5 Steps to a 5 AP Psychology, 2014-2015 Edition

Psychophysics—study of the relationship between physical energy and psychological experiences. Psychosis—set of disorders includ ...

relate to a prototype; in social psychology the pre- judgement of people in the same way. Repression—most frequently used Freudi ...

voice in males; and pubic hair and underarm hair in both. Selective attention—focusing of awareness on a spe- cific stimulus (wh ...

Signal detection theory—maintains that minimum threshold varies with fatigue, attention, expecta- tions, movitation, and emotion ...

stimuli and experience drifting thoughts and images. EEGs of stage 1 sleep show theta waves which are lower in amplitude and fre ...

Synapse—region of communication between the transmitting presynaptic neuron and receiving postsynaptic neuron or muscle or gland ...

analytical (facts), practical (“street smarts”), cre- ative (seeing multiple solutions). Trichromatic theory—proposed mechanism ...

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