AP Psychology Flashcards: Complete 5-Unit Course Review

Review all five AP® Psychology units with 705 independently written cards covering concepts, scenarios, research methods, data interpretation, and evidence-based reasoning.

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Review all five units in the AP® Psychology course framework with 705 independently written English flashcards. The deck covers Biological Bases of Behavior, Cognition, Development and Learning, Social Psychology and Personality, and Mental and Physical Health. It supports all four science practices: Concept Application, Research Methods and Design, Data Interpretation, and Argumentation.

What the cards ask you to retrieve

  • Concept → meaning or function: recall a concise definition, mechanism, or distinction.
  • Scenario → concept: identify the idea that best explains a behavior, symptom pattern, or result.
  • Study description → method: identify a design, variable, sampling decision, ethical safeguard, limitation, or warranted conclusion.
  • Data representation → interpretation: read a compact table, distribution, graph pattern, statistic, or calculation and decide what the evidence shows.
  • Claim + evidence → reasoning: connect evidence to a defensible psychological explanation.

The order follows Units 1–5, keeps related material within the current or next topic, and introduces prerequisites and chronological steps first. Definition/application, foundation/claim, scenario, cue, and near-duplicate variants are separated by at least three unrelated cards. Explicit prerequisite and chronological sequences remain adjacent only when that progression helps learning.

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  1. 1. kártya

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    Nature in the nature–nurture question?

    Válasz

    Inherited biological influences on behavior and mental processes.

  2. 2. kártya

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    Central nervous system?

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    The brain and spinal cord, which process information and coordinate responses.

  3. 3. kártya

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    Main role of the spinal cord?

    Válasz

    It carries messages between brain and body and organizes some reflexes.

  4. 4. kártya

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    Scores are 4, 6, 8, 10. What is the mean?

    Válasz

    7, found by dividing the total of 28 by 4 scores.

  5. 5. kártya

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    Nurture in the nature–nurture question?

    Válasz

    Environmental influences, such as family, culture, education, and experience.

  6. 6. kártya

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    Peripheral nervous system?

    Válasz

    The nerves that connect the central nervous system with the rest of the body.

  7. 7. kártya

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    Reflex arc?

    Válasz

    A rapid neural pathway that can produce a response through the spinal cord before conscious brain processing.

  8. 8. kártya

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    Reflex times are 180, 190, 210, 260, 410 milliseconds. What is the median?

    Válasz

    210 milliseconds, the middle score after ordering the five values.

  9. 9. kártya

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    Heritability?

    Válasz

    The proportion of variation in a trait within a population that is associated with genetic differences. It doesn't describe one person's trait.

  10. 10. kártya

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    Autonomic nervous system?

    Válasz

    The peripheral division that regulates involuntary functions of glands and internal organs.

  11. 11. kártya

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    Evolutionary perspective on behavior?

    Válasz

    It asks how natural selection may have favored psychological traits that helped survival or reproduction.

  12. 12. kártya

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    Why is eugenics scientifically and ethically invalid?

    Válasz

    It misuses heredity claims to rank people and justify coercion, while ignoring environmental influence, human rights, and the complexity of traits.

  13. 13. kártya

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    Why isn't behavior explained by genes or environment alone?

    Válasz

    They interact. A biological tendency can be strengthened, weakened, or redirected by experience.

  14. 14. kártya

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    Researchers compare a trait across biological relatives who share different amounts of DNA. Which method is this?

    Válasz

    A family study; twin comparisons are one example, but shared environments still limit causal conclusions.

  15. 15. kártya

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    Natural selection?

    Válasz

    Traits that support survival or reproduction can become more common across generations.

  16. 16. kártya

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    Somatic nervous system?

    Válasz

    The peripheral division that carries sensory information and controls voluntary skeletal-muscle movement.

  17. 17. kártya

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    Sensory neurons?

    Válasz

    They carry incoming information from sensory receptors toward the central nervous system.

  18. 18. kártya

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    Which design compares adoptees with both biological and adoptive relatives?

    Válasz

    An adoption study, used to separate some hereditary and environmental similarities.

  19. 19. kártya

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    Twins show a strong trait correlation. What keeps this result from proving genetic causation?

    Válasz

    Correlation doesn't isolate genes from shared environments or other confounding variables.

  20. 20. kártya

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    Sympathetic nervous system?

    Válasz

    The autonomic division that mobilizes energy during challenge or threat.

  21. 21. kártya

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    Evidence shows a genetic risk predicts an outcome only under chronic stress. Best claim?

    Válasz

    The outcome reflects a gene–environment interaction, not a purely genetic effect.

  22. 22. kártya

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    Motor neurons?

    Válasz

    They carry outgoing commands from the central nervous system to muscles or glands.

  23. 23. kártya

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    Sleep duration and stress are correlated. What directionality problem limits a causal conclusion?

    Válasz

    The result cannot show whether less sleep raises stress, stress reduces sleep, or both directions operate.

  24. 24. kártya

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    Parasympathetic nervous system?

    Válasz

    The autonomic division that calms the body and supports rest, digestion, and recovery.

  25. 25. kártya

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    Resting potential?

    Válasz

    The neuron's stable negative charge when it isn't firing, maintained by unequal ion concentrations across the membrane.

  26. 26. kártya

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    Interneurons?

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    Neurons within the central nervous system that process information and connect other neurons.

  27. 27. kártya

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    Adrenaline's behavioral role?

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    It helps mobilize the body during arousal and the fight-or-flight response.

  28. 28. kártya

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    Frontal lobes?

    Válasz

    Planning, judgment, impulse control, working memory, voluntary movement, and aspects of speech.

  29. 29. kártya

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    Neural threshold?

    Válasz

    The minimum stimulation needed to trigger an action potential.

  30. 30. kártya

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    Corpus callosum?

    Válasz

    The large fiber tract that carries information between the cerebral hemispheres.

  31. 31. kártya

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    Leptin's role in eating?

    Válasz

    It signals stored energy and helps reduce hunger.

  32. 32. kártya

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    Temporal lobes?

    Válasz

    Auditory processing, language comprehension, memory, and object recognition.

  33. 33. kártya

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    Depolarization during an action potential?

    Válasz

    Positive ions enter the neuron, making the membrane charge less negative and then briefly positive.

  34. 34. kártya

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    Dopamine's major psychological functions?

    Válasz

    Movement, motivation, reward learning, attention, and reinforcement.

  35. 35. kártya

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    Ghrelin's role in eating?

    Válasz

    It helps stimulate hunger.

  36. 36. kártya

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    Drug agonist?

    Válasz

    A substance that increases a neurotransmitter's effect by activating its receptor or supporting its action.

  37. 37. kártya

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    Action potential?

    Válasz

    A brief electrical impulse that travels along a neuron after threshold is reached.

  38. 38. kártya

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    Reuptake?

    Válasz

    The sending neuron reabsorbs neurotransmitter from the synapse after release.

  39. 39. kártya

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    Serotonin's major psychological functions?

    Válasz

    Mood, sleep, appetite, and arousal regulation.

  40. 40. kártya

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    Glutamate's major psychological functions?

    Válasz

    It is the brain's main excitatory neurotransmitter and supports learning and memory.

  41. 41. kártya

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    Refractory period?

    Válasz

    A short recovery interval after firing when the neuron resets and can't immediately produce another full action potential.

  42. 42. kártya

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    Melatonin's role?

    Válasz

    It helps regulate circadian timing and promotes sleepiness in darkness.

  43. 43. kártya

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    Drug antagonist?

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    A substance that blocks or reduces a neurotransmitter's effect at its receptor.

  44. 44. kártya

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    Stimulants?

    Válasz

    Psychoactive drugs that increase central nervous system activity and alertness.

  45. 45. kártya

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    Drug tolerance?

    Válasz

    A reduced response after repeated use, so a larger dose may be needed for the same effect.

  46. 46. kártya

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    Damage to myelin slows messages in the central nervous system. Which disorder illustrates this problem?

    Válasz

    Multiple sclerosis.

  47. 47. kártya

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    All-or-none principle?

    Válasz

    A neuron fires a full action potential once threshold is reached; stronger input changes firing rate, not impulse size.

  48. 48. kártya

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    Norepinephrine's major psychological functions?

    Válasz

    Alertness, arousal, attention, and the stress response.

  49. 49. kártya

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    GABA's major psychological function?

    Válasz

    It is the brain's main inhibitory neurotransmitter and reduces neural activity.

  50. 50. kártya

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    Oxytocin's behavioral role?

    Válasz

    It supports social bonding and also contributes to childbirth and lactation.

  51. 51. kártya

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    Reuptake inhibitor?

    Válasz

    A drug that keeps more neurotransmitter in the synapse by slowing reabsorption.

  52. 52. kártya

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    Depressants?

    Válasz

    Psychoactive drugs that reduce central nervous system activity.

  53. 53. kártya

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    Drug withdrawal?

    Válasz

    Physical or psychological symptoms that can appear when regular drug use is reduced or stopped.

  54. 54. kártya

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    Antibodies disrupt acetylcholine receptors at muscles, causing weakness. Which disorder illustrates this problem?

    Válasz

    Myasthenia gravis.

  55. 55. kártya

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    Glial cells?

    Válasz

    Cells that support, nourish, insulate, protect, and help regulate neurons and their connections.

  56. 56. kártya

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    Endorphins?

    Válasz

    Natural neurotransmitters that reduce pain and can produce pleasure.

  57. 57. kártya

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    Substance P?

    Válasz

    A neurotransmitter involved in pain signaling.

  58. 58. kártya

    Kérdés

    Acetylcholine's major functions?

    Válasz

    Muscle action, learning, memory, and attention.

  59. 59. kártya

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    Opioids?

    Válasz

    Drugs that bind to opioid receptors, reducing pain and often producing relaxation or euphoria.

  60. 60. kártya

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    Hallucinogens?

    Válasz

    Drugs that alter perception and can produce sensory experiences without matching external input.

  61. 61. kártya

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    Addiction?

    Válasz

    Compulsive substance use or behavior that continues despite harmful consequences and is difficult to control.

  62. 62. kártya

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    Parietal lobes?

    Válasz

    Body-sense processing, spatial attention, and integrating sensory information.

  63. 63. kártya

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    Consciousness?

    Válasz

    Awareness of internal experiences and the surrounding environment.

  64. 64. kártya

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    Circadian rhythm?

    Válasz

    A roughly 24-hour biological cycle that helps regulate sleep and wakefulness.

  65. 65. kártya

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    Damage causes slow, effortful speech with relatively preserved comprehension. Likely region?

    Válasz

    Broca's area, usually in the left frontal lobe.

  66. 66. kártya

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    Occipital lobes?

    Válasz

    Primary cortical processing of visual information.

  67. 67. kártya

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    What does split-brain research reveal?

    Válasz

    When the corpus callosum is severed, the hemispheres can process some information independently.

  68. 68. kártya

    Kérdés

    How does the suprachiasmatic nucleus regulate circadian rhythm?

    Válasz

    It uses light information from the eyes to coordinate the body's roughly 24-hour clock.

  69. 69. kártya

    Kérdés

    NREM-1 sleep?

    Válasz

    The light transition into sleep, sometimes accompanied by hypnagogic sensations.

  70. 70. kártya

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    Motor cortex?

    Válasz

    A frontal-lobe strip that directs voluntary movement.

  71. 71. kártya

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    Damage causes fluent but nonsensical speech and poor comprehension. Likely region?

    Válasz

    Wernicke's area, usually in the left temporal lobe.

  72. 72. kártya

    Kérdés

    Brainstem's core function?

    Válasz

    It supports basic survival functions and connects the brain with the spinal cord.

  73. 73. kártya

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    NREM-2 sleep?

    Válasz

    A light sleep stage marked by sleep spindles and K-complexes.

  74. 74. kártya

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    Somatosensory cortex?

    Válasz

    A parietal-lobe strip that registers touch and body-position information.

  75. 75. kártya

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    Medulla's main functions?

    Válasz

    It regulates vital automatic functions such as breathing and heart rate.

  76. 76. kártya

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    Reticular activating system?

    Válasz

    A brainstem network involved in alertness, arousal, and the sleep–wake cycle.

  77. 77. kártya

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    NREM-3 sleep?

    Válasz

    Deep slow-wave sleep, associated with physical restoration and difficult awakening.

  78. 78. kártya

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    Cerebellum's main functions?

    Válasz

    Balance, coordinated movement, procedural learning, and timing.

  79. 79. kártya

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    Thalamus?

    Válasz

    A relay that directs most sensory information to the cerebral cortex and helps regulate alertness.

  80. 80. kártya

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    Hypothalamus?

    Válasz

    It helps regulate homeostasis, hunger, thirst, temperature, sexual behavior, and endocrine activity.

  81. 81. kártya

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    REM sleep?

    Válasz

    A stage with vivid dreaming, rapid eye movements, active brain patterns, and skeletal-muscle paralysis.

  82. 82. kártya

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    Why is the pituitary called a master gland?

    Válasz

    Its hormones influence other endocrine glands, under the hypothalamus's control.

  83. 83. kártya

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    Amygdala?

    Válasz

    A limbic structure involved in processing emotion, threat, and emotional learning.

  84. 84. kártya

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    Hippocampus?

    Válasz

    A limbic structure essential for forming new explicit memories and spatial memory.

  85. 85. kártya

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    How does sleep change across a typical night?

    Válasz

    NREM and REM repeat in cycles; REM periods generally lengthen toward morning.

  86. 86. kártya

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    Contralateral brain control?

    Válasz

    Each cerebral hemisphere mainly receives sensory input from and controls movement on the opposite side of the body.

  87. 87. kártya

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    What does an EEG measure?

    Válasz

    Electrical activity recorded from the scalp, with strong timing information but limited spatial precision.

  88. 88. kártya

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    Reward-center activity?

    Válasz

    Activity in neural reward pathways can reinforce behaviors that predict desirable outcomes.

  89. 89. kártya

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    Neuroplasticity?

    Válasz

    The nervous system's ability to change its organization or function through experience, learning, or injury.

  90. 90. kártya

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    Which method shows brain activity changing during a task?

    Válasz

    A functional brain-imaging method, such as fMRI or PET, rather than a structural scan alone.

  91. 91. kártya

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    A patient loses a function after damage to one brain region. What is the cautious conclusion?

    Válasz

    The region contributes to the function, but the behavior may depend on a wider network.

  92. 92. kártya

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    Insomnia?

    Válasz

    Persistent difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or obtaining restorative sleep.

  93. 93. kártya

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    How do wavelength and amplitude shape sound?

    Válasz

    Wavelength relates to frequency and perceived pitch; amplitude relates to intensity and perceived loudness.

  94. 94. kártya

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    Absolute threshold?

    Válasz

    The minimum stimulation detected 50% of the time.

  95. 95. kártya

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    Activation-synthesis view of dreams?

    Válasz

    The brain builds a story while interpreting internally generated neural activity during sleep.

  96. 96. kártya

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    Narcolepsy?

    Válasz

    A disorder involving sudden sleep attacks and abnormal entry into REM sleep.

  97. 97. kártya

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    Why can jet lag disrupt sleep?

    Válasz

    The internal circadian clock is temporarily out of sync with the new light–dark schedule.

  98. 98. kártya

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    Difference threshold?

    Válasz

    The smallest change between stimuli detected 50% of the time.

  99. 99. kártya

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    Consolidation view of dreams?

    Válasz

    Dreaming may reflect the brain organizing and integrating recent memories.

  100. 100. kártya

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    REM sleep behavior disorder?

    Válasz

    Loss of normal REM muscle paralysis, allowing a person to act out dreams.

  101. 101. kártya

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    Why can rotating shift work impair sleep?

    Válasz

    Frequent schedule changes force the circadian system to keep readjusting.

  102. 102. kártya

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    Weber's law?

    Válasz

    The noticeable difference between two stimuli is a constant proportion of the original intensity.

  103. 103. kártya

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    Two supported functions of sleep?

    Válasz

    Memory consolidation and restoration of resources used during waking activity.

  104. 104. kártya

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    Sleep apnea?

    Válasz

    Repeated breathing interruptions during sleep that fragment sleep and reduce oxygen.

  105. 105. kártya

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    REM rebound?

    Válasz

    A temporary increase in REM sleep after a period of REM deprivation.

  106. 106. kártya

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    Signal detection theory?

    Válasz

    Detection depends on stimulus strength plus expectations, experience, motivation, and alertness.

  107. 107. kártya

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    Sensory transduction?

    Válasz

    Sensory receptors convert physical energy into neural signals.

  108. 108. kártya

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    Vestibular sense?

    Válasz

    The sense of balance and head movement, supported by structures in the inner ear.

  109. 109. kártya

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    Somnambulism?

    Válasz

    Sleepwalking, which most often occurs during deep NREM sleep.

  110. 110. kártya

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    Why is there a blind spot in each eye?

    Válasz

    The optic nerve leaves the retina at a point with no rods or cones.

  111. 111. kártya

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    What begins visual transduction?

    Válasz

    Retinal receptors convert light into neural signals that travel toward the brain.

  112. 112. kártya

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    A sound reaches the left ear slightly earlier and louder than the right. Where will it seem to originate?

    Válasz

    From the left, because the brain compares arrival-time and intensity differences between the ears.

  113. 113. kártya

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    Why are taste and smell called chemical senses?

    Válasz

    Their receptors respond to molecules from food or the air.

  114. 114. kártya

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    Accommodation in vision?

    Válasz

    The lens changes shape to focus near or distant objects on the retina.

  115. 115. kártya

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    Cones?

    Válasz

    Retinal receptors that support color vision and fine detail in brighter light.

  116. 116. kártya

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    What begins auditory transduction?

    Válasz

    Hair cells in the inner ear convert sound-driven vibration into neural signals.

  117. 117. kártya

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    How does trichromatic processing explain color vision?

    Válasz

    Three cone types respond most strongly to different wavelength ranges, and their combined activity produces color experience.

  118. 118. kártya

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    How is smell unusual among the senses?

    Válasz

    Olfactory signals reach cortical and limbic areas without first passing through the thalamic relay used by other senses.

  119. 119. kártya

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    Kinesthesia?

    Válasz

    The sense of body-part position and movement, based on signals from muscles, tendons, and joints.

  120. 120. kártya

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    Place coding versus frequency coding in hearing?

    Válasz

    Place coding links pitch to where the cochlea responds most; frequency coding links pitch to neural firing rate.

  121. 121. kártya

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    Nearsightedness?

    Válasz

    Nearby objects are clear, but distant images focus in front of the retina and look blurred.

  122. 122. kártya

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    Pheromones?

    Válasz

    Chemical signals released by one organism that can affect the behavior or physiology of others of the same species.

  123. 123. kártya

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    Touch receptors for warmth and cold fire together strongly. What sensation can result?

    Válasz

    A hot or burning sensation, showing that temperature experience combines receptor signals.

  124. 124. kártya

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    Volley theory of pitch?

    Válasz

    Groups of auditory neurons alternate firing so their combined rate can represent pitches too fast for one neuron alone.

  125. 125. kártya

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    Farsightedness?

    Válasz

    Distant vision is clearer, while nearby images tend to focus behind the retina and look blurred.

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    Six taste qualities named in the course?

    Válasz

    Sweet, sour, salty, bitter, umami, and oleogustus (fat taste).

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    Phantom-limb sensation?

    Válasz

    Feeling pain, touch, or movement in a limb that is no longer present because the nervous system still represents it.

  128. 128. kártya

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    Sensory interaction?

    Válasz

    One sense changes how another is experienced, as smell influences flavor.

  129. 129. kártya

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    What causes most color-vision deficiency?

    Válasz

    One or more cone types are missing or function differently, reducing discrimination among some colors.

  130. 130. kártya

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    Prosopagnosia?

    Válasz

    Difficulty recognizing familiar faces despite otherwise usable vision.

  131. 131. kártya

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    Rods?

    Válasz

    Retinal receptors sensitive to dim light and peripheral movement, without color detail.

  132. 132. kártya

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    How does opponent processing explain afterimages?

    Válasz

    Color is coded in opposing pairs, so tiring one response can make its opponent briefly dominate.

  133. 133. kártya

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    Conductive versus sensorineural hearing loss?

    Válasz

    Conductive loss blocks sound transmission; sensorineural loss damages hair cells or auditory pathways.

  134. 134. kártya

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    Nontasters, medium tasters, and supertasters?

    Válasz

    Categories describing lower, typical, and unusually high sensitivity to taste, especially bitterness.

  135. 135. kártya

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    What do the semicircular canals detect?

    Válasz

    Rotational head movement, helping the vestibular system maintain balance.

  136. 136. kártya

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    Synesthesia?

    Válasz

    Stimulation of one sense consistently and automatically produces an additional sensory experience.

  137. 137. kártya

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    Dichromatism versus monochromatism?

    Válasz

    Dichromatism uses two functioning cone systems; monochromatism uses one or none, producing far less color discrimination.

  138. 138. kártya

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    Blindsight?

    Válasz

    Responding to visual information without consciously seeing it, usually after damage to primary visual cortex.

  139. 139. kártya

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    Sensory adaptation?

    Válasz

    Reduced sensitivity after constant, unchanging stimulation.

  140. 140. kártya

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    Gate-control view of pain?

    Válasz

    Spinal and brain processes can amplify or reduce pain signals before conscious experience.

  141. 141. kártya

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    Bottom-up processing?

    Válasz

    Building a perception from incoming sensory details.

  142. 142. kártya

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    Concept?

    Válasz

    A mental category used to group similar objects, events, ideas, or people.

  143. 143. kártya

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    Fixation in problem solving?

    Válasz

    Getting stuck on one way of representing or solving a problem.

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    Kérdés

    Algorithm?

    Válasz

    A step-by-step method that guarantees a solution when followed correctly, though it may be slow.

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    Top-down processing?

    Válasz

    Using expectations, context, and prior knowledge to interpret sensory input.

  146. 146. kártya

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    Confirmation bias?

    Válasz

    Seeking or interpreting evidence in ways that support an existing belief.

  147. 147. kártya

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    Retinal disparity?

    Válasz

    The difference between each eye's image; greater disparity usually signals a nearer object.

  148. 148. kártya

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    Heuristic?

    Válasz

    A quick rule of thumb that saves effort but can produce errors.

  149. 149. kártya

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    Selective attention?

    Válasz

    Focusing conscious awareness on one part of the available sensory input.

  150. 150. kártya

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    Figure–ground organization?

    Válasz

    Separating the object of attention from its background.

  151. 151. kártya

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    Convergence as a depth cue?

    Válasz

    The inward turning of the eyes increases as an object gets closer.

  152. 152. kártya

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    Representativeness heuristic?

    Válasz

    Judging category membership by resemblance to a prototype while neglecting other information.

  153. 153. kártya

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    Missing a visible event while attention is elsewhere?

    Válasz

    Inattentional blindness.

  154. 154. kártya

    Kérdés

    Gestalt proximity principle?

    Válasz

    Elements close together tend to be perceived as a group.

  155. 155. kártya

    Kérdés

    Two familiar objects cast different-sized retinal images. Which looks farther away?

    Válasz

    The one with the smaller retinal image, using the monocular cue of relative size.

  156. 156. kártya

    Kérdés

    Cocktail-party effect?

    Válasz

    The ability to focus on one conversation while still noticing personally important information in the background.

  157. 157. kártya

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    Failing to notice an obvious change in a scene?

    Válasz

    Change blindness.

  158. 158. kártya

    Kérdés

    Gestalt similarity principle?

    Válasz

    Elements that look alike tend to be grouped together.

  159. 159. kártya

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    Parallel lines seem to meet in the distance. Which depth cue?

    Válasz

    Linear perspective.

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    Perceptual constancy?

    Válasz

    Seeing an object's size, shape, or color as stable despite changing sensory images.

  161. 161. kártya

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    Perceptual set?

    Válasz

    A readiness to perceive something in a particular way because of expectations or context.

  162. 162. kártya

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    Gestalt closure principle?

    Válasz

    The mind fills gaps to perceive a complete object.

  163. 163. kártya

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    One object blocks part of another. Which seems closer?

    Válasz

    The blocking object, using interposition.

  164. 164. kártya

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    Apparent motion?

    Válasz

    The perception of movement created by rapidly presented stationary images or lights.

  165. 165. kártya

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    Availability heuristic?

    Válasz

    Judging likelihood by how easily examples come to mind.

  166. 166. kártya

    Kérdés

    Divergent thinking?

    Válasz

    Generating many varied, original possibilities.

  167. 167. kártya

    Kérdés

    A hazy object appears farther away than a sharp object. Which depth cue?

    Válasz

    Relative clarity.

  168. 168. kártya

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    Prototype?

    Válasz

    A mental image of the most typical example of a category.

  169. 169. kártya

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    Ignoring how common an event is while focusing on a vivid description?

    Válasz

    Base-rate neglect, often tied to the representativeness heuristic.

  170. 170. kártya

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    Convergent thinking?

    Válasz

    Narrowing possibilities to the single best answer.

  171. 171. kártya

    Kérdés

    A textured surface looks denser and finer with distance. Which depth cue?

    Válasz

    Texture gradient.

  172. 172. kártya

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    Belief perseverance?

    Válasz

    Holding a belief even after the evidence that created it has been discredited.

  173. 173. kártya

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    Explicit memory?

    Válasz

    Conscious memory for facts and experiences.

  174. 174. kártya

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    Three stores in the multi-store model?

    Válasz

    Sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory.

  175. 175. kártya

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    Seeing an object only in its usual role?

    Válasz

    Functional fixedness.

  176. 176. kártya

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    Mental set?

    Válasz

    Using a familiar solution strategy even when a different approach would work better.

  177. 177. kártya

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    Episodic memory?

    Válasz

    Explicit memory for personally experienced events.

  178. 178. kártya

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    Working memory?

    Válasz

    A limited-capacity system that briefly holds and actively manipulates information.

  179. 179. kártya

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    Insight?

    Válasz

    A sudden realization of a problem's solution.

  180. 180. kártya

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    Framing effect?

    Válasz

    Choices change when the same information is worded or presented differently.

  181. 181. kártya

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    Implicit memory?

    Válasz

    Learning that affects behavior without deliberate conscious recall.

  182. 182. kártya

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    Overconfidence bias?

    Válasz

    Being more certain about one's judgments than accuracy warrants.

  183. 183. kártya

    Kérdés

    Anchoring bias?

    Válasz

    Relying too heavily on the first number or idea encountered.

  184. 184. kártya

    Kérdés

    Schema in thinking?

    Válasz

    A mental framework that organizes knowledge and guides interpretation.

  185. 185. kártya

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    Procedural memory?

    Válasz

    Implicit memory for skills and habits.

  186. 186. kártya

    Kérdés

    Gambler's fallacy?

    Válasz

    The mistaken belief that a random outcome becomes due after a streak, even when trials are independent.

  187. 187. kártya

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    Sunk-cost fallacy?

    Válasz

    Continuing because of past investment even when future costs outweigh future benefits.

  188. 188. kártya

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    Executive functions?

    Válasz

    Mental processes that support planning, inhibition, flexible switching, and goal-directed control.

  189. 189. kártya

    Kérdés

    How can priming affect judgment?

    Válasz

    Recent exposure can make related ideas more accessible and subtly shape a later response.

  190. 190. kártya

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    Central executive in working memory?

    Válasz

    The attention-control component that coordinates verbal and visual-spatial processing.

  191. 191. kártya

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    Serial-position effect?

    Válasz

    People tend to recall the first and last items in a list better than the middle.

  192. 192. kártya

    Kérdés

    Semantic memory?

    Válasz

    Explicit memory for facts, meanings, and general knowledge.

  193. 193. kártya

    Kérdés

    Levels-of-processing principle?

    Válasz

    Deeper semantic processing usually produces stronger memory than shallow structural or sound-based processing.

  194. 194. kártya

    Kérdés

    Automatic processing?

    Válasz

    Encoding information with little conscious effort, such as space, time, or well-practiced meanings.

  195. 195. kártya

    Kérdés

    Maintenance rehearsal?

    Válasz

    Repeating information to keep it active, usually without adding much meaning.

  196. 196. kártya

    Kérdés

    Prospective memory?

    Válasz

    Remembering to carry out an intended action in the future.

  197. 197. kártya

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    Primacy effect?

    Válasz

    Better memory for early list items, often because they receive more rehearsal.

  198. 198. kártya

    Kérdés

    Long-term memory?

    Válasz

    A relatively durable, large-capacity store of knowledge, experiences, and skills.

  199. 199. kártya

    Kérdés

    Highly superior autobiographical memory?

    Válasz

    An unusual ability to recall extensive personal events and dates with exceptional accuracy.

  200. 200. kártya

    Kérdés

    Effortful processing?

    Válasz

    Encoding that requires attention and deliberate work.

  201. 201. kártya

    Kérdés

    Elaborative rehearsal?

    Válasz

    Linking new information to meaning, examples, or existing knowledge.

  202. 202. kártya

    Kérdés

    Memory consolidation?

    Válasz

    The process that stabilizes a memory after learning.

  203. 203. kártya

    Kérdés

    Recency effect?

    Válasz

    Better immediate memory for the last list items because they remain active.

  204. 204. kártya

    Kérdés

    Spacing effect?

    Válasz

    Learning lasts longer when study is distributed over time rather than massed into one session.

  205. 205. kártya

    Kérdés

    Testing effect?

    Válasz

    Actively retrieving information improves later memory more than rereading alone.

  206. 206. kártya

    Kérdés

    Chunking?

    Válasz

    Organizing separate pieces of information into meaningful units.

  207. 207. kártya

    Kérdés

    Mnemonic?

    Válasz

    A structured memory aid that links material to an image, phrase, location, or pattern.

  208. 208. kártya

    Kérdés

    Why organize material into a hierarchy?

    Válasz

    Grouping broad ideas above narrower details makes relationships easier to encode and retrieve.

  209. 209. kártya

    Kérdés

    How can a schema help encoding?

    Válasz

    It supplies an existing framework that organizes and connects new information.

  210. 210. kártya

    Kérdés

    Students reread or practice retrieval, then take the same delayed test. What are the independent and dependent variables?

    Válasz

    The study method is independent; delayed-test performance is dependent.

  211. 211. kártya

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    Iconic memory?

    Válasz

    A very brief visual sensory memory.

  212. 212. kártya

    Kérdés

    Recall?

    Válasz

    Retrieving information with few external cues, as in an essay question.

  213. 213. kártya

    Kérdés

    Retrieval cue?

    Válasz

    A stimulus linked to a memory that helps bring it to awareness.

  214. 214. kártya

    Kérdés

    Encoding-specificity principle?

    Válasz

    Retrieval improves when cues at recall match cues present during encoding.

  215. 215. kártya

    Kérdés

    Context-dependent memory?

    Válasz

    Recall can improve in the same external environment where learning occurred.

  216. 216. kártya

    Kérdés

    Does the hippocampus permanently store every explicit memory?

    Válasz

    No. It helps form and consolidate new explicit memories, which later depend on distributed cortical networks.

  217. 217. kártya

    Kérdés

    Echoic memory?

    Válasz

    A brief auditory sensory memory that lasts longer than iconic memory.

  218. 218. kártya

    Kérdés

    Anterograde amnesia?

    Válasz

    Difficulty forming new long-term explicit memories after the onset of damage or illness.

  219. 219. kártya

    Kérdés

    Phonological loop?

    Válasz

    The working-memory component that briefly holds and rehearses verbal or sound information.

  220. 220. kártya

    Kérdés

    Cerebellum's memory role?

    Válasz

    It supports procedural learning and some classically conditioned responses.

  221. 221. kártya

    Kérdés

    Why is short-term memory described as limited?

    Válasz

    It can hold only a small amount of information without rehearsal or chunking.

  222. 222. kártya

    Kérdés

    Retrograde amnesia?

    Válasz

    Loss of memories formed before the onset of damage or illness.

  223. 223. kártya

    Kérdés

    Why are events tied to your own life often easier to remember?

    Válasz

    The self-reference effect makes information connected to oneself more memorable.

  224. 224. kártya

    Kérdés

    How can the amygdala affect memory?

    Válasz

    Emotional arousal can strengthen consolidation of emotionally significant events.

  225. 225. kártya

    Kérdés

    Visuospatial sketchpad?

    Válasz

    The working-memory component that holds and manipulates visual and spatial information.

  226. 226. kártya

    Kérdés

    Long-term potentiation?

    Válasz

    A lasting increase in synaptic efficiency after repeated activation, associated with learning and memory.

  227. 227. kártya

    Kérdés

    Infantile amnesia?

    Válasz

    The typical inability to recall autobiographical events from the first few years of life.

  228. 228. kártya

    Kérdés

    Alzheimer's disease?

    Válasz

    A progressive brain disorder that gradually impairs memory, reasoning, and daily functioning.

  229. 229. kártya

    Kérdés

    Scores are 2, 4, 4, 7, 9. What are the mode and range?

    Válasz

    The mode is 4, and the range is 7 because 9 - 2 = 7.

  230. 230. kártya

    Kérdés

    Recognition?

    Válasz

    Identifying previously learned information, as in selecting a familiar answer.

  231. 231. kártya

    Kérdés

    Why is memory called reconstructive?

    Válasz

    Recall rebuilds an event from stored details, schemas, expectations, and later information.

  232. 232. kártya

    Kérdés

    Storage decay?

    Válasz

    A memory trace weakens over time, especially when it isn't used.

  233. 233. kártya

    Kérdés

    State-dependent memory?

    Válasz

    Recall can improve when a person's internal state matches the state during learning.

  234. 234. kártya

    Kérdés

    Relearning?

    Válasz

    Measuring memory by how much faster material is learned again.

  235. 235. kártya

    Kérdés

    Misinformation effect?

    Válasz

    Misleading information after an event changes memory of the event.

  236. 236. kártya

    Kérdés

    A student recalls more in the original classroom. What claim is supported?

    Válasz

    Matching environmental cues can aid retrieval; the setting didn't necessarily improve storage.

  237. 237. kártya

    Kérdés

    Mood-congruent memory?

    Válasz

    A current mood makes similarly toned memories easier to retrieve.

  238. 238. kártya

    Kérdés

    Priming?

    Válasz

    Exposure to one stimulus unconsciously influences the response to a later stimulus.

  239. 239. kártya

    Kérdés

    Tip-of-the-tongue state?

    Válasz

    A temporary retrieval failure accompanied by a feeling that the answer is known.

  240. 240. kártya

    Kérdés

    Why does retrieval practice strengthen memory?

    Válasz

    Each successful retrieval reinforces access routes and reveals what still needs study.

  241. 241. kártya

    Kérdés

    Class A scores cluster near 80; Class B has the same mean but scores spread from 50 to 100. Which class has the larger standard deviation?

    Válasz

    Class B, because its scores vary farther from the mean.

  242. 242. kártya

    Kérdés

    Metacognition?

    Válasz

    Monitoring and regulating one's own thinking and learning.

  243. 243. kártya

    Kérdés

    Source amnesia?

    Válasz

    Remembering information but misremembering where it came from.

  244. 244. kártya

    Kérdés

    Test standardization?

    Válasz

    Administering a test consistently and establishing norms from a representative sample.

  245. 245. kártya

    Kérdés

    Reliability?

    Válasz

    The consistency of a measurement across time, items, or scorers.

  246. 246. kártya

    Kérdés

    Stereotype threat?

    Válasz

    Concern about confirming a negative group stereotype can interfere with performance.

  247. 247. kártya

    Kérdés

    General intelligence, or g?

    Válasz

    A broad mental ability proposed to contribute to performance across many cognitive tasks.

  248. 248. kártya

    Kérdés

    Encoding failure?

    Válasz

    Information never entered memory well enough to be stored, often because attention was weak.

  249. 249. kártya

    Kérdés

    Validity?

    Válasz

    The extent to which evidence supports the interpretation and use of a test score.

  250. 250. kártya

    Kérdés

    Proactive interference?

    Válasz

    Older learning disrupts recall of newer information.

  251. 251. kártya

    Kérdés

    Imagination inflation?

    Válasz

    Repeatedly imagining an event increases confidence that it really happened.

  252. 252. kártya

    Kérdés

    A forgetting curve drops sharply soon after learning, then flattens. What does this pattern show?

    Válasz

    Forgetting is fastest soon after learning and slows over time.

  253. 253. kártya

    Kérdés

    Retrieval failure?

    Válasz

    Stored information is temporarily inaccessible because effective cues are missing.

  254. 254. kártya

    Kérdés

    Retroactive interference?

    Válasz

    Newer learning disrupts recall of older information.

  255. 255. kártya

    Kérdés

    A confident witness recalls a detail introduced after the event. Best conclusion?

    Válasz

    Confidence doesn't guarantee accuracy; post-event misinformation may have altered the memory.

  256. 256. kártya

    Kérdés

    Repression in psychodynamic theory?

    Válasz

    The proposed unconscious blocking of distressing memories or impulses from awareness.

  257. 257. kártya

    Kérdés

    Flashbulb memory?

    Válasz

    A vivid memory for learning about an emotional event; confidence can remain high even when details change.

  258. 258. kártya

    Kérdés

    A study defines memory accuracy as the number of 20 words recalled after 24 hours. What design element is this?

    Válasz

    An operational definition of memory accuracy.

  259. 259. kártya

    Kérdés

    A score is at the 84th percentile. What does that mean?

    Válasz

    It is equal to or higher than about 84% of scores in the reference group.

  260. 260. kártya

    Kérdés

    Stereotype lift?

    Válasz

    A performance boost that can occur when a negative stereotype targets another group, making one's own group seem comparatively advantaged.

  261. 261. kártya

    Kérdés

    Achievement test?

    Válasz

    An assessment of knowledge or skills already learned.

  262. 262. kártya

    Kérdés

    Construct validity?

    Válasz

    How well evidence shows that a test measures the psychological construct it claims to measure.

  263. 263. kártya

    Kérdés

    Test–retest reliability?

    Válasz

    Consistency of scores when the same assessment is administered to the same people at different times.

  264. 264. kártya

    Kérdés

    Why can't historical group differences on intelligence tests justify discriminatory policy?

    Válasz

    Scores reflect testing conditions and social opportunity as well as measured ability; group averages don't define individuals or prove biological causation.

  265. 265. kártya

    Kérdés

    Multiple-abilities view of intelligence?

    Válasz

    Intelligence includes several partly distinct abilities rather than one general capacity alone.

  266. 266. kártya

    Kérdés

    Aptitude test?

    Válasz

    An assessment intended to predict capacity to learn or perform in the future.

  267. 267. kártya

    Kérdés

    Traditional IQ formula?

    Válasz

    Mental age divided by chronological age, multiplied by 100. Modern tests use age-based norms instead.

  268. 268. kártya

    Kérdés

    Predictive validity?

    Válasz

    How well a test score forecasts a relevant later outcome.

  269. 269. kártya

    Kérdés

    What does a normal score distribution look like?

    Válasz

    Most scores cluster near the mean, with fewer scores toward either extreme.

  270. 270. kártya

    Kérdés

    Split-half reliability?

    Válasz

    Consistency between two comparable halves of the same assessment.

  271. 271. kártya

    Kérdés

    Two groups have different average test scores. What conclusion is not justified?

    Válasz

    That every member differs or that biology caused the gap; within-group variation and social conditions matter.

  272. 272. kártya

    Kérdés

    Flynn effect?

    Válasz

    Average intelligence-test scores have risen across generations in many populations, pointing to environmental influence.

  273. 273. kártya

    Kérdés

    A student treats mistakes as information and changes study strategies. Which mindset does this show?

    Válasz

    A growth mindset; a fixed mindset treats ability as largely unchangeable.

  274. 274. kártya

    Kérdés

    Continuous versus stage development?

    Válasz

    Continuous views emphasize gradual change; stage views describe distinct qualitative shifts.

  275. 275. kártya

    Kérdés

    How can prenatal environment affect later development?

    Válasz

    Nutrition, stress, illness, and substance exposure can influence physical and neural development before birth.

  276. 276. kártya

    Kérdés

    Teratogen?

    Válasz

    An environmental agent that can disrupt prenatal development, with effects depending on dose, timing, and susceptibility.

  277. 277. kártya

    Kérdés

    Maturation?

    Válasz

    Biologically guided growth processes that unfold in a generally predictable sequence.

  278. 278. kártya

    Kérdés

    Stability–change question in development?

    Válasz

    It asks which traits persist across life and which change with age or experience.

  279. 279. kártya

    Kérdés

    A researcher predicts that students who sleep at least eight hours will recall more words than students who sleep less. Why is this hypothesis falsifiable?

    Válasz

    The groups and recall outcome can be measured, so evidence could show that the predicted difference does not occur.

  280. 280. kártya

    Kérdés

    Which method best tests whether a new study routine causes higher quiz scores?

    Válasz

    An experiment that manipulates the routine and randomly assigns participants, because it can support a causal conclusion.

  281. 281. kártya

    Kérdés

    Why do motor milestones follow a common order but different timing?

    Válasz

    Maturation shapes the sequence, while biology and experience influence pace.

  282. 282. kártya

    Kérdés

    Fine versus gross motor skills?

    Válasz

    Fine skills use small, precise movements; gross skills use larger muscle groups and whole-body movement.

  283. 283. kártya

    Kérdés

    Why are infant reflexes useful to researchers?

    Válasz

    Their presence and change can indicate early nervous-system development.

  284. 284. kártya

    Kérdés

    What did the visual-cliff procedure test?

    Válasz

    It tested whether infants would cross an apparent drop, providing evidence about depth perception and the influence of locomotor experience.

  285. 285. kártya

    Kérdés

    Puberty?

    Válasz

    The period of sexual maturation driven by hormonal and physical changes.

  286. 286. kártya

    Kérdés

    Sensitive period?

    Válasz

    A developmental window when experience has an especially strong effect, though learning may remain possible later.

  287. 287. kártya

    Kérdés

    What physical pattern commonly marks the start of adolescence?

    Válasz

    A puberty-related growth spurt, with rapid increases in height and weight.

  288. 288. kártya

    Kérdés

    Primary versus secondary sex characteristics?

    Válasz

    Primary characteristics are reproductive organs and functions; secondary characteristics are puberty-related traits not directly required for reproduction.

  289. 289. kártya

    Kérdés

    Which method best measures the relationship between adolescents' sleep duration and mood without assigning sleep schedules?

    Válasz

    A correlational study, because both variables are measured rather than manipulated.

  290. 290. kártya

    Kérdés

    Older adults score lower than younger adults in one same-time comparison. Which design and alternative explanation limit an aging claim?

    Válasz

    The study is cross-sectional, and a cohort effect could explain the difference because the age groups grew up under different conditions.

  291. 291. kártya

    Kérdés

    Researchers test the same people yearly from ages 10 to 20. Which design is this, and what participant-loss risk should they track?

    Válasz

    A longitudinal design; attrition can bias the results if those who leave differ from those who remain.

  292. 292. kártya

    Kérdés

    Menarche?

    Válasz

    The first menstrual period.

  293. 293. kártya

    Kérdés

    Which method allows an intensive investigation of one person with an exceptionally rare developmental condition?

    Válasz

    A case study, which provides depth but may not generalize to a wider population.

  294. 294. kártya

    Kérdés

    About what percentage of scores in a normal distribution lie within one standard deviation of the mean?

    Válasz

    About 68%.

  295. 295. kártya

    Kérdés

    A prenatal exposure correlates with later difficulty. What limits a causal claim?

    Válasz

    Other parental, health, and environmental variables may account for the association.

  296. 296. kártya

    Kérdés

    Spermarche?

    Válasz

    The first ejaculation.

  297. 297. kártya

    Kérdés

    Which method combines results from many studies to estimate an overall effect?

    Válasz

    A meta-analysis, which statistically synthesizes findings across studies.

  298. 298. kártya

    Kérdés

    Imprinting?

    Válasz

    A rapid form of early learning in which some young animals form an attachment during a sensitive period.

  299. 299. kártya

    Kérdés

    Why can adolescent risk-taking increase?

    Válasz

    Reward systems develop earlier than the prefrontal control systems used for planning and inhibition.

  300. 300. kártya

    Kérdés

    Menopause?

    Válasz

    The natural end of menstrual cycles, diagnosed after 12 consecutive months without menstruation.

  301. 301. kártya

    Kérdés

    Which method records children's playground behavior without directing or changing it?

    Válasz

    Naturalistic observation.

  302. 302. kártya

    Kérdés

    How do mobility, flexibility, and reaction time typically change across later adulthood?

    Válasz

    They tend to decline gradually, although health, activity, and individual differences affect the pace.

  303. 303. kártya

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    Gender identity?

    Válasz

    A person's internal sense of their gender.

  304. 304. kártya

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    Gender role?

    Válasz

    A culture's expectations for behavior associated with gender.

  305. 305. kártya

    Kérdés

    Sex versus gender?

    Válasz

    Sex refers to biological traits; gender refers to identities, roles, and social meanings.

  306. 306. kártya

    Kérdés

    Common sensory change in later adulthood?

    Válasz

    Vision and hearing sensitivity often decline, though the degree varies widely.

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    Sexual orientation?

    Válasz

    A pattern of romantic or sexual attraction; it is distinct from gender identity.

  308. 308. kártya

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    Gender schema?

    Válasz

    A mental framework that organizes information and expectations about gender.

  309. 309. kártya

    Kérdés

    Best broad view of gender development?

    Válasz

    Biological, cognitive, social, and cultural influences interact.

  310. 310. kártya

    Kérdés

    Does normal aging cause uniform cognitive decline?

    Válasz

    No. Processing speed may slow, while knowledge and expertise can remain stable or grow.

  311. 311. kártya

    Kérdés

    Why shouldn't variation in gender identity or sexual orientation be treated as a disorder?

    Válasz

    Variation alone isn't evidence of dysfunction; distress often reflects stigma or discrimination rather than identity.

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    Kérdés

    Schema in cognitive development?

    Válasz

    A mental framework used to organize and interpret experience.

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    Sensorimotor stage?

    Válasz

    Infants learn through sensory experience and action and develop object permanence.

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    Preoperational stage?

    Válasz

    Young children use symbols and language but often lack conservation and show egocentric thinking.

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    Kérdés

    Assimilation?

    Válasz

    Fitting new information into an existing schema.

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    Kérdés

    A learner cannot solve a puzzle alone but succeeds with a teacher's hints. Where is the task?

    Válasz

    In the learner's zone of proximal development.

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    Kérdés

    Animism in preoperational thought?

    Válasz

    Attributing life, feelings, or intentions to inanimate objects.

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    Concrete operational stage?

    Válasz

    Children reason logically about concrete events and understand conservation.

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    Kérdés

    Accommodation?

    Válasz

    Changing a schema when new information doesn't fit it.

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    Kérdés

    Reversibility in cognitive development?

    Válasz

    Understanding that an operation can be mentally undone, a skill associated with concrete operational thought.

  321. 321. kártya

    Kérdés

    How can social learning shape gender expression?

    Válasz

    People observe models and receive reinforcement or punishment for gender-related behavior.

  322. 322. kártya

    Kérdés

    A child calls a zebra a horse because it fits an existing animal schema. Which process?

    Válasz

    Assimilation.

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    Language?

    Válasz

    A shared, rule-governed system of symbols used to communicate and generate ideas.

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    Cooing stage?

    Válasz

    Early vowel-like sounds that typically appear before babbling.

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    Kérdés

    Babbling stage?

    Válasz

    Infants produce repeated speech-like sounds before meaningful words.

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    Kérdés

    One-word stage?

    Válasz

    A child uses single words to express whole ideas.

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    Kérdés

    Grammar?

    Válasz

    A language's system of rules for combining and interpreting symbols.

  328. 328. kártya

    Kérdés

    A child assumes everyone can see the picture visible only from the child's side of a model. Which limitation does this show?

    Válasz

    Egocentrism: difficulty taking another person's visual perspective.

  329. 329. kártya

    Kérdés

    Crystallized intelligence across adulthood?

    Válasz

    Accumulated knowledge and verbal skills often remain stable or increase.

  330. 330. kártya

    Kérdés

    A child revises an animal schema after learning that zebras aren't horses. Which process?

    Válasz

    Accommodation.

  331. 331. kártya

    Kérdés

    A teacher first models each step, then removes hints as the learner improves. What support strategy is this?

    Válasz

    Scaffolding.

  332. 332. kártya

    Kérdés

    A child predicts that someone will search where that person last saw a toy, not where the toy really is. Which ability does this show?

    Válasz

    Theory of mind: recognizing that another person can hold a different belief.

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    Kérdés

    Fluid intelligence across adulthood?

    Válasz

    Speedy reasoning with novel problems often peaks earlier and may decline gradually.

  334. 334. kártya

    Kérdés

    An infant searches for a toy after it is covered by a cloth. Which ability does this show?

    Válasz

    Object permanence: understanding that the toy still exists when it cannot be seen.

  335. 335. kártya

    Kérdés

    Water is poured from a short glass into a taller, narrower glass, and a child says there is more water. Which concept is missing?

    Válasz

    Conservation: understanding that quantity remains the same despite a change in appearance.

  336. 336. kártya

    Kérdés

    Formal operational stage?

    Válasz

    Adolescents and adults can reason abstractly and test hypothetical possibilities.

  337. 337. kártya

    Kérdés

    Dementia?

    Válasz

    A broad syndrome involving cognitive decline that interferes with daily life; it is not an inevitable part of normal aging.

  338. 338. kártya

    Kérdés

    Phoneme?

    Válasz

    The smallest distinctive sound unit in a language.

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    Kérdés

    Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems view?

    Válasz

    Development reflects interactions between a person and nested social environments over time.

  340. 340. kártya

    Kérdés

    Temperament?

    Válasz

    Early, biologically influenced patterns of emotional reactivity and self-regulation.

  341. 341. kártya

    Kérdés

    Attachment?

    Válasz

    An enduring emotional bond that supports proximity and security.

  342. 342. kártya

    Kérdés

    Erikson's infancy conflict?

    Válasz

    Trust versus mistrust: dependable care supports a basic sense of security.

  343. 343. kártya

    Kérdés

    Microsystem?

    Válasz

    Immediate settings and relationships, such as family, school, peers, and work.

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    Kérdés

    Erikson's toddler conflict?

    Válasz

    Autonomy versus shame and doubt: supported self-control builds independence.

  345. 345. kártya

    Kérdés

    Erikson's early-childhood conflict?

    Válasz

    Initiative versus guilt: directing activities and plans supports purpose.

  346. 346. kártya

    Kérdés

    Erikson's school-age conflict?

    Válasz

    Industry versus inferiority: mastering valued skills supports competence.

  347. 347. kártya

    Kérdés

    Mesosystem?

    Válasz

    Connections among a person's microsystems, such as communication between family and school.

  348. 348. kártya

    Kérdés

    Erikson's adolescent conflict?

    Válasz

    Identity versus role confusion: exploring and integrating roles supports identity.

  349. 349. kártya

    Kérdés

    Erikson's young-adult conflict?

    Válasz

    Intimacy versus isolation: forming close, committed relationships.

  350. 350. kártya

    Kérdés

    Erikson's middle-adult conflict?

    Válasz

    Generativity versus stagnation: contributing to others and the next generation.

  351. 351. kártya

    Kérdés

    Exosystem?

    Válasz

    Settings that affect a person indirectly, such as a caregiver's workplace.

  352. 352. kártya

    Kérdés

    Morpheme?

    Válasz

    The smallest unit that carries meaning.

  353. 353. kártya

    Kérdés

    Telegraphic speech?

    Válasz

    Early short phrases that contain essential words while omitting smaller grammatical words.

    Abstract human profile with five luminous symbols representing perception, memory, learning, social behavior, and research.

    705 kártya

    AP Psychology Flashcards: Complete 5-Unit Course Review

    Tanulj ingyen ebből a pakliból

    A Nibomo megnyílik, és elkezdheted a tanulást.

  354. 354. kártya

    Kérdés

    How do nonverbal gestures support language development?

    Válasz

    Pointing, gaze, expression, and movement communicate meaning before and alongside spoken words.

  355. 355. kártya

    Kérdés

    Macrosystem?

    Válasz

    The wider culture, values, laws, customs, and economic conditions surrounding development.

  356. 356. kártya

    Kérdés

    Semantics?

    Válasz

    The meanings of words and sentences.

  357. 357. kártya

    Kérdés

    A child says “goed” after learning the usual past-tense pattern. What is this?

    Válasz

    Overgeneralization: applying a language rule where an exception is required.

  358. 358. kártya

    Kérdés

    What does a sensitive period for language imply?

    Válasz

    Early exposure supports fluent development, though later learning remains possible.

  359. 359. kártya

    Kérdés

    Does language completely determine thought?

    Válasz

    No. Language can shape attention and categorization, but thought also occurs without words.

  360. 360. kártya

    Kérdés

    Syntax?

    Válasz

    Rules for arranging words into phrases and sentences.

  361. 361. kártya

    Kérdés

    A child explores while a caregiver is present, seeks contact at reunion, and is readily comforted. Which attachment pattern fits?

    Válasz

    Secure attachment.

  362. 362. kártya

    Kérdés

    How does the behavioral perspective explain behavior?

    Válasz

    It focuses on observable behavior learned through conditioning, reinforcement, punishment, and environmental cues.

  363. 363. kártya

    Kérdés

    Authoritative parenting?

    Válasz

    High warmth with clear, consistent expectations and age-appropriate autonomy.

  364. 364. kártya

    Kérdés

    Identity achievement?

    Válasz

    A person makes commitments after meaningful exploration.

  365. 365. kártya

    Kérdés

    Avoidant attachment pattern?

    Válasz

    The child shows little contact-seeking and tends to avoid or ignore the caregiver at reunion.

  366. 366. kártya

    Kérdés

    Classical conditioning?

    Válasz

    Learning that one stimulus predicts another, so a previously neutral stimulus elicits a response.

  367. 367. kártya

    Kérdés

    Unconditioned stimulus?

    Válasz

    A stimulus that naturally produces a response without prior learning.

  368. 368. kártya

    Kérdés

    Unconditioned response?

    Válasz

    The unlearned response naturally produced by an unconditioned stimulus.

  369. 369. kártya

    Kérdés

    Conditioned stimulus?

    Válasz

    A previously neutral stimulus that elicits a learned response after association.

  370. 370. kártya

    Kérdés

    Conditioned response?

    Válasz

    The learned response to a conditioned stimulus.

  371. 371. kártya

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    Acquisition in classical conditioning?

    Válasz

    The initial learning period when the neutral stimulus becomes associated with the unconditioned stimulus.

  372. 372. kártya

    Kérdés

    During acquisition, when should the conditioned stimulus usually appear relative to the unconditioned stimulus?

    Válasz

    The conditioned stimulus should appear shortly before the unconditioned stimulus so it predicts what comes next.

  373. 373. kártya

    Kérdés

    Authoritarian parenting?

    Válasz

    Low warmth with strict control and little discussion.

  374. 374. kártya

    Kérdés

    Identity diffusion?

    Válasz

    A person has neither actively explored alternatives nor made firm commitments.

  375. 375. kártya

    Kérdés

    Extinction in classical conditioning?

    Válasz

    The conditioned response weakens when the conditioned stimulus repeatedly appears without the unconditioned stimulus.

  376. 376. kártya

    Kérdés

    Anxious-resistant attachment pattern?

    Válasz

    The child seeks contact but remains distressed or resists comfort at reunion.

  377. 377. kártya

    Kérdés

    Permissive parenting?

    Válasz

    High warmth with few demands or limits.

  378. 378. kártya

    Kérdés

    Parallel play?

    Válasz

    Young children play beside one another with similar materials but little direct coordination.

  379. 379. kártya

    Kérdés

    Imaginary audience?

    Válasz

    An adolescent's belief that other people are constantly noticing and evaluating them.

  380. 380. kártya

    Kérdés

    Identity foreclosure?

    Válasz

    A person commits without exploring alternatives, often adopting others' expectations.

  381. 381. kártya

    Kérdés

    Disorganized attachment pattern?

    Válasz

    The child shows contradictory, confused, or fearful behavior without a consistent reunion strategy.

  382. 382. kártya

    Kérdés

    Neglectful parenting?

    Válasz

    Low warmth and low control or involvement.

  383. 383. kártya

    Kérdés

    Chronosystem?

    Válasz

    Life transitions and historical changes that alter development over time.

  384. 384. kártya

    Kérdés

    Why is pretend play developmentally useful?

    Válasz

    It lets children practice symbols, roles, perspective-taking, and social rules.

  385. 385. kártya

    Kérdés

    Personal fable?

    Válasz

    An adolescent's sense that their experiences are unique and that ordinary risks may not apply to them.

  386. 386. kártya

    Kérdés

    Identity moratorium?

    Válasz

    A person is actively exploring alternatives without yet making a stable commitment.

  387. 387. kártya

    Kérdés

    Best claim about adverse childhood experiences?

    Válasz

    They can raise later health and relationship risks, but they don't determine an individual's outcome.

  388. 388. kártya

    Kérdés

    Separation anxiety in infancy?

    Válasz

    Distress when a familiar caregiver leaves; it is common during part of typical development.

  389. 389. kártya

    Kérdés

    What did infant-monkey research suggest about attachment?

    Válasz

    Comforting physical contact can be a stronger attachment cue than food alone.

  390. 390. kártya

    Kérdés

    Which research method does the Strange Situation use to assess attachment behavior?

    Válasz

    Structured observation: researchers record behavior during standardized separations and reunions.

  391. 391. kártya

    Kérdés

    Emerging adulthood?

    Válasz

    A transitional period, often from the late teens through the twenties, marked by identity exploration and changing roles.

  392. 392. kártya

    Kérdés

    Social clock?

    Válasz

    Culturally shaped expectations about when major life events should occur.

  393. 393. kártya

    Kérdés

    Erikson's later-adult conflict?

    Válasz

    Integrity versus despair: evaluating life with acceptance rather than regret.

  394. 394. kártya

    Kérdés

    Possible selves?

    Válasz

    Mental images of who a person might become, hopes to become, or fears becoming.

  395. 395. kártya

    Kérdés

    Stimulus generalization?

    Válasz

    Stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus also trigger the conditioned response.

  396. 396. kártya

    Kérdés

    Operant conditioning?

    Válasz

    Learning in which consequences change the future frequency of voluntary behavior.

  397. 397. kártya

    Kérdés

    Law of effect?

    Válasz

    Behaviors followed by satisfying consequences become more likely, while behaviors followed by unpleasant consequences become less likely.

  398. 398. kártya

    Kérdés

    Spontaneous recovery?

    Válasz

    An extinguished conditioned response briefly returns after a rest period.

  399. 399. kártya

    Kérdés

    Stimulus discrimination?

    Válasz

    Learning to respond differently to the conditioned stimulus and similar stimuli.

  400. 400. kártya

    Kérdés

    Reinforcement?

    Válasz

    Any consequence that increases a behavior.

  401. 401. kártya

    Kérdés

    Higher-order conditioning?

    Válasz

    An established conditioned stimulus helps a new neutral stimulus become conditioned without direct pairing with the original unconditioned stimulus.

  402. 402. kártya

    Kérdés

    Counterconditioning?

    Válasz

    Replacing an unwanted conditioned response by pairing the trigger with a new, incompatible response.

  403. 403. kártya

    Kérdés

    Habituation?

    Válasz

    A reduced response after repeated exposure to a harmless, unchanged stimulus.

  404. 404. kártya

    Kérdés

    Punishment?

    Válasz

    Any consequence that decreases a behavior.

  405. 405. kártya

    Kérdés

    Partial reinforcement?

    Válasz

    Reinforcing only some responses; learning is slower, but behavior resists extinction.

  406. 406. kártya

    Kérdés

    Why can taste aversion form after one delayed pairing?

    Válasz

    Biological preparedness makes certain food–illness associations especially easy to learn.

  407. 407. kártya

    Kérdés

    Most conditioning trials take 2–6 attempts, but one participant needs 24. What shape will the trial-count distribution likely have?

    Válasz

    It will be right-skewed because the unusually high value stretches the upper tail.

  408. 408. kártya

    Kérdés

    Participants may encounter distressing images in a learning study. What must an institutional review board evaluate before approval?

    Válasz

    Whether the scientific value justifies the risks and whether safeguards reduce those risks to an acceptable level.

  409. 409. kártya

    Kérdés

    Fixed-ratio schedule?

    Válasz

    Reinforcement follows a set number of responses.

  410. 410. kártya

    Kérdés

    Observational learning?

    Válasz

    Learning by watching others and the consequences they receive.

  411. 411. kártya

    Kérdés

    A teacher adds praise after completed homework, and homework completion increases. Which consequence is this?

    Válasz

    Positive reinforcement.

  412. 412. kártya

    Kérdés

    Primary reinforcer?

    Válasz

    A naturally rewarding stimulus tied to biological needs, such as food when hungry.

  413. 413. kártya

    Kérdés

    Variable-ratio schedule?

    Válasz

    Reinforcement follows an unpredictable number of responses, producing persistent responding.

  414. 414. kártya

    Kérdés

    Modeling?

    Válasz

    Performing a behavior after observing it in another person.

  415. 415. kártya

    Kérdés

    Which response pattern is typical of a fixed-ratio schedule?

    Válasz

    A high response rate followed by a brief pause after each reward.

  416. 416. kártya

    Kérdés

    Fastening a seat belt stops an unpleasant alarm, making future fastening more likely. Which consequence is this?

    Válasz

    Negative reinforcement.

  417. 417. kártya

    Kérdés

    Conditioned reinforcer?

    Válasz

    A learned reward that gains value through association, such as money or praise.

  418. 418. kártya

    Kérdés

    A child sees a classmate praised for sharing and then shares more often. Which process may explain the change?

    Válasz

    Vicarious reinforcement.

  419. 419. kártya

    Kérdés

    Fixed-interval schedule?

    Válasz

    The first response after a set amount of time is reinforced.

  420. 420. kártya

    Kérdés

    Which response pattern is typical of a variable-ratio schedule?

    Válasz

    A high, steady response rate with little or no pause after rewards.

  421. 421. kártya

    Kérdés

    A driver receives a fine, and speeding decreases. Which consequence is this?

    Válasz

    Positive punishment.

  422. 422. kártya

    Kérdés

    Shaping?

    Válasz

    Reinforcing successive approximations toward a target behavior.

  423. 423. kártya

    Kérdés

    Extinction in operant conditioning?

    Válasz

    A behavior weakens when it no longer produces reinforcement.

  424. 424. kártya

    Kérdés

    Variable-interval schedule?

    Válasz

    The first response after an unpredictable amount of time is reinforced.

  425. 425. kártya

    Kérdés

    A teenager loses gaming access, and missed curfews decrease. Which consequence is this?

    Válasz

    Negative punishment.

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    Kérdés

    Learned helplessness?

    Válasz

    After repeated uncontrollable negative events, a person or animal stops trying to escape even when escape becomes possible.

  427. 427. kártya

    Kérdés

    Continuous reinforcement?

    Válasz

    Reinforcing every occurrence of a behavior; learning is fast, but extinction is also fast.

  428. 428. kártya

    Kérdés

    A response record rises slowly after each reward, then accelerates as the next fixed time approaches. Which schedule produced this scalloped pattern?

    Válasz

    A fixed-interval schedule.

  429. 429. kártya

    Kérdés

    Discriminative stimulus?

    Válasz

    A cue that signals when a particular response is likely to be reinforced.

  430. 430. kártya

    Kérdés

    Operant generalization versus discrimination?

    Válasz

    Generalization spreads a learned response to similar cues; discrimination limits it to cues that signal reinforcement.

  431. 431. kártya

    Kérdés

    Instinctive drift?

    Válasz

    A learned behavior shifts toward an animal's biologically predisposed behavior.

  432. 432. kártya

    Kérdés

    Which response pattern is typical of a variable-interval schedule?

    Válasz

    A steady, moderate response rate because reinforcement can become available at unpredictable times.

  433. 433. kártya

    Kérdés

    How can superstitious behavior develop through operant conditioning?

    Válasz

    A coincidental reward can reinforce a behavior that didn't actually cause the outcome.

  434. 434. kártya

    Kérdés

    How does similarity to a model affect observational learning?

    Válasz

    Observers are often more likely to attend to and imitate models they see as similar or relevant.

  435. 435. kártya

    Kérdés

    Vicarious conditioning?

    Válasz

    Learning an emotional response by observing another person's reaction to a stimulus.

  436. 436. kártya

    Kérdés

    A rat makes 12, 13, 11, and 12 responses in four equal time blocks, with rewards delivered at unpredictable times. Which schedule best fits this steady pattern?

    Válasz

    A variable-interval schedule.

  437. 437. kártya

    Kérdés

    Children imitate a rewarded model more than a punished model. Supported claim?

    Válasz

    Observed consequences can influence whether learned behavior is performed.

  438. 438. kártya

    Kérdés

    Why randomly assign children to watch either an aggressive or a calm model?

    Válasz

    Random assignment helps balance preexisting differences between groups, strengthening a causal inference about the model's effect.

  439. 439. kártya

    Kérdés

    Latent learning?

    Válasz

    Learning that occurs without obvious reinforcement and appears later when there is an incentive.

  440. 440. kártya

    Kérdés

    Cognitive map?

    Válasz

    A mental representation of the layout of an environment.

  441. 441. kártya

    Kérdés

    Insight learning?

    Válasz

    A sudden cognitive solution without visible trial-and-error steps.

  442. 442. kártya

    Kérdés

    Biological preparedness?

    Válasz

    An evolved readiness to learn some associations more easily than others.

  443. 443. kártya

    Kérdés

    What can mirror-neuron activity show?

    Válasz

    Some neural systems respond during both action and observation, though this alone doesn't explain all imitation or empathy.

  444. 444. kártya

    Kérdés

    Attribution?

    Válasz

    An explanation for the cause of a person's behavior or an event.

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    Kérdés

    Attitude?

    Válasz

    An evaluation of a person, object, issue, or behavior, involving beliefs, feelings, and action tendencies.

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    Kérdés

    Upward social comparison?

    Válasz

    Comparing oneself with someone doing better, which can inspire improvement or reduce satisfaction.

  447. 447. kártya

    Kérdés

    Optimistic explanatory style?

    Válasz

    Explaining setbacks as temporary, specific, and changeable rather than permanent and global.

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    Kérdés

    Situational attribution?

    Válasz

    Explaining behavior through external circumstances or social context.

  449. 449. kártya

    Kérdés

    A person who values health keeps vaping and feels pressure to change either the behavior or the belief. What is this discomfort?

    Válasz

    Cognitive dissonance.

  450. 450. kártya

    Kérdés

    Downward social comparison?

    Válasz

    Comparing oneself with someone doing worse, which can protect self-evaluation.

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    Kérdés

    Internal locus of control?

    Válasz

    The belief that one's actions strongly influence outcomes.

  452. 452. kártya

    Kérdés

    Dispositional attribution?

    Válasz

    Explaining behavior through internal traits, motives, or abilities.

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    Kérdés

    Pessimistic explanatory style?

    Válasz

    Explaining setbacks as lasting, widespread, and rooted in personal failure.

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    Kérdés

    Relative deprivation?

    Válasz

    Feeling disadvantaged by comparing one's situation with the situation one believes others have.

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    External locus of control?

    Válasz

    The belief that outcomes mainly depend on luck, fate, or powerful outside forces.

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    Fundamental attribution error?

    Válasz

    Overestimating personality and underestimating the situation when explaining someone else's behavior.

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    Halo effect?

    Válasz

    One favorable trait shapes an overly positive overall judgment of a person.

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    Self-fulfilling prophecy?

    Válasz

    An expectation changes behavior in ways that help make the expected outcome occur.

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    Mere-exposure effect?

    Válasz

    Repeated exposure to a neutral stimulus can increase liking.

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    A person blames their own lateness on traffic but another person's lateness on carelessness. Which attribution pattern is this?

    Válasz

    The actor–observer difference.

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    A voter compares evidence and checks the logic of a policy argument. Which persuasion route is being used?

    Válasz

    The central route.

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    Effort justification?

    Válasz

    Valuing an outcome more after investing substantial effort in it, which reduces dissonance.

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    Stereotype?

    Válasz

    A generalized belief about members of a group.

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    A student credits skill for an A but blames an unfair test for an F. Which bias does this show?

    Válasz

    Self-serving bias.

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    A shopper favors an unfamiliar product because a popular celebrity endorses it. Which persuasion route is being used?

    Válasz

    The peripheral route.

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    Someone praises a dull task for a tiny reward, then reports liking it more. Which dissonance principle fits?

    Válasz

    Insufficient justification: the small reward provides too little external explanation, so attitude change reduces dissonance.

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    Prejudice?

    Válasz

    An unjustified attitude or emotional response toward a group and its members.

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    The same 40 workers complete equal-length tasks under both workloads:

    Workload Errors
    Low 2
    High 8

    Which attribution is better supported?

    Válasz

    A situational attribution is better supported: with the same workers and equal exposure, the high-workload condition has more errors, though the table alone doesn't prove causation.

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    Why does source credibility affect persuasion?

    Válasz

    People are more likely to accept a message from a source seen as knowledgeable and trustworthy.

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    Conformity?

    Válasz

    Adjusting behavior or beliefs to match a group.

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    Several witnesses each wait for someone else to help during an emergency. Which effect is this?

    Válasz

    The bystander effect.

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    Diffusion of responsibility?

    Válasz

    Each person feels less personally responsible when others are available to act.

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    How can taking on a role affect attitude?

    Válasz

    Repeated role-consistent behavior can gradually shift beliefs and self-perception.

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    In-group bias?

    Válasz

    Favoring one's own group over other groups.

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    After agreeing to display a small safety sticker, a resident later agrees to place a large sign. Which technique is this?

    Válasz

    The foot-in-the-door technique.

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    A researcher recruits the first 60 students leaving one school cafeteria. What sampling method is this, and what is the main limit?

    Válasz

    Convenience sampling; the sample may not represent the school's students or a broader population as well as a random sample would.

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    When do attitudes best predict behavior?

    Válasz

    When the attitude is specific, accessible, personally important, and social pressure is limited.

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    Discrimination?

    Válasz

    Unjustified behavior toward people because of group membership.

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    Out-group homogeneity effect?

    Válasz

    Perceiving members of another group as more alike than members of one's own group.

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    After refusing an extreme request, a person agrees to a smaller related request. Which technique is this?

    Válasz

    The door-in-the-face technique.

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    A study finds r = +0.72 between attention to message evidence and attitude change. What does the coefficient show?

    Válasz

    A strong positive association: greater attention tends to accompany greater attitude change, but the correlation does not establish causation.

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    Persuasion ratings cluster near 2 and 9 on a 10-point scale, with few scores near 5. What distribution shape does this suggest?

    Válasz

    A bimodal distribution, with two distinct peaks.

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    Kérdés

    Just-world belief?

    Válasz

    The assumption that people generally get what they deserve, which can encourage victim blaming.

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    Kérdés

    Implicit attitude?

    Válasz

    An automatic evaluation that can affect responses without deliberate awareness.

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    Ethnocentrism?

    Válasz

    Judging other cultures by the standards of one's own culture and treating one's own as superior.

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    Kérdés

    How do confirmation bias and belief perseverance maintain an attitude?

    Válasz

    People may favor supporting evidence and retain the belief even after its original support is discredited.

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    Normative social influence?

    Válasz

    Conforming to gain approval or avoid rejection.

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    Kérdés

    Psychodynamic view of personality?

    Válasz

    Unconscious conflicts and motives influence personality and behavior.

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    Kérdés

    Norm of reciprocity?

    Válasz

    The expectation that people should return help or favors.

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    Kérdés

    Individualism?

    Válasz

    A cultural orientation that gives greater priority to personal goals, autonomy, and individual identity.

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    Kérdés

    Informational social influence?

    Válasz

    Conforming because the group is treated as a source of accurate information.

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    Id?

    Válasz

    The psychodynamic component driven by immediate gratification and the pleasure principle.

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    Altruism?

    Válasz

    Helping intended to benefit another person without requiring a personal reward.

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    Social norm?

    Válasz

    A group's shared expectation about acceptable behavior.

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    Kérdés

    What tends to increase conformity?

    Válasz

    Unanimity, group size up to a point, public responses, ambiguity, and group importance.

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    Kérdés

    Ego?

    Válasz

    The psychodynamic component that manages reality and balances competing demands.

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    Kérdés

    A skilled runner improves before a crowd, but a beginner makes more errors. Which group effect fits?

    Válasz

    Social facilitation: an audience strengthens the dominant response.

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    Kérdés

    Collectivism?

    Válasz

    A cultural orientation that gives greater priority to group goals, interdependence, and shared identity.

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    Kérdés

    Obedience?

    Válasz

    Changing behavior in response to a direct command from an authority.

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    Superego?

    Válasz

    The psychodynamic component representing internalized moral standards.

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    Kérdés

    A person continues acting as if a painful diagnosis cannot be real despite clear evidence. Which defense mechanism fits?

    Válasz

    Denial.

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    Kérdés

    Social-responsibility norm?

    Válasz

    The expectation that people should help those who depend on them or need assistance.

  503. 503. kártya

    Kérdés

    How does proximity affect attraction?

    Válasz

    Frequent contact creates opportunities for familiarity and relationship development.

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    Kérdés

    What tends to increase obedience?

    Válasz

    A legitimate nearby authority, gradual escalation, institutional support, and distance from the affected person.

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    Kérdés

    After an argument with a supervisor, an employee snaps at a roommate. Which defense mechanism fits?

    Válasz

    Displacement.

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    Kérdés

    Social loafing?

    Válasz

    Exerting less effort when individual contributions to a group task aren't identifiable.

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    Kérdés

    Multiculturalism?

    Válasz

    Recognizing and supporting distinct cultural identities within a shared society or institution.

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    Kérdés

    How does similarity affect attraction?

    Válasz

    Shared attitudes, values, and interests often increase liking.

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    Kérdés

    A person who feels hostile insists that everyone else is hostile toward them. Which defense mechanism fits?

    Válasz

    Projection.

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    Kérdés

    Helping falls as group size rises. Best explanation?

    Válasz

    Responsibility diffuses across more bystanders; the result doesn't show that groups eliminate empathy.

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    Kérdés

    Deindividuation?

    Válasz

    Reduced self-awareness and restraint in an anonymous or arousing group setting.

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    Kérdés

    Group polarization?

    Válasz

    Discussion strengthens the group's initial average tendency.

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    Kérdés

    After being rejected, an applicant says the opportunity was worthless anyway. Which defense mechanism fits?

    Válasz

    Rationalization.

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    Kérdés

    A cohesive team ignores warnings and pressures doubters to preserve agreement. Which process is this?

    Válasz

    Groupthink.

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    Kérdés

    Pluralistic ignorance?

    Válasz

    People privately reject a norm or perceive danger but assume others' calm behavior means it is accepted or safe.

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    Kérdés

    Social trap?

    Válasz

    Individuals pursue short-term self-interest that produces a worse long-term outcome for everyone.

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    Kérdés

    Reaction formation?

    Válasz

    Expressing the opposite of an unacceptable impulse.

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    Kérdés

    Superordinate goal?

    Válasz

    A shared goal that competing groups can reach only through cooperation.

  519. 519. kártya

    Kérdés

    False-consensus effect?

    Válasz

    Overestimating how widely other people share one's beliefs or behavior.

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    Kérdés

    Industrial-organizational psychology?

    Válasz

    Applying psychological science to work, organizations, hiring, performance, and employee well-being.

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    Kérdés

    Repression?

    Válasz

    Unconsciously blocking distressing thoughts or impulses from awareness.

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    Kérdés

    Burnout?

    Válasz

    Work-related exhaustion, detachment or cynicism, and reduced sense of effectiveness after chronic stress.

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    Kérdés

    Unconditional positive regard?

    Válasz

    Acceptance and respect that aren't dependent on meeting another person's conditions.

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    Kérdés

    Trait?

    Válasz

    A relatively stable tendency to think, feel, or behave in a certain way.

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    Kérdés

    Regression as a defense mechanism?

    Válasz

    Reverting to an earlier pattern of behavior when facing stress or conflict.

  526. 526. kártya

    Kérdés

    Reciprocal determinism?

    Válasz

    Behavior, personal factors, and environment influence one another.

  527. 527. kártya

    Kérdés

    Self-efficacy?

    Válasz

    Belief in one's ability to perform a specific task or meet a challenge.

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    Kérdés

    Self-concept in humanistic theory?

    Válasz

    A person's organized understanding of who they are.

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    Kérdés

    Sublimation as a defense mechanism?

    Válasz

    Redirecting an unacceptable impulse into a socially valued activity.

  530. 530. kártya

    Kérdés

    A person seeks novel ideas, art, and unfamiliar experiences. Which Big Five trait is most evident?

    Válasz

    Openness.

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    Kérdés

    Personality inventory?

    Válasz

    A standardized self-report questionnaire used to measure traits or patterns.

  532. 532. kártya

    Kérdés

    Self-actualizing tendency?

    Válasz

    The humanistic idea that people are motivated to grow and fulfill their capacities.

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    Kérdés

    Self-esteem?

    Válasz

    A person's overall evaluation of their worth or value.

  534. 534. kártya

    Kérdés

    Instinct in motivation research?

    Válasz

    An innate, typically fixed behavior pattern in nonhuman animals; this framework doesn't classify human motivation as instinctual.

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    Kérdés

    A person plans carefully, meets deadlines, and follows through. Which Big Five trait is most evident?

    Válasz

    Conscientiousness.

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    Kérdés

    Projective test?

    Válasz

    An ambiguous stimulus used to invite responses thought to reflect inner themes; reliability and validity can be limited.

  537. 537. kártya

    Kérdés

    How does factor analysis help trait research?

    Válasz

    It identifies clusters of correlated behaviors or questionnaire items that may reflect broader traits.

  538. 538. kártya

    Kérdés

    Drive-reduction theory?

    Válasz

    A physiological need creates arousal that motivates behavior to restore balance.

  539. 539. kártya

    Kérdés

    A person is sociable, assertive, and energized by group interaction. Which Big Five trait is most evident?

    Válasz

    Extraversion.

  540. 540. kártya

    Kérdés

    Person–situation debate?

    Válasz

    It asks how much behavior reflects stable traits versus changing contexts.

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    Kérdés

    A training study reports Cohen's d = 0.65 for improvement in self-efficacy. What does this statistic describe?

    Válasz

    The standardized size of the group difference; 0.65 is commonly interpreted as a moderate effect, not proof that the result will matter equally in every setting.

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    Kérdés

    Homeostasis?

    Válasz

    The body's tendency to maintain a stable internal state.

  543. 543. kártya

    Kérdés

    Incentive theory?

    Válasz

    External rewards or goals pull behavior toward them.

  544. 544. kártya

    Kérdés

    Big Five agreeableness?

    Válasz

    Compassion, trust, and cooperativeness.

  545. 545. kártya

    Kérdés

    A student retakes a questionnaire after an unusually low self-efficacy score and scores closer to their usual level. What statistical tendency may explain part of the change?

    Válasz

    Regression toward the mean: an extreme score is often followed by a less extreme score because temporary influences are unlikely to repeat exactly.

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    Kérdés

    A student must choose between two appealing internships. Which motivational conflict is this?

    Válasz

    An approach–approach conflict.

  547. 547. kártya

    Kérdés

    Arousal theory of motivation?

    Válasz

    People seek a personally suitable level of stimulation.

  548. 548. kártya

    Kérdés

    Big Five emotional stability?

    Válasz

    A tendency toward calm and resilience; it is the inverse of neuroticism.

  549. 549. kártya

    Kérdés

    What regulates hunger?

    Válasz

    Biological signals such as ghrelin and leptin interact with learning, culture, stress, and food cues.

  550. 550. kártya

    Kérdés

    Three broad components of emotion?

    Válasz

    Physiological arousal, expressive behavior, and conscious experience or appraisal.

  551. 551. kártya

    Kérdés

    Self-determination theory?

    Válasz

    Motivation grows when autonomy, competence, and relatedness are supported.

  552. 552. kártya

    Kérdés

    Emotion regulation?

    Válasz

    Processes used to influence which emotions arise, when they arise, and how they are expressed.

  553. 553. kártya

    Kérdés

    Sensation-seeking?

    Válasz

    A tendency to pursue novel, varied, or intense experiences, sometimes despite risk.

  554. 554. kártya

    Kérdés

    Cognitive appraisal in emotion?

    Válasz

    Interpreting what an event means for one's goals, safety, or well-being.

  555. 555. kártya

    Kérdés

    Intrinsic motivation?

    Válasz

    Doing an activity for its own interest or satisfaction.

  556. 556. kártya

    Kérdés

    Display rules?

    Válasz

    Cultural norms that shape when and how emotions are expressed.

  557. 557. kártya

    Kérdés

    Arousal and performance relationship?

    Válasz

    Moderate arousal often supports difficult tasks, while higher arousal can help simple or well-learned tasks.

  558. 558. kártya

    Kérdés

    A promotion offers higher pay but requires an unwanted move. Which motivational conflict is this?

    Válasz

    An approach–avoidance conflict.

  559. 559. kártya

    Kérdés

    Extrinsic motivation?

    Válasz

    Doing an activity for an external reward or to avoid punishment.

  560. 560. kártya

    Kérdés

    Achievement motivation?

    Válasz

    The drive to meet standards, master tasks, and pursue success.

  561. 561. kártya

    Kérdés

    Four sensation-seeking dimensions?

    Válasz

    Thrill and adventure seeking, experience seeking, disinhibition, and boredom susceptibility.

  562. 562. kártya

    Kérdés

    A person must either pay a fine or complete an unpleasant course. Which motivational conflict is this?

    Válasz

    An avoidance–avoidance conflict.

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    Kérdés

    Overjustification effect?

    Válasz

    Expected external rewards can reduce intrinsic interest in an activity already enjoyed.

  564. 564. kártya

    Kérdés

    Belongingness motivation?

    Válasz

    The drive to form and maintain stable, positive relationships with other people.

  565. 565. kártya

    Kérdés

    Study time changed after students chose their own topic:

    Condition Mean minutes
    Assigned topic 34
    Chosen topic 47

    What is the observed mean difference?

    Válasz

    13 minutes more in the chosen-topic condition; the table alone does not show whether the difference is statistically significant.

  566. 566. kártya

    Kérdés

    Facial-feedback effect?

    Válasz

    Facial expressions can influence the emotion a person experiences.

  567. 567. kártya

    Kérdés

    Can bodily arousal occur before conscious interpretation?

    Válasz

    Yes. Some emotional responses begin quickly, while later appraisal shapes the experience.

  568. 568. kártya

    Kérdés

    A speaker reframes a racing heart as readiness rather than danger. Which emotion-regulation strategy is this?

    Válasz

    Cognitive reappraisal.

  569. 569. kártya

    Kérdés

    Broaden-and-build view?

    Válasz

    Positive emotion can widen attention and action possibilities, helping build lasting resources.

  570. 570. kártya

    Kérdés

    Which emotions often appear across cultures?

    Válasz

    Anger, disgust, sadness, happiness, surprise, and fear, though findings on universality are mixed.

  571. 571. kártya

    Kérdés

    How can the same arousal become different emotions?

    Válasz

    Context and cognitive interpretation can label similar physiological arousal differently.

  572. 572. kártya

    Kérdés

    Expressive suppression?

    Válasz

    Inhibiting the outward display of emotion after it has arisen.

  573. 573. kártya

    Kérdés

    How does acute stress affect the body?

    Válasz

    It activates sympathetic and hormonal responses that mobilize energy for immediate demands.

  574. 574. kártya

    Kérdés

    Cultures differ in public emotional expression. What shouldn't be concluded?

    Válasz

    That people in one culture don't experience the emotion; display rules can alter expression.

  575. 575. kártya

    Kérdés

    In a medication study, neither participants nor outcome raters know who receives the active drug or an inactive pill. What two safeguards are present?

    Válasz

    A placebo control and double-blinding, which reduce expectancy effects and observer bias.

  576. 576. kártya

    Kérdés

    A scatterplot rises from lower left to upper right, with points close to a line. What relationship does it show?

    Válasz

    A strong positive correlation: higher values of one variable tend to occur with higher values of the other.

  577. 577. kártya

    Kérdés

    Health psychology?

    Válasz

    The study of how biological, psychological, and social factors affect health and illness.

  578. 578. kártya

    Kérdés

    Positive psychology?

    Válasz

    The scientific study of strengths, well-being, and conditions that help people and communities thrive.

  579. 579. kártya

    Kérdés

    Stress?

    Válasz

    The process of appraising and responding to events viewed as threatening or demanding.

  580. 580. kártya

    Kérdés

    A study records stress ratings from 1 to 10 and also collects open-ended descriptions. Which data are quantitative and which are qualitative?

    Válasz

    The numeric ratings are quantitative; the written descriptions are qualitative.

  581. 581. kártya

    Kérdés

    Why do sleep, exercise, and nutrition matter to health psychology?

    Válasz

    They are behaviors that interact with stress and biology to influence health outcomes.

  582. 582. kártya

    Kérdés

    Resilience?

    Válasz

    Adapting or recovering after adversity; it is a process, not a guarantee of being unaffected.

  583. 583. kártya

    Kérdés

    Stressor?

    Válasz

    An event or condition that challenges a person's ability to cope.

  584. 584. kártya

    Kérdés

    General adaptation syndrome?

    Válasz

    A three-phase pattern of alarm, resistance, and exhaustion under prolonged stress.

  585. 585. kártya

    Kérdés

    A worker makes a schedule and asks for resources to reduce a controllable workload. Which coping approach is this?

    Válasz

    Problem-focused coping.

  586. 586. kártya

    Kérdés

    A stress study uses nonhuman animals. What ethical duties apply?

    Válasz

    Researchers need scientific justification, humane care, the least possible pain and distress, and oversight by an institutional animal care and use committee.

  587. 587. kártya

    Kérdés

    A student first judges whether an upcoming exam threatens an important goal. Which appraisal is this?

    Válasz

    Primary appraisal.

  588. 588. kártya

    Kérdés

    What happens during the alarm phase of general adaptation syndrome?

    Válasz

    A fight, flight, or freeze response mobilizes resources when the stressor is first encountered.

  589. 589. kártya

    Kérdés

    How can major trauma and daily hassles both create stress?

    Válasz

    One can overwhelm through intensity, while repeated smaller demands can accumulate over time.

  590. 590. kártya

    Kérdés

    A person uses breathing and social support to manage feelings about an unchangeable loss. Which coping approach is this?

    Válasz

    Emotion-focused coping.

  591. 591. kártya

    Kérdés

    The student next considers available study time, tutoring, and coping options. Which appraisal is this?

    Válasz

    Secondary appraisal.

  592. 592. kártya

    Kérdés

    Why can prolonged exhaustion increase illness risk?

    Válasz

    Stress resources are depleted, and sustained physiological activation can weaken health and immune function.

  593. 593. kártya

    Kérdés

    Adverse childhood experiences?

    Válasz

    Potentially traumatic childhood conditions linked with higher later health risks, without determining any one person's outcome.

  594. 594. kártya

    Kérdés

    How can social support protect health?

    Válasz

    It provides practical help, belonging, perspective, and a buffer against stress.

  595. 595. kártya

    Kérdés

    Eustress versus distress?

    Válasz

    Eustress is experienced as motivating or manageable; distress is experienced as harmful or overwhelming.

  596. 596. kártya

    Kérdés

    Tend-and-befriend response?

    Válasz

    Coping with stress by caring for needs and seeking supportive connection, a pattern observed especially among women.

  597. 597. kártya

    Kérdés

    Two interviewees say, “After the setback, I adjusted my plan” and “I recovered and kept working toward my goal.” Which well-being concept appears in both qualitative responses?

    Válasz

    Resilience; both accounts describe adapting or recovering after adversity.

  598. 598. kártya

    Kérdés

    Biofeedback?

    Válasz

    Using real-time information about bodily activity to learn voluntary regulation of that activity.

  599. 599. kártya

    Kérdés

    How does perceived control affect stress?

    Válasz

    A sense of control often reduces stress, while uncontrollability can intensify it.

  600. 600. kártya

    Kérdés

    Psychoneuroimmunology?

    Válasz

    The study of interactions among psychological processes, the nervous system, hormones, and immune function.

  601. 601. kártya

    Kérdés

    Subjective well-being?

    Válasz

    A person's life satisfaction together with the balance of positive and negative emotion.

  602. 602. kártya

    Kérdés

    Psychological disorder?

    Válasz

    A clinically significant disturbance in thought, emotion, or behavior that causes distress or impairment.

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    Kérdés

    How can gratitude practice affect well-being?

    Válasz

    Regularly noticing valued experiences can increase positive emotion for some people, though effects vary.

  604. 604. kártya

    Kérdés

    A school survey samples 120 students from a population of 1,800 enrolled students. What are the sample and population?

    Válasz

    The 120 respondents are the sample; all 1,800 enrolled students are the target population.

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    Kérdés

    Signature strengths?

    Válasz

    Character strengths that are especially central and natural to a person and can be used deliberately.

  606. 606. kártya

    Kérdés

    Biopsychosocial model?

    Válasz

    Biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors interact in health and disorder.

  607. 607. kártya

    Kérdés

    Six broad virtue categories in positive psychology?

    Válasz

    Wisdom, courage, humanity, justice, temperance, and transcendence.

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    Kérdés

    Posttraumatic growth?

    Válasz

    Positive psychological change that can develop through struggling with trauma or major stress; it doesn't erase harm.

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    Kérdés

    An optional well-being survey is completed mostly by students who already attend wellness clubs. How does this affect generalizability?

    Válasz

    Self-selection creates sampling bias, so the results may not generalize to students with different interests or experiences.

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    Kérdés

    A survey asks people to report how often they exercise. What limitation should the researcher consider?

    Válasz

    Self-report can be distorted by inaccurate memory, question wording, or socially desirable answers.

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    Kérdés

    A treatment comparison reports p = .03 with a preset alpha of .05. Is the result statistically significant?

    Válasz

    Yes. Because .03 is below .05, the result is statistically significant, though that does not show the effect is large or important.

  612. 612. kártya

    Kérdés

    A striking well-being result appears in one small study. What should happen before confidence grows?

    Válasz

    Independent replication and critical peer review should test whether the finding is reliable and the methods support the claim.

  613. 613. kártya

    Kérdés

    Biological explanation of disorder?

    Válasz

    It focuses on genetic, neural, hormonal, or other physiological factors.

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    Kérdés

    Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder?

    Válasz

    A neurodevelopmental disorder involving developmentally inappropriate inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that impairs functioning.

  615. 615. kártya

    Kérdés

    Purpose of the DSM?

    Válasz

    It supplies shared diagnostic categories and criteria for communication, research, and treatment planning.

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    Kérdés

    What must informed consent explain before people join a psychology study?

    Válasz

    The study's general nature, foreseeable risks and benefits, confidentiality limits, voluntary participation, and the right to withdraw. Research with minors also generally requires guardian permission and the child's assent.

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    Kérdés

    Behavioral explanation of disorder?

    Válasz

    It focuses on maladaptive responses learned through conditioning or observation.

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    Kérdés

    Autism spectrum disorder?

    Válasz

    A neurodevelopmental disorder involving differences in social communication and restricted or repetitive behavior, with varied support needs.

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    Kérdés

    Schizophrenia's broad symptom areas?

    Válasz

    Delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thought or speech, disorganized movement, and negative symptoms.

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    Kérdés

    Major depressive disorder?

    Válasz

    A sustained depressive episode with mood, cognitive, physical, and motivational changes that impair functioning.

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    Kérdés

    Specific phobia?

    Válasz

    Intense, persistent fear of a particular object or situation that leads to avoidance or distress.

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    Kérdés

    Obsessive-compulsive disorder?

    Válasz

    Obsessions, compulsions, or both consume time or cause significant distress or impairment.

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    Kérdés

    Dissociative amnesia?

    Válasz

    Inability to recall important autobiographical information, usually related to trauma or stress, beyond ordinary forgetting.

  624. 624. kártya

    Kérdés

    Bipolar I disorder?

    Válasz

    A bipolar disorder defined by at least one full manic episode, often with depressive episodes.

  625. 625. kártya

    Kérdés

    Posttraumatic stress disorder?

    Válasz

    Persistent intrusion, avoidance, negative mood or thinking, and heightened arousal after trauma exposure.

  626. 626. kártya

    Kérdés

    Anorexia nervosa?

    Válasz

    Persistent energy restriction, significantly low body weight, intense fear of weight gain, and disturbed body experience.

  627. 627. kártya

    Kérdés

    Cognitive explanation of disorder?

    Válasz

    It focuses on maladaptive beliefs, interpretations, and thinking patterns.

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    Kérdés

    Bipolar II disorder?

    Válasz

    A bipolar disorder involving hypomanic and major depressive episodes without a full manic episode.

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    Kérdés

    Purpose of the ICD?

    Válasz

    The World Health Organization's classification system supplies internationally used codes and categories for health conditions, including mental disorders.

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    Kérdés

    Bulimia nervosa?

    Válasz

    Repeated binge eating followed by compensatory behavior, with self-evaluation strongly influenced by body shape or weight.

  631. 631. kártya

    Kérdés

    What broadly defines a personality disorder pattern?

    Válasz

    An enduring, inflexible pattern that departs from cultural expectations, begins in adolescence or early adulthood, and causes distress or impairment.

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    Kérdés

    Ataque de nervios?

    Válasz

    A culture-related syndrome, described especially in some Latin American and Caribbean communities, involving an acute episode of intense emotional distress and loss of control.

  633. 633. kártya

    Kérdés

    Psychodynamic explanation of disorder?

    Válasz

    It focuses on unconscious conflicts and early relationships.

  634. 634. kártya

    Kérdés

    Three considerations when identifying a psychological disorder?

    Válasz

    Dysfunction, experienced distress, and deviation from social norms, interpreted with cultural context.

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    Kérdés

    When may deception be ethically considered in research, and what must follow?

    Válasz

    Only when justified, minimal-risk, and not replaceable by a practical alternative; researchers must debrief participants promptly and explain the deception.

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    Kérdés

    Comorbidity?

    Válasz

    The presence of two or more disorders in the same person.

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    Kérdés

    Humanistic explanation of distress?

    Válasz

    It focuses on blocked growth, incongruence, and conditions of worth.

  638. 638. kártya

    Kérdés

    Confidential versus anonymous research data?

    Válasz

    Confidential data can be linked to identities but are protected; anonymous data are collected without identifying links.

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    Kérdés

    Stigma around mental disorder?

    Válasz

    Negative stereotypes and discrimination that can increase distress and discourage help-seeking.

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    Kérdés

    Why must diagnosis consider culture?

    Válasz

    Norms affect how distress is expressed and interpreted, so behavior can't be judged outside its context.

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    Kérdés

    Sociocultural explanation of disorder?

    Válasz

    It focuses on social roles, inequality, relationships, discrimination, and cultural context.

  642. 642. kártya

    Kérdés

    Two clinicians independently use the same criteria. What quality is being checked?

    Válasz

    Interrater reliability.

  643. 643. kártya

    Kérdés

    A category improves communication but overlaps another category. Balanced conclusion?

    Válasz

    Classification is useful, but boundaries and comorbidity limit the idea of perfectly separate disorders.

  644. 644. kártya

    Kérdés

    Best account of neurodevelopmental-disorder causes?

    Válasz

    Genetic, physiological, and environmental factors may interact; no single cause explains every case.

  645. 645. kártya

    Kérdés

    Evolutionary explanation of disorder?

    Válasz

    It asks whether a behavior or mental process reflects an adaptation, mismatch, or cost related to survival and reproduction.

  646. 646. kártya

    Kérdés

    Delusion?

    Válasz

    A firmly held false belief that persists despite strong contrary evidence and isn't explained by cultural context.

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    Kérdés

    Agoraphobia?

    Válasz

    Intense fear of situations where escape or help may feel difficult, such as crowds, transit, open spaces, or being outside alone.

  648. 648. kártya

    Kérdés

    Best account of schizophrenia risk?

    Válasz

    Biological vulnerability, including genetic and neural factors, interacts with prenatal and later environmental stressors.

  649. 649. kártya

    Kérdés

    Eclectic approach to disorder?

    Válasz

    Using ideas or treatments from more than one psychological perspective when evidence and client needs support them.

  650. 650. kártya

    Kérdés

    Hallucination?

    Válasz

    A sensory perception without a matching external stimulus.

  651. 651. kártya

    Kérdés

    Panic disorder?

    Válasz

    Recurrent unexpected panic attacks followed by continuing concern or behavior change related to more attacks.

  652. 652. kártya

    Kérdés

    Best account of depressive-disorder causes?

    Válasz

    Biological vulnerability can interact with learning, cognition, relationships, culture, and stressful events.

  653. 653. kártya

    Kérdés

    Two people face the same stressor, but the person with greater underlying vulnerability develops symptoms. Which model fits?

    Válasz

    The diathesis–stress model.

  654. 654. kártya

    Kérdés

    Cluster A personality disorders?

    Válasz

    The odd or eccentric cluster: paranoid, schizoid, and schizotypal personality disorders.

  655. 655. kártya

    Kérdés

    What do psychotherapy meta-analyses generally find?

    Válasz

    Psychotherapy is effective on average, while outcomes vary by problem, method, therapist, and client.

  656. 656. kártya

    Kérdés

    Evidence-based treatment?

    Válasz

    Using the best research evidence together with clinical expertise and the client's needs, culture, and preferences.

  657. 657. kártya

    Kérdés

    Therapeutic alliance?

    Válasz

    A collaborative, trusting relationship in which client and therapist agree on goals and work.

  658. 658. kártya

    Kérdés

    Cultural humility in therapy?

    Válasz

    Ongoing self-reflection, respect, and willingness to learn from the client's cultural experience.

  659. 659. kártya

    Kérdés

    Deinstitutionalization?

    Válasz

    Moving many people from long-term psychiatric hospitals toward community-based care, aided partly by medication.

  660. 660. kártya

    Kérdés

    A client safely approaches a feared situation in planned steps instead of avoiding it. Which treatment method is this?

    Válasz

    Exposure therapy.

  661. 661. kártya

    Kérdés

    Nonmaleficence in therapy?

    Válasz

    Avoiding or minimizing harm.

  662. 662. kártya

    Kérdés

    Four medication categories in the course?

    Válasz

    Antidepressants, antianxiety drugs, lithium, and antipsychotic medications.

  663. 663. kártya

    Kérdés

    Depressive cognitive triad?

    Válasz

    Negative views of oneself, the world, and the future.

  664. 664. kártya

    Kérdés

    Applied behavior analysis?

    Válasz

    Using measured learning principles to change socially significant behavior.

  665. 665. kártya

    Kérdés

    Psychosurgery?

    Válasz

    Rare invasive treatment that alters brain tissue; modern use is tightly limited because effects can be irreversible.

  666. 666. kártya

    Kérdés

    Free association?

    Válasz

    A psychodynamic technique in which a client says whatever comes to mind to explore unconscious themes.

  667. 667. kártya

    Kérdés

    A client examines evidence for an automatic thought and develops a more accurate alternative. Which technique is this?

    Válasz

    Cognitive restructuring.

  668. 668. kártya

    Kérdés

    One advantage of group therapy?

    Válasz

    Members can receive support, feedback, and practice with others while learning they aren't alone.

  669. 669. kártya

    Kérdés

    Lobotomy?

    Válasz

    An obsolete form of psychosurgery that cut frontal-lobe connections and often caused severe, irreversible harm.

  670. 670. kártya

    Kérdés

    Best account of bipolar-disorder causes?

    Válasz

    Biological and genetic influences are important, while stress and social context can affect episodes.

  671. 671. kártya

    Kérdés

    Cognitive-behavioral therapy?

    Válasz

    Treatment that changes maladaptive thinking and behavior together.

  672. 672. kártya

    Kérdés

    Disorganized speech in schizophrenia?

    Válasz

    Speech becomes difficult to follow because ideas or words are connected in disordered ways.

  673. 673. kártya

    Kérdés

    Social anxiety disorder?

    Válasz

    Intense fear of scrutiny or negative evaluation in social situations.

  674. 674. kártya

    Kérdés

    Best account of obsessive-compulsive-disorder causes?

    Válasz

    Biological factors and learned relief from compulsions can combine with maladaptive beliefs.

  675. 675. kártya

    Kérdés

    Rational-emotive behavior therapy?

    Válasz

    A cognitive-behavioral approach that challenges rigid, irrational beliefs and builds more workable alternatives.

  676. 676. kártya

    Kérdés

    Dissociative fugue?

    Válasz

    Dissociative amnesia accompanied by unexpected travel or confusion about identity.

  677. 677. kártya

    Kérdés

    Cluster B personality disorders?

    Válasz

    The dramatic, emotional, or erratic cluster: antisocial, borderline, histrionic, and narcissistic personality disorders.

  678. 678. kártya

    Kérdés

    Best account of anxiety-disorder causes?

    Válasz

    Biological vulnerability, learned fear, avoidance, and maladaptive interpretation can interact.

  679. 679. kártya

    Kérdés

    Catatonia?

    Válasz

    Markedly disordered movement, which can include unusual excitement or profound lack of movement.

  680. 680. kártya

    Kérdés

    Manic episode?

    Válasz

    A distinct period of unusually elevated or irritable mood and increased energy severe enough to cause major impairment or require hospitalization.

  681. 681. kártya

    Kérdés

    Dissociative identity disorder?

    Válasz

    Disruption of identity involving distinct personality states and gaps in autobiographical memory.

  682. 682. kártya

    Kérdés

    Best account of feeding and eating disorder causes?

    Válasz

    Biological, cognitive, behavioral, family, social, and cultural factors can interact.

  683. 683. kártya

    Kérdés

    Cluster C personality disorders?

    Válasz

    The anxious or fearful cluster: avoidant, dependent, and obsessive-compulsive personality disorders.

  684. 684. kártya

    Kérdés

    Taijin kyofusho?

    Válasz

    A culture-related syndrome described in Japan involving intense fear that one's appearance, gaze, odor, or behavior will offend or embarrass other people.

  685. 685. kártya

    Kérdés

    Negative symptom of schizophrenia?

    Válasz

    A reduction in a typical function, such as emotional expression, speech, motivation, or movement.

  686. 686. kártya

    Kérdés

    What experiences are often linked with dissociative disorders?

    Válasz

    Severe trauma or stress, though diagnosis requires careful assessment and isn't inferred from trauma alone.

  687. 687. kártya

    Kérdés

    Hypomanic episode?

    Válasz

    A noticeable period of elevated or irritable mood and increased energy that is less severe and impairing than mania.

  688. 688. kártya

    Kérdés

    Generalized anxiety disorder?

    Válasz

    Persistent, hard-to-control anxiety and worry across several areas of life.

  689. 689. kártya

    Kérdés

    Hoarding disorder?

    Válasz

    Persistent difficulty discarding possessions, producing clutter that impairs the use of living spaces.

  690. 690. kártya

    Kérdés

    Best account of personality-disorder causes?

    Válasz

    Biological dispositions and long-term social, cultural, learning, and cognitive influences can interact.

  691. 691. kártya

    Kérdés

    Why can't one symptom establish a disorder?

    Válasz

    Diagnosis depends on a broader pattern, duration, distress or impairment, context, and alternative explanations.

  692. 692. kártya

    Kérdés

    Persistent depressive disorder?

    Válasz

    A chronic depressed mood with related symptoms lasting at least two years in adults or one year in children and adolescents.

  693. 693. kártya

    Kérdés

    Fidelity in therapy ethics?

    Válasz

    Maintaining trust, responsibility, and professional commitments.

  694. 694. kártya

    Kérdés

    Systematic desensitization?

    Válasz

    Gradual exposure to a fear hierarchy while practicing relaxation or another incompatible response.

  695. 695. kártya

    Kérdés

    Dream interpretation in psychodynamic therapy?

    Válasz

    Exploring possible personal meanings and unconscious themes in dreams, not treating dreams as objective facts.

  696. 696. kártya

    Kérdés

    Dialectical behavior therapy?

    Válasz

    A cognitive-behavioral approach that builds mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and relationship skills.

  697. 697. kártya

    Kérdés

    Integrity in therapy ethics?

    Válasz

    Being honest and accurate in professional work.

  698. 698. kártya

    Kérdés

    Aversion therapy?

    Válasz

    Pairing an unwanted behavior with an unpleasant stimulus to reduce the behavior.

  699. 699. kártya

    Kérdés

    Tardive dyskinesia?

    Válasz

    A movement disorder that can occur as a serious side effect of long-term antipsychotic medication.

  700. 700. kártya

    Kérdés

    ECT versus TMS?

    Válasz

    ECT induces a controlled seizure under anesthesia; TMS uses magnetic pulses without surgery. Both can treat selected conditions.

  701. 701. kártya

    Kérdés

    Respect for rights and dignity?

    Válasz

    Protecting autonomy, privacy, confidentiality, and fair treatment.

  702. 702. kártya

    Kérdés

    A clinic awards points for target behaviors, and clients exchange the points for privileges. Which method is this?

    Válasz

    A token economy.

  703. 703. kártya

    Kérdés

    A therapist emphasizes empathy, genuineness, active listening, and unconditional positive regard. Which approach is this?

    Válasz

    Person-centered therapy.

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    Kérdés

    What can hypnosis treat, and what can't it reliably do?

    Válasz

    It can help some pain and anxiety; it can't reliably recover accurate memories or produce true age regression.

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    Kérdés

    Medication and psychotherapy outperform either alone for some conditions. Best conclusion?

    Válasz

    Combined treatment can be useful for some clients, but the best plan depends on the condition and individual evidence.

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