AP Psychology Summer Assignment 2022 (1)

Wernicke area

The ________ is located in the posterior third of the upper temporal convolution of the left hemisphere of the brain.

Retrieval

________ is the final stage of memory, after encoding and retention.

nonverbal communication

A neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by markedly impaired social interactions and verbal and ________; narrow interests; and repetitive behavior.

temporary cessation

The ________ of breathing while asleep, which occurs when the upper airway briefly becomes blocked (obstructive sleep apnea) or when the respiratory centers in the brain fail to stimulate respiration (central sleep apnea)

visceral processes

A loosely defined, widespread group of brain nuclei that innervate each other to form a network that is involved in autonomic and ________ and mechanisms of emotion, memory, and learning.

Attitudes

________ provide summary evaluations of target objects and are often assumed to be derived from specific beliefs, emotions, and past behaviors associated with those objects.

atypical thoughts

A psychological disorder is, broadly, a condition characterized by distressing, impairing, and /or ________, feelings, and behaviors.

unselfish behavior

An apparently ________ that provides benefit to others at some cost to the individual.

visual system

The ________ in that the brain divides what it sees into four components: color, motion, shape, and depth.

Prejudices

________ include an affective component (emotions that range from mild nervousness to hatred), a cognitive component (assumptions and beliefs about groups, including stereotypes), and a behavioral component (negative behaviors, including discrimination and violence)

full involvement

Mental state in which a person performing some activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, ________, and enjoyment in the process of the activity.

external incentive

A(n) ________ to engage in a specific activity, especially motivation arising from the expectation of punishment or reward.

abstract system of rules

In linguistics, a(n) ________ that describes how a language work.

intelligence

Crystallized ________ is the ability to use skills, knowledge, and experience.

private information

The act of revealing personal or ________ about ones self to other people.

Night terrors

________ are a sleep disorder in which a person quickly awakens from sleep in a terrified state.

Plasticity

________ of the nervous or hormonal systems makes it possible to learn and register new experiences.

psychoanalytic theory

In ________, the persistence of an early stage of psychosexual development or the inappropriate attachment to an early psychosexual object or mode of gratification, such as anal or oral activity; this fixation limits the persons ability to negotiate the tasks of later psychosexual stages.

new information

Any device or technique used to assist memory, usually by forging a link or association between the ________ to be remembered and information previously encoded.

spinal cord

The part of the brain that connects the cerebrum with the ________.

cerebral cortex

It includes portions of the ________ (see limbic lobe), thalamus, and certain cortical and subcortical structures, such as the hippocampus, amygdala, and septal area.

cerebral hemispheres

The layer of gray matter that covers the outside of the ________ in the brain and is associated with higher cognitive functions, such as language, learning, perception, and planning.

relevant aspects

Learning involves consciously or nonconsciously attending to ________ of incoming information, mentally organizing the information into a coherent cognitive representation, and integrating it with relevant existing knowledge activated from long- term memory.

general evaluation

A relatively enduring and ________ of an object, person, group, issue, or concept on a dimension ranging from negative to positive.

disorder consisting of excessive daytime sleepiness

A(n) ________ accompanied by brief "attacks "of sleep during waking hours.

Production of speech

________ and written language, the processing and comprehension of language.

external reward

Engaging in a behavior because it is personally rewarding, not for a(n) ________.

the visual system in that the brain divides what it sees into four components

color, motion, shape, and depth

to transfer prior learning or past experience to current consciousness

that is, to retrieve and reproduce information; to remember

Rubric

Summer Assignment