BBoB
A sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks. The affected person may lapse directly into REM sleep, often at inopportune times.
Narcolepsy
A binocular cue for perceiving depth. By comparing retinal images from the two eyes, the brain computes distance — the greater the disparity (difference) between the two images, the closer the object.
Retinal disparity
A frontal lobe brain area, usually in the left hemisphere, that helps control language expression by directing the muscle movements involved in speech.
Broca's area
This method is used to prevent bias by withholding information from the subject AND the experimenter involved in the study
Double blind
A researcher wants to know if eating a full vegan diet can affect sleep quality. They create two groups. One group is fed a full vegan diet for 3 months and the other is allowed to continue with their regular diets. Both groups meet with sleep specialists regularly to monitor their sleep and both groups keep a sleep journal. What do we call the group that is allowed to remain on their regular diet and monitored?
The control group
information processing that begins with the sensory receptors and works up to the brain’s integration of sensory information.
Bottom-up processing
A concept or framework that organizes and interprets information.
Schema
Following the same group of participants over many years is what type of study?
Longitudinal study
This method is the best option if you want to know peoples opinions, beliefs and views.
Survey
A researcher wants to know if eating a full vegan diet can affect sleep quality. They create two groups. One group is fed a full vegan diet for 3 months and the other is allowed to continue with their regular diets. Both groups meet with sleep specialists regularly to monitor their sleep and both groups keep a sleep journal. What do we call the group that is placed on a full vegan diet and monitored?
The experimental group
Conversion of one form of energy into another. In sensation, the transforming of physical energy, such as sights, sounds, and smells, into neural impulses the brain can interpret.
Transduction
Expanding the number of possible problem solutions; creative thinking that diverges in different directions.
Divergent thinking
Which APA guideline requires researchers to explain the study’s purpose after it ends?
Debriefing
This method is the best option when trying to establish cause and effect?
Experimental method/experiment
The elements that are not foreseen and out of the control of the experimenters that affect the outcome of an experiment
Confounding variables
The minimum stimulus energy needed to detect a particular stimulus 50 percent of the time.
Absolute threshold
A simple thinking strategy—a mental shortcut — that often allows us to make judgments and solve problems efficiently; usually speedier but also more error-prone than an algorithm.
Heuristic
In a normal curve, about what percent of scores fall within one standard deviation of the mean?
~68%
This method is used to prevent bias by withholding information from the subject AND the experimenter involved in the study.
The element(s) that are manipulated by the experimenters
Independent variable
Diminished sensitivity as a consequence of constant stimulation.
Sensory adaptation
A momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli; if attention is elsewhere, sounds and words can still be recalled within 3 or 4 seconds
Echoic memory
If a study can be repeated and produce similar results, it is said to have what?
Reliability
This method is the closest to Peer Review, the only difference is that you are reviewing many studies to try and determine a trend ?
Meta-analysis
What is the date of the AP Psych Exam?
Tuesday, May 12th, 2026 @ 12pm