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1. Process by which a perceptual system analyzes stimuli and converts them into electrical impulses; also known as coding.






2. Perception; identified just-noticeable-difference (JND) that eventually becomes Weber's law






3. Ancient Greek philosopher. Promoted introspection by saying - 'Know thyself.'






4. Temporary decrease in sensitivity to a stimulus that occurs when stimulation is unchanging






5. 30 -000 genes needed to build a human






6. Perception below the threshold of awareness.






7. An interdisciplinary area of study that includes behavioral - neurological - and immune factors and their relationship to the development of disease






8. Visual theory - proposed by Herring - that color is coded by stimulation of three types of paired receptors; each pair of receptors is assumed to operate in an antagonist way so that stimulation by a given wavelength produces excitation (increased fi






9. The treatment of emotional or behavior problems through psychological techniques.






10. Perspective that emphasizes the uniqueness of the individual and the idea that humans have free will






11. Organ lying between the stomach and small intestine; regulates blood sugar by secreting to regulating hormones insulin and glucagon






12. The folds in the cerebral cortex that increase the surface area of the brain






13. The tendency for one characteristic of an individual to influence a tester's evaluation of other characteristics






14. Problems in going to sleep or maintaining sleep






15. A generalized feeling of fear and apprehension that may be related to a particular situation or object and is often accompanied by increased physiological arousal.






16. Presentation of a stimulus after a particular response in order to increase the likelihood that the response will recur






17. The entire spectrum of waves initiated by the movement of charged particles.






18. Piaget's fourth and final stage of cognitive development (beginning at about age 12) - during which the individual can think hypothetically - can consider future possibilites - and can use deductive logic






19. Researched taste aversion. Showed that when rats ate a novel substance before being nauseated by a drug or radiation - they developed a conditioned taste aversion for the substance.






20. The measure of central tendency that is the data point with 50% of the scores above it and 50% below it






21. Psychologist who treats people with adjustment problems






22. The first of Piaget's four stages of cognitive development (covering roughly the first 2 years of life) - during which the child develops some motoer coordination skills and a memory for past events






23. The more accurate recall of items presented at the beginning of a series






24. Shows brain activity when radioactively tagged glucose rushes to active neurons






25. A feature of thought and problem solving that includes the tendency to generate or recognize ideas considered to be high-quality - original - novel - and appropriate.






26. Netlike system of neurons that weaves through limbic system and plays an important role in attention - arousal - and alert functions; arouses and alerts higher parts of the brain; anesthetics work by temporary shutting off RF system






27. Emotion; found that facial expressions are universal






28. Therapies that use approaches or techniques derived from Freud - but that reject or modify some elements of Freud's theory.






29. Anything that causes a difference between the IV and the DV other than the independent variable






30. Small area of retina where image is focused






31. Describes differences between groups of participants that differ naturally on a variable such as race or gender






32. Released by adrenal glands; triggered by norepinephrine to prolong the response to stress (used in the sympathetic nervous system)






33. Following a strong emotion - an opposing emotion counters the first emotion - lessening the experience of that emotion; on repeated occasions - the opposing emotion becomes stronger






34. The inability to perceive different hues.






35. People's tendency to ascribe their positive behaviors to their own internal traits - but their failures and shortcomings to external - situational factors.






36. Social Psychology; Helping behavior - personal responsibility; studied the effects of enhanced personal responsibility and helping behavior






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






38. Ability of a test to yield very similar scores for the same individual over repeated testings






39. A system of symbols - usually words - that convey meaning and a set of rules for combining symbols to generate an infinite number of messages.






40. Commonly occurring behavior can reinforce a less frequent behavior






41. A mass of tissue that is attached to the wall f the uterus and connected to the developing fetus by the umbilical cord; it supplies nutrients and eliminates waste products






42. Cognition; studied rats and discovered the 'cognitive map' in rats and humans






43. A social need that directs a person to strive constantly for excellence and success






44. State of physiological imbalance usually accompanied by arousal






45. The process of maintaining or keeping information readily available; the locations where information is held






46. Below-average intellectual functioning - as measured on an IQ test - accompanied by substantial limitations in functioning that originate before age 8






47. Any chemical substance that - in small amounts - alters biological or cognitive processes or both






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






49. Division that connects the central nervous system to the rest of the body; includes all sensory and motor neurons; divided into somatic nervous system and autonomic nervous system






50. Morality based on consequences to self







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