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1. In Freud's theory - the part of personality that seeks to satisfy instinctual needs in accordance with reality.






2. Minimum difference between any two stimuli that person can detect 50% of the time






3. Tendency to believe that one's own group is the standard - the reference point by which other people and groups should be judged






4. Study of how traits are transmitted from one generation to the next






5. Occurs when frightening - traumatic events are forgotten because people want to forget them






6. State of emotional and physical exhaustion - lowered productivity - and feelings of isolation - often caused by work-related pressures






7. Process by which a conditioned response becomes associated with a stimulus that is similar but not identical to the original conditioned stimulus






8. Shows brain activity at higher reolution than PET scan when changes in oxygen concentration in neurons alters its magnetic qualities






9. Repetitive review of information with little or no interpretation






10. Trait theory of personality; 3 levels of traits: cardinal - central - and secondary






11. A location on a receptor neurons which is like a key to a lock (with a specific nerve transmitter); allows for orderly pathways






12. The purposeful process by which a person generates logical and coherent ideas - evaluates situations - and reaches conclusions.






13. The Reaction experienced when a substance abuser stops using a drug with dependence properties






14. A descriptive statistic that measures the variability of data from the mean of the sample






15. Part of the limbic system and is involved in learning and forming new long-term memories






16. Defense mechanism by which people reinterpret undesirable feelings or behaviors in terms that make them appear acceptable.






17. Motivation supplied by rewards that come from the external environment






18. A return to a prior stage after a person has progressed through the various stages of development; caused by anxiety.






19. A conceptual framework that organizes information and allows a person to make sense of the world






20. Intelligence and learning - self-fulfilling prophecy; Study Basics: Researchers misled teachers into believing that certain students had higher IQs. Teachers changed own behaviors and effectively raised the IQ of the randomly chosen students






21. Three age individual IQ tests: WPPSI (children) - WISC (children) - WAIS (adults)






22. Behaviors that benefit other people and for which there is no discernable extrinsic reward - recognition - or appreciation.






23. A bell-shaped graphic representation of data showing what percentage of the population falls under each part of the curve






24. Any internal condition - although usually an internal one - that initates - activates - or maintains an organism's goal directed behavior






25. In an experiment - the group of participants to whom a treatment is given






26. The most primitive of the three functional divisions of the brain - consisting of the pons - medulla - reticular formation - and cerebellum






27. Special process of emotional attachment that may occur between parents and babies in the minutes and hours immediately after birth






28. Snail-shaped fluid-filled tube in the inner ear involved in transduction






29. An eating disorder characterized by repeated episodes of binge eating (and a fear of not being able to stop eating) followed by purging






30. Released by thyroid; hormone that regulates the body's metabolism; OVERACTIVE-over-excitability - insomnia - reduced attention span - fatigue - snap decisions - reduced concentration (hyperthyroidism); UNDERACTIVE-desire to sleep - constantly tired -






31. Chemical secreted at terminal button that prevents (or reduces ability of) the neuron on the other side of the synapse from firing






32. Inability to remember information (typically - all events within a specific period) - usually due to physiological trauma






33. Chemical similar to opiates that relieves pain; may induce feelings of pleasure






34. Branching extensions of neuron that receives messages from neighboring neurons






35. The ways people alter the attitudes or behaviors of others - either directly or indirectly.






36. Electrically charged particles found both inside and outside a neuron; negative ions are found inside the cell membrane in a polarized neuron






37. Jung's theory of a shared storehouse of primitive ideas and images that are inherited ideas and images - called archetypes - are emotionally charged and rich in meaning and symbolism






38. Portion of the CNS above the spinal cord; consists of hindbrain - midbrain - and forebrain






39. Expectations of an observer which may distort an authentic observation






40. Focuses on how the individual's behavior and mental processes are affected by interactions with other people






41. The creation of a situation that unintentionally allows personal expectancies to influence participants






42. A socially and culturally constructed set of distinctions between masculine and feminine sets of behaviors that is promoted and expected by society






43. Small area of retina where image is focused






44. A sample that reflects the characteristics of the population from which it is drawn






45. A person's description and analysis of what he or she is thinking and feeling or what he or she has just thought about






46. An anxiety disorder characterized by persistent anxiety occurring on more days than not for at least 6 months - sometimes with increased activity of the autonomic nervous system - apprehension - excessive muscle tension - and difficulty in concentrat






47. Light sensitive cells (rods and cones) that convert light to electrochemical impulses






48. Relatively permanent change in an organism that occurs as a result of experiences in the environment






49. Unlearned or involuntary response to an unconditioned stimulus






50. Neutral stimulus that - through repeated association with an unconditioned stimulus - begins to elicit a conditioned response







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