Height of a wave; determines loudness (sound) or brightness (light).

How much scores vary from the mean.

Objects move faster across your field of view

Part of the peripheral nervous system responsible for transmitting sensory information & controlling voluntary movement

3 stage process that describes physiological changes the body goes through when stressed | alarm, resistance, exhaustion

Controls balance and coordination

The smallest detectable difference between two stimuli.

When person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating identities.

integrating several therapeutic strategies and techniques based on what will be most beneficial for the client is...

A few low scores pull the average down

the tendency to respond to stimuli similar to a conditioned stimulus

Understanding that objects and people continue to exist even when they are not visible or otherwise sensed (peekaboo!)

Randomly placing participants into groups, such as flipping a coin to assign people to a control or experimental group.

when there is one goal that has both positive and negative effects that make the goal appealing and unappealing

Symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions, and word salad are what type of symptoms for schizophrenia (adding)

appears in childhood and is marked by limitations in communication and social interaction, mpaired theory of mind

Examines the relationship between two variables, such as when a study finds a link between sleep and grades.

Belief that outside forces control your fate.

Learning to respond only to a specific stimulus and not others.

Studies observable behavior and how it's learned, such as rewarding a child with candy for good behavior.

The result or outcome being measured, such as test scores in the sleep study.

Participants must agree to the study after knowing the risks.

Unconscious ways the ego protects itself from anxiety, such as denial

a person's drive and desire to achieve success and excel in their endeavors

The consistency of a test or measurement.

Discomfort from holding two conflicting thoughts or beliefs.

Severe mental disorder characterized by distortions in thinking perception, emotions, language, sense of self & behavior

How far a score is from the mean in standard deviation units.

Learning by watching others, like learning to cook by watching your parent in the kitchen.

Symptoms such as a lack of facial expressions, socializing, or interest are what type of symptoms (taking away)

Controls language comprehension. Damage causes people to speak nonsense without realizing it

Learning by associating two stimuli to produce a response.

Perception guided by prior knowledge, experience, and expectations.

The brain's ability to locate where a sound is coming from.

Adding something good to increase behavior.

Parenting style that's demanding and responsive, a parent sets rules but explains them & listens to the child's input

The ability to see objects in 3D and judge distance.

Other factors that could affect the result, such as stress levels in a study analyzing caffeine levels and test scores.

a situation where an individual has to make a choice between two desirable outcomes or stimuli

Looking for evidence that supports your beliefs, such as a doctor only notices symptoms that fit their initial diagnosis

Focuses on mental processes like thinking and memory, such as studying how people remember phone numbers.

Graphs that show correlation

The middle number in a set. In 100, 50, 70, 70 is the ...

Linked to emotions, especially fear and anger, for example, people with anxiety have an overactive [this]

Stages of how children's thinking develops. Sensorimotor stage, preoperational, concrete-operational, formal operational

Controls automatic body functions (heart rate, breathing).

Brain disorders that cause changes in a person's mood, energy & ability to function Has emotional states called episodes

Thinking more people agree with you than actually do, such as believing everyone supports your opinion on school rules.

Understanding that a quantity remains the same despite changes in appearance concrete operational stage around ages 7-11

a type of long-term memory that operates outside of conscious awareness

The variable that's changed or controlled, such as in a study on sleep and test scores, sleep hours are this variable.

Perception that starts with sensory input and builds up to the brain.

Slow brain waves that occur during deep sleep. Stage 3 of the sleep cycle

The extent to which a test or measurement tool accurately assesses what it is intended to measure

memories of facts and experiences you can consciously recall

Start with a large request that's likely rejected, then ask for something smaller.

A parenting style with high demands and low responsiveness, ("What I say goes!" kind of parenting)

Belief that you control your own destiny.

Giving reinforcement every time a behavior happens.

Tells if a result is statistically significant (usually < 0.05).

Both variables increase or decrease together, such as more study time → higher grades

Difference between the highest and lowest scores.

when a person must choose between two undesirable options

Brain waves that occur when you're relaxed but awake. Stage 1 of the sleep cycle.

Unjust treatment based on group membership (race, gender, etc.).

Overestimating personality and underestimating the situation when judging others.

A step-by-step method where a person is gradually exposed to their fear while practicing relaxation techniques

Fatty covering that helps messages travel faster, damaged [this] in Multiple Sclerosis slows movement and speech.

The average

When one variableincreases, the other decreases, such as more absences → lower grades