Key Non-Content Vocab Terms for AP Psych Exam

Hinder

to create difficulties for someone or something, causing a delay

Vacillate

to alternate between different opinions or actions; to be indecisive

Competency

ability to do something successfully or efficiently

Suppress

to forcibly put an end to something

Pervasive

spreading widely throughout an area or group of people (usually something unwanted)

Excitatory

characterized by or causing excitement

Curtail

to reduce the amount of something

Incompatible

impossible to exist together (two things)

Reconcile

to work out differences and restore friendliness

Discrepant

differing, disagreeing (between two things)

Facilitate

to make an action or process easier

Predisposed

to cause something to be susceptible; to dispose beforehand

Causal

related to a cause

Innate

natural; inborn

Latent

existing but not yet developed; hidden; concealed

Refute

to prove something to be false; disprove

Novel

new or unusual in an interesting way

Contingent

dependent on; occurring only if certain other circumstances exist

Paradox

(noun) a statement or idea that, despite logical reasoning, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, illogical, or self-contradictory

Inhibit

to prevent or slow down the activity or occurrence of (something)

Cohort

a group of people used in a study who have something (such as age or social class) in common

Salient

something which stands out; is of noticeable significance

Periphery

the outside edge of an area; the area surrounding something

Aversive

(adj) causing avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior by using an unpleasant or punishing stimulus

Contemporary

belonging to or occurring in the present

Elicit

to call forth or draw out (as information or a response)

Discriminate

to make or constitute a distinction in or between; differentiate

Reared

as in raising a child, bringing up a child

Coerce

to pressure someone into doing something

Congruence

state of being in which our thoughts about our real and ideal selves are very similar