AP Psych review

neurons that carry info from senses to the spinal cord (sensory neurons)

minor tranquilizers which reduce anxietyand stress- prescribed for short term tratment of insomnia

psychological process which anger or aggressive energy is released by expressing or letting out powerful negative emorions

a test of statistical signifigance that compares the actual observed distributiom of people among various catagories

a mental representation of the layout of an envrionment and its features

Chomsky- a sentences underlying meaning that is not spoken but is present in the mind of the listener

placing or storing info-images events or sounds- in memory by making mental representaions

a complicated statistical marhod that finds relationnships among different or dicerse items and allows them to be grouped together

cells in the nervous system that have at least three factors

a persons personality is more than the sum of its individual parts, the individual parts form a unique entity function as a unit

not knowinf the difference betweeb wronf and right

increased sensitivity of a neuron to stimulation after it has been repeatedly stumulated

intentionally repaeting or rehearsing infor so it remains longer in short term memory

smallest meaningful combo of sounds in a language

a series of seperate action potentials that take place segment by segment as they move down the length of an atom

behavior performed in response to an order given by someone in a position of authority

medical conditions or drug or medication problems that lead to sexual difficulties

basic sounds of constants and vowels

the ability to fortell events

an unlearned involuntary reaction to some stimulus

social schemas based on the jobs people perform or the social position they hold

needs that are acquired through learning and experience

a chemical sense that makes use if varioys chemicals or stimuli

a measure of the variabiltiy withing two distributions