Exam Revision Flashcards
This deck covers ALL of the key terms that you will need to know for the Unit 3 and 4 Psychology Exam. I would recommend writing down your answers on a sheet of paper to keep yourself accountable. The page numbers align to the Edrolo textbook. Have fun!
Acculturative stress
stress that results from the challenges presented by adapting to a new and foreign culture p.103
Accuracy
the precision with which a person completes a task p. 269
Acquisition
when a response or behaviour is first learned p. 157
Action potential
the neural message, in the form of an electrical impulse, sent down the axon of a neuron when certain conditions are met p. 86
Action stage
during this stage the individual has made distinct behaviour change for less than six months p. 462
Adequate diet
a diet in which a person is provided with the nutrients and energy required to function healthily and effectively p. 455
Adequate sleep
having enough and the right type of uninterrupted REM and NREM sleep in order to function healthily and effectively p. 455
Adrenaline
(also known as epinephrine) a neurohormone that increases physiological arousal and contributes to the consolidation of emotionally arousing memories p. 143
Adversity
the experience of a difficult or distressing situation p. 454
Affect
the expression of emotions p. 319
Agonist
a type of drug that imitates neurotransmitters and works to initiate a neural response (excitatory or inhibitory) when it binds to the receptor sites of a neuron p. 439
Aim
a statement outlining the purpose of the study p. 3
Alarm reaction
the first stage of the General Adaptation Syndrome which involves the body?s initial decline and then rise in arousal to a stressor p. 109
Allocation
the process of assigning participants to conditions in the experiment for the research p. 19
Alpha waves
medium sized brain waves with medium-high frequency and low-medium amplitude, indicating an alert but relaxed state p. 276
Altered states of consciousness (ASC)
a state of consciousness that is characterised by different levels of awareness as compared to normal waking consciousness p. 254
Alzheimer?s disease
a neurodegenerative disease that involves the progressive loss of neurons in the brain and is characterised by memory decline p. 219
Amplified emotional response
disproportionate emotional reactions in response to an event or stimuli p. 319
Amplitude
a measurement indicating the intensity of an electric current in the brain, visually represented as the height of the wave peaks p. 275
Amygdala
a brain structure involved in encoding and consolidating emotionally charged memories p. 205
Amyloid plaques
fragments of the protein beta-amyloid that accumulate into insoluble plaques that inhibit communication between neurons p. 220
Antagonist
a type of drug that works to prevent a neural response (excitatory or inhibitory) by blocking the receptor sites of a neuron p. 439
Antecedent
a stimulus that causes a voluntary behaviour to occur p. 171
Anterograde amnesia
a condition where new explicit memories cannot be effectively consolidated after trauma to the hippocampus p. 219