Psychology Gre Study Set

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ABLATION

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A SURGICALLY INDUCED BRAIN LESION.

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ABSOLUTE REFRACTORY PERIOD

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THE PERIOD THAT FOLLOWS THE ONSET OF AN ACTION POTENTIAL.

DURING THIS PERIOD, A NERVE IMPULSE CANNOT BE INITIATED.

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ABSOLUTE THRESHOLD

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THE MINIMUM OF STIMULUS ENERGY NEEDED TO ACTIVATE A SENSORY SYSTEM.

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ACCOMODATION

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A PRINCIPLE OF PIAGET'S THEORY OF COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT.

IT OCCURS WHEN COGNITIVE STRUCTURES ARE MODIFIED BECAUSE NEW INFORMATION OR NEW EXPERIENCES DO NOT FIT INTO EXISTING COGNITIVE STRUCTURES.

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ACETYLCHOLINE

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A NEUROTRANSMITTER FOUND IN BOTH CENTRAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS LINKED TO ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND USED TO TRANSMIT NERVE IMPULSES TO THE MUSCLES.

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ACROPHOBIA

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AN IRRATIONAL FEAR OF HEIGHTS

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ACT MODEL (ADAPTIVE CONTROL OF THOUGHT)

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A MODEL THAT DESCRIBES MEMORY IN TERMS OF PROCEDURAL AND DECLARATIVE MEMORY.

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ACTOR-OBSERVER EFFECT

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THE TENDENCY OF ACTORS TO SEE OBSERVER BEHAVIOR AS DUE TO EXTERNAL FACTORS (SITUATIONAL FACTORS) AND THE TENDENCY OF OBSERVERS TO ATTRIBUTE ACTOR'S BEHAVIORS TO INTERNAL CHARACTERISTICS (DISPOSITIONAL CHARACTERS).

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ADRENALINE

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A HORMONE THAT INCREASES ENERGY AVAILABLE FOR "FIGHT OR FLIGHT" REACTIONS

(ALSO KNOWN AS EPINEPHRINE).

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AFTERIMAGE

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A VISUAL SENSATION THAT APPEARS AFTER PROLONGED INTENSE EXPOSURE TO A STIMULUS.

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AGNOSIA

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IMPAIRMENTS IN PERCEPTUAL RECOGNITION.

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AGORAPHOBIA

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AN IRRATIONAL FEAR OF BEING IN PLACES OR SITUATIONS WHERE ESCAPE MIGHT BE DIFFICULT.

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ALL OR NOTHING LAW

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A LAW ABOUT NERVE IMPULSES STATING THAT WHEN DEPOLARIZATION REACHES THE CRITICAL THRESHOLD (- 50 MILLIVOLTS) THE NEURON IS GOING TO FIRE, EACH TIME, EVERY TIME.

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ALTERNATE FORM METHOD

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IN PSYCHOMETRICS, IT IS A METHOD OF USING TWO OR MORE DIFFERENT FORMS OF A TEST TO DETERMINE THE RELIABILITY OF A PARTICULAR TEST.

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ALTRUISM

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A FORM OF HELPING BEHAVIOR WHERE THE ANIMAL'S INTENT IS TO BENEFIT OTHER ANIMALS AT SOME COST TO ITSELF.

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AMNESIA

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A DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER WHERE INDIVIDUALS WERE UNABLE TO RECALL PAST EXPERIENCE, BUT THIS INABILITY IS NOT DUE TO A NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER.

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ANALOGY OF INOCULATION

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MCGUIRE'S ANALOGY THAT PEOPLE CAN BE PSYCHOLOGICALLY INOCULATED AGAINST THE "ATTACK" OF PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATIONS BY FIRST EXPOSING THEM TO THE WEAKENED ATTACK.