AP Psychology Flashcards & Study Review

Placement within the enrolled sample becomes random, reducing systematic pre-existing group differences in expectation. Recruitment is still voluntary.

The first: absolute magnitude 0.7 exceeds 0.2. The negative sign gives opposite direction, not absence of association.

Yes. Individual spikes can retain all-or-none amplitude while firing rate changes under the stated conditions.

Proximity. Introducing group-specific shared features would add a similarity cue that needs separate consideration.

The amount itself: additions or removals would mix a real quantity change with the appearance change.

Normative influence: seeking acceptance. It differs from believing the group provides more accurate information.

Primary concerns potential harm or threat; secondary concerns available coping resources and options.

It specifies the concrete measurement or manipulation procedure, including what is recorded under which conditions.

Rapid eye movements, relatively active brain patterns and strongly reduced tone in many skeletal muscles. Dreaming is not exclusive to REM.

Retroactive interference: newer learning disrupts the older target. Name the target before classifying.

It has acquired a predictive role and can elicit the learned response; it is the cue, not the response itself.

A tendency toward organized, dependable behavior; it does not fix every action independently of situation.