N5350 Roles Final Study Guide Questions And Answers

AP Psych Full Course Reviewabsolute threshold>>> the minimum stimulation needed to detect a particular stimulus 50 percent of the time.accommodation>>> a process by which the eye adjusts and is able to focus, producing a sharp image at various, changing distances from the object seen.accommodation>>> in developmental psychology, adapting our current understandings (schemas) to incorporate new information.achievement motivation>>> a desire for significant accomplishment, for mastery of skills or ideas, for control, and for attaining a high standard.achievement test>>> a test designed to assess what a person has learned.acquisition>>> in classical conditioning, the initial stage, when one links a neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus so that the neutral stimulus begins triggering the conditioned response. In operant conditioning, the strengthening of a reinforced response.active listening>>> empathic listening in which the listener echoes, restates, and clarifies. A feature of Rogers' client-centered therapy.acute schizophrenia>>> (also called reactive schizophrenia) a form of schizophrenia that can begin at any age; frequently occurs in response to a traumatic event.adaptation-level phenomenon>>> our tendency to form judgments (of sounds, of lights, of income) relative to a neutral level defined by our prior experience.adolescence>>> the transition period from childhood to adulthood, extending from puberty to