AP Psychology Units 1-2-3

3. Chemical messengers that transmit signals across synapses.
5. Neural connection strengthened by repeated activation ("cells that fire together wire together").
8. Inner voice used to rehearse and maintain information.
13. Gradual adaptive changes that occur across the lifespan.
15. Alteration of existing schemas based on new information.
18. Freud’s personality structure operating on the reality principle.
19. Reinforcing behavior by adding a desirable stimulus.
23. Process of receiving and representing stimulus energies from the environment.
25. Automatic startle reaction in infants when ...
28. A learned association between a stimulus and a response.
29. Attributing success to internal factors and failure to external factors.
30. Lasting change in behavior due to experience.
31. Ability to understand that others have different thoughts.

1. Tendency to search for or remember information that confirms one’s beliefs.
2. Mental image of the best exa
4. Memory of facts and general knowledge.
6. Long-term memory of motor and procedural tasks.
7. Brain's ability to change due to experience or injury.
9. The neural extension that carries messages away from the cell body.
10. Applying a general rule to specific cases in problem solving.
11. Mental structure used to make quick judgements.
12. Emotional release relieving psychological tension.
14. Theory of memory that includes sensory, short-term, and long-term memory.
16. Ability to produce novel and valuable ideas.
17. Area of the brain controlling balance and coordination.
20. The gap between neurons where neurotransmission occurs.
21. Automatic response to a stimulus present from birth.
22. Behavior that strengthens a response through removal of an aversive stimulus.
24. Sleep disorder involving temporary cessation of breathing.
26. Sleep stage marked by vivid dreams and muscle paralysis.
27. Innate biological pattern that motivates behavior.