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Psych for AP - All Test

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insomnia
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axon
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GRIT
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binocular cues
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hallucinogens
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organizational psychology
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functionalism
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amygdala
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fundamental attribution error
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wavelength
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central route persuasion
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motor neurons
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fraternal twins
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concept
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mood-congruent memory
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proactive interference
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unconditioned stimulus (US)
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altruism
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peripheral route persuasion
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gender
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recurring problems in falling or staying asleep. (p. 185)
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a subfield of I/O psychology that examines organizational influences on worker satisfaction and productivity and facilitates organizational change. (p. B-2)
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neurons that carry outgoing information from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands. (p. 53)
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a mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas, or people. (p. 298)
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in classical conditioning, a stimulus that unconditionally—naturally and automatically—triggers a response. (p. 219)
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a school of psychology that focused on how our mental and behavioral processes function—how they enable us to adapt, survive, and flourish. (p. 5)
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attitude change path in which interested people focus on the arguments and respond with favorable thoughts. (p. 646)
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the distance from the peak of one light or sound wave to the peak of the next. Electromagnetic wavelengths vary from the short blips of cosmic rays to the long pulses of radio transmission. (p. 125)
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Graduated and Reciprocated Initiatives in Tension-Reduction—a strategy designed to decrease international tensions. (p. 692)
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the tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with one’s current good or bad mood. (p. 278)
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the extension of a neuron, ending in branching terminal fibers, through which messages pass to other neurons or to muscles or glands. (p. 53)
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attitude change path in which people are influenced by incidental cues, such as a speaker’s attractiveness. (p. 646)
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[uh-MIG-duh-la] two lima bean–sized neural clusters in the limbic system; linked to emotion. (p. 71)
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depth cues, such as retinal disparity, that depend on the use of two eyes. (p. 153)
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the tendency for observers, when analyzing another’s behavior, to underestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the impact of personal disposition. (p. 644)
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unselfish regard for the welfare of others. (p. 685)
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the disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information. (p. 282)
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twins who develop from separate fertilized eggs. They are genetically no closer than brothers and sisters, but they share a fetal environment. (p. 97)
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psychedelic (“mind-manifesting”) drugs, such as LSD, that distort perceptions and evoke sensory images in the absence of sensory input. (p. 205)
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in psychology, the biologically and socially influenced characteristics by which people define male and female. (p. 435)
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the number of complete wavelengths that pass a point in a given time (for example, per second). (p. 134)
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[nih-MON-iks] memory aids, especially those techniques that use vivid imagery and organizational devices. (p. 263)
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a tendency to search for information that supports our preconceptions and to ignore or distort contradictory evidence. (p. 303)
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[puh-RYE-uh-tuhl] lobes portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the top of the head and toward the rear; receives sensory input for touch and body position. (p. 74)
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a sample that fairly represents a population because each member has an equal chance of inclusion. (p. 28)
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every nongenetic influence, from prenatal nutrition to the people and things around us. (p. 95)
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opium and its derivatives, such as morphine and heroin; they depress neural activity, temporarily lessening pain and anxiety. (p. 201)
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a nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system. (p. 53)
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the light-sensitive inner surface of the eye, containing the receptor rods and cones plus layers of neurons that begin the processing of visual information. (p. 126)
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the encoding of picture images. (p. 261)

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