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1. Anxiety disorder characterized by persistent and uncontrollable thoughts and irrational beliefs that cause the performance of compulsive rituals that interfere with daily life.






2. The theory that children and adolescents use gender as an organizing theme to classify and interpret their perceptions about the world and themselves






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






4. Sharpness of vision






5. A specific (usually internal) condition - usually involving some form of arousal - which directs an organism's behavior toward a goal.






6. A research technique in which neither the experimenter nor the participants know who is in the control and experimental groups.






7. Memory; studied memorization of meaningless words






8. A medical doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders






9. Intelligence - comparative; Yerkes-Dodson law: level of arousal as related to performance






10. Subject in John Watson's experiment - proved classical conditioning principles - especially the generalization of fear






11. Positively reinforcing closer and closer approximation of a desired behavior to teach a new behavior






12. The extent to which people are flexible and respond adaptively to external or internal demands






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






14. Photoreceptors that detect color and fine detail in bright-light conditions; not present in peripheral vision






15. Performs initial encoding; provides brief storage; also called sensory register






16. Deoxyribonucleic acid; genetic formation in a double-helix; can replicate or reproduce itself; made of genes






17. Deals with the extent to which heredity and the environment each influence behavior






18. A definition of a variable in terms of the set of methods or procedures used to measure or study that variable






19. Seeing mind and body as two different things that interact






20. Sleep researcher who discovered and coined the phrase 'rapid eye movement' (REM) sleep.






21. Behaviorism/learning; pioneer in systematic desensitization - maintained that fear could be unlearned






22. Process by which an organism selects and interprets sensory input so that it acquires meaning.






23. Intelligence; found that specific mental talents were highly correlated - concluded that all cognitive abilities showed a common core which he labeled 'g' (general ability)






24. Ability of a test to measure what it is supposed to measure and to predict what it is supposed to predict






25. Process by which an organism learns to respond only to a specific stimulus and not to other stimuli






26. Conflict that results from having to choose between two attractive alternatives






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






28. One of the descriptive methods of research; it requires construction of a set of questions to administer to a group of participants






29. Group of abnormalities that occur in the babies of mothers who drink alcoholic beverages during pregnancy






30. For glands embedded in the thyroid; secretes parathormone; controls announces level of calcium and phosphate (which influence levels of excitability)






31. The principle that those characteristics and behaviors that help organisms adapt - be fit - and survive will be passed on to successive generations - because flexible - fit individuals have a greater chance of reproduction






32. A schizophrenic disorder that is characterized by a mixture of symptoms and does not meet the diagnostic criteria of any one type.






33. Process of presenting an undesirable or noxious stimulus - or removing a desirable stimulus - to decrease the probability that a preceding response will recur






34. Rapid voluntary movements of the eyes.






35. 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






36. The bodies 'slow' chemical communication by secreting hormones directly into the bloodstream






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






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






39. Intelligence: fluid & crystal intelligence; personality testing: 16 Personality Factors (16PF personality test)






40. 17t century French philosopher. Famously known for writing 'cogito ergo sum' ('I think - therefore I am'). Wrote about concept of dualism.






41. Activation of the central nervous system - the autonomic nervous system - and the muscles and glands






42. Stimulus that normally produces a measurable involuntary response






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






44. Helps athletes improve their focus - increase motivation - and deal with anxiety and fear of failure






45. A subjective response - usually accompanied by a physiological change - which is interpreted n a particular way by the individual and often leads to a change in behavior






46. Nerve cell that transmits messages between sensory and motor neurons






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






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






49. In Freud's theory - the source of a person's instinctual energy - which works mainly on the pleasure principle.






50. The depth and richness of a hue determined by determined by the homogeneity of the wavelengths contained in the reflected light; also known as purity.







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