AP PSYCH Flashcards

13461858378	Neuroscience	Studies how the brain creates emotions, memories, and sensory experiences.	0
13461873523	Applied Research	The type of scientific research that aims to solve practical problems	1
13461889548	Basic Research	The type of research that is "pure science". It is only aimed at increasing the scientific knowledge base	2
13461909669	Structuralism	The early school of psychology that used "introspection" to study the elemental components of the human mind. Wundt and Titchner were proponents of this school; elements of the conscious mind	3
13461917163	Functionalism	The early school of psychology that focused on the purpose or function of mental and behavioral processes. William James headed this group	4
13461949711	Behavior Genetics	The psychological perspective that focuses on how our genes, and our environment influence individual differences	5
13462194619	Naturalistic Observation	Observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate and/or control the situation	6
13462210282	Operational Definition	A statement of the procedures used to define variables in research. This tells us exactly how variables are measured	7
13462231013	Illusory Correlation	The perception (or belief) that a relationship exists between two variables where none actually exists	8
13462251697	Case Study	A technique in which a single individual is studied in depth	9
13462396440	Institutional Review Board	Approves research done by psychologists at most universities	10
13715290759	Reticular Formation	nerve network that controls arousal	11
13715364639	Action Potential	a brief electrical charge that travels down an axon	12
13715407987	Peripheral Nervous System	nervous system that controls the body's skeletal muscles	13
13715429567	CAT Scan	x-ray of the brain	14
13715455141	Broca's Area	speech production	15
13819313100	Pituitary gland	master gland	16
13819421864	Thalamus	the brain's sensory control center	17
13819433712	Synapse	Gap between neurons	18
13819469082	Synaptic Vesicle	sac containing neurotransmitters	19
13819496317	PET Scan	detects where a radioactive form of glucose goes while the brain performs a given task	20
13819715452	Closure	The tendency to fill in gaps in order to create a complete object	21
13819730765	Convergence	a binocular cue for perceiving depth; the extent of which the eyes converge inward when looking at an object	22
13819791189	perceptual Adaptation	the ability to adjust to an artificially displaced visual field	23
13820227187	Parallel Processing	brains ability to process many things at once	24
13820258973	Cochlea	a coiled, bony, fluid-filled tube in the inner ear through which sound waves trigger nerve impulses	25
13820439412	Feature Detectors	nerve cells in the brain that respond to specific features of the stimulus, such as shape, angle, or movement	26
13820470432	Place Theory	the theory that links the pitch we hear with the place where the cochlea's membrane is stimulated	27
13820590463	Kinethesis	the system for sensing the position and movement of individual body parts	28
13821781799	Sleep Spindles	Stage 2	29
13821810751	Alpha Waves	the relatively slow brain waves of a relaxed, awake state	30