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1. Process by which a neutral stimulus takes on conditioned properties through pairing with a conditioned stimulus






2. A standard IQ test score whose mean and standard deviation remain constant for all ages






3. A cognitive distortion experienced by adolescents - in which they see themselves as always 'on stage' with an audience watching






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






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






6. A reinforcement schedule in which a reinforcer (reward) is delivered after a specified interval of time - provided that the required response occurs at least once in the interval






7. The way words and groups of words combine to form phrases - clauses - and sentences.






8. A descriptive study that includes an intensive study of one person and allows an intensive examination of a single case - usually chosen for its interesting or unique characteristics






9. Biologist; developed theory of evolution; transmutation of species - natural selection - evolution by common descent; 'The Origin of Species' catalogs his voyage on The Beagle






10. An environmental stimulus that affects an organism in physically or psychologically injurious ways - usually producing anxiety - tension - and physiological arousal






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






12. The study if the overlapping fields of perception - learning - memory - and thought - with a special emphasis on how people attend to - acquire - transform - store - and retrieve knowledge.






13. Social psychological theory that states that people attempt to maintain stable - consistent interpersonal relationships in which the ratio of member's contributions is balanced.






14. Informing participants about the true nature of a experiment after its completion.






15. The range between the level at which a child can solve a problem working alone with difficulty - and the level at which a child can solve a problem with the assistance of adults or children with more skill






16. The quality of a sound determined by the purity of a waveform






17. Defense mechanism by which people behave in a way opposite to what their true but anxiety-provoking feelings would dictate.






18. 17t century French philosopher. Famously known for writing 'cogito ergo sum' ('I think - therefore I am'). Wrote about concept of dualism.






19. An excessive attachment to some person or object that was appropriate only at an earlier stage of development






20. An individual's genetic make-up






21. Memory of specific personal events and situations (episodes) tagged with information about time






22. Endocrine gland that produces a large amount of hormones; it regulates growth and helps control other endocrine glands; located on underside of brain; sometimes called the 'master gland'






23. Parenting style characterized by emotional warmth - high standards for behavior - explanation and consistent enforcement of rules - and inclusion of children in decision making






24. Conscious experience of emotion and physiological arousal occur at the same time






25. Individual cells that are the smallest unit of the nervous system; it has three functions: receive information - process it - send to rest of body






26. Moral development; presented boys moral dilemmas and studied their responses and reasoning processes in making moral decisions. Most famous moral dilemma is 'Heinz' who has an ill wife and cannot afford the medication. Should he steal the medication






27. Fixed - overly simple and often erroneous ideas about traits - attitudes - and behaviors of groups of people; stereotypes assume that all members of a given group are alike.






28. An aroused condition that directs people to behave in ways that allow them to feel good about themselves and others and to establish and maintain relationships






29. The realization of infants that objects continue to exist even when they are out of sight






30. Establish the relationship between two variables






31. Structure behind pupil that changes shape to focus light rays onto the retina






32. Piaget's thrid stage of cognitive development (lasting from approximately age 6 or 7 to age 11 or 12) - during which the child develops the ability to understand constant factors in the environment - rules - and higher-order symbolic systems






33. A discipline based on the premise that even day-to-day behaviors are determined by the process of natural selection - that social behaviors that contribute to the survival of a species are passed on via the genes from one generation to the next.






34. Studies psychological development across the lifespan






35. Reflex in which a newborn fans out the toes when the sole of the foot is touched






36. The process by which the location of sound is determined






37. Areas of the cerebral cortex that are not involved in primary motor or sensory functions - rather - they are involved in higher mental processes such as thinking - planning - and communicating






38. Freud's fourth stage of personality development - from about age 7 until puberty - during which sexual urges are inactive.






39. Internally generated patterns of body functions - including hormonal signals - sleep - blood pressure - and temperature regulation - which have approximately a 24-hour cycle and occur even in the absence of normal cues about whether it is day or nigh






40. A reinforcement schedule in which a reinforcer(reward) is delivered after a specified number of responses has occurred






41. A three-stage counterconditioning procedure in which people are taught to relax when confronting stimuli that forming elicited anxiety.






42. The study of the psychological and medical aspects of death and dying






43. Endocrine glands located above the kidney and secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine - which prepare the body for 'fight or flight'






44. Selective reinforcement of behaviors that gradually approach the desired response






45. Part of the brain involved in sleep/wake cycles; also connects cerebellum and medulla to the cerebral cortex






46. Freud's third stage of personality development - from about age 4 through age 7 - during which children obtain gratification primarily from the genitals.






47. Did study in which healthy patients were admitted to psychiatric hospitals and diagnoses with schizophrenia; showed that once you are diagnosed with a disorder - the label - even when behavior indicates otherwise - is hard to overcome in a mental hea






48. Subfield of psychology that focuses on the relationship between physical stimuli and people's conscious experiences of them.






49. Social psychology; focus on nonverbal communication - self-fulfilling prophecies; Studies: Pygmalion Effect-effect of teacher's expectations on students






50. School of psychological thought that considered the structure and elements of conscious experience to be the proper subject matter of psychology







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