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55 terms not in our textbook that we still need to know for the AP Exam

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show thinking after an event has occurred that the event was more predictable than it actually was  
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illusory correlation   show
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scatter plots   show
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show the probability that an event is not due to just chance alone  
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personal space   show
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gender role   show
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cognitive neuroscience   show
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show failing to recognize an unexpected stimulus that is within the line of sight; not attributed to a vision problem but instead an attention problem  
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night terrors   show
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show after sleep deprivation, a person will enter REM sleep much faster, will have increased frequency and depth of REM sleep  
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show a personal experience of feeling dead, often accompanied by feeling weightless, seeing a white light, and detachment from one’s body  
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Primary sex characteristics   show
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Secondary sex characteristics   show
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Cross-sectional study   show
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Longitudinal study   show
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show a theory regarding auditory perception that states that our perception of sounds depends on where in the basilar membrane each component frequency vibrates  
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show the rate of the pulse traveling up the auditory nerve matches the frequency heard, we only experience the vibrations on the auditory nerve  
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show the ability to feel movements and positions of the limb and body  
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show located in the inner ear, the sense that helps us maintain balance and orientation  
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Phi phenomenon   show
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show field of psychology dealing with paranormal and psychic activity  
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show process by which an association is created between stimuli or a behavior and a stimulus  
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Higher order conditioning   show
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Cognitive map   show
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Imagery   show
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show a memory process that retrieves memories that match one’s mood  
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Misinformation effect   show
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Source amnesia   show
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Belief perseverance   show
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Intuition   show
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Telegraphic speech   show
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show disturbance in comprehension and production of language  
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Linguistic determinism   show
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Factor analysis   show
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Emotional intelligence   show
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Stereotype threat   show
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show you are more likely to do good when you are in a good mood  
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show being deprived of something the one feels they are entitled to have  
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show a collection of beliefs about oneself  
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Social cognitive perception   show
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Reciprocal determinism   show
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External locus of control   show
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show belief that events are within one’s control and are due to ability, effort, attitude  
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Spotlight effect   show
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Eclectic approach   show
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Meta-analysis   show
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Central route of persuasion   show
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Peripheral route of persuasion   show
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show the loss of a persons sense of individuality, losing of self awareness  
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Scapegoat theory   show
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Just-world phenomenon   show
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Frustration-aggression principle   show
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show people develop a preference for things simply because they are familiar with them  
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show a person revealing themselves to another person, varies in breadth and depth of disclosure  
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show people have an obligation to benefit society, norm that people will help those dependent upon them  
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