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1. Piaget's second stage of cognitive development (lasting from about age 2 to age 6 or 7) - during which the child begins to represent the world symbolically






2. A group of participants who are assumed to be representative of the population about which an inference is being made






3. Area of the brain that is part of the limbic system and regulates behaviors such as - eating - drinking - sexual behaviors - motivation; also body temperature






4. The time in to development of an organism when it is especially sensitive to certain environmental influences; outside of that period the same influences will have far less effect






5. Unexpected changes in the gene replication process that are not always evident in phenotype and create unusual and sometimes harmful characteristics of body or behavior






6. Constructed by Lewis Terman - originally used ratio IQ (MA/CA x 100); now based on deviation from mean






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






8. School of psychological thought that argued that behavior cannot be studied in parts but must be viewed a s whole






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






10. Systematic procedure through which associations and responses to specific stimuli are learned






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






12. Feelings of rivalry with the parent of the same sex and sexual desire for the parent of the other sex - occurring during the phallic stage and ultimately resolved through identification with the parent of the same sex.






13. Decrease in effort and productivity that occurs when an individual works in a group instead of alone.






14. Structuralism; in 1879 founded first psychology laboratory in world at University of Leipzig; introspection - basic units of experience






15. Ability of the brain to change their experience - both structurally and chemically






16. The study of how language is acquired - perceived - understood - and produced.






17. Defense mechanism by which people divert sexual or aggressive feelings for one person onto another person.






18. Anxiety disorders characterized as acute anxiety - accompanied by sharp increases in autonomic nervous system arousal - that is not triggered by a specific event.






19. Applies psychological principles to the workplace to improve productivity and the quality of work life






20. Motivation; human sexual response—studied how both men and women respond to and in relation to sexual behavior






21. The genetically determined physical features that differentiate the sexes but are not directly involved with reproduction






22. Framework of basic ideas about people - objects and events based on past experience in long-term memory






23. Located in left temporal lobe; plays role in understanding language and making meaningful sentences

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24. Decreased responsiveness with repeated presentation of the same stimulus






25. A chart or array of scores - usually arranged from highest to lowest - showing the number of instances for each score






26. Neo-Freudian - psychodynamic; criticized Freud - stated that personality is molded by current fears and impulses - rather than being determined solely by childhood experiences and instincts - neurotic trends; concept of 'basic anxiety'






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






28. Information processing guided by pre-existing knowledge or expectations to construct perceptions






29. Stimulus that normally produces a measurable involuntary response






30. First menstrual period






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






32. Top of the brain which includes the thalamus - hypothalamus - and cerebral cortex; responsible for emotional regulation - complex thought - memory aspect of personality






33. The emotional state or condition that arises when a person must choose between two or more competing motives - behaviors - or impulses






34. Social psychology; Stanford Prison Study; college students were randomly assigned to roles of prisoners or guards in a study that looked at who social situations influence behavior; showed that peoples' behavior depends to a large extent on the roles






35. A type of design that contrasts groups of people who differ on some variable of interest to the researcher






36. 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






37. Subfield concerned with the use of psychological ideas and principles to enhance health - prevent illness - diagnose and treat disease - and improve rehabilitation






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






39. 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.






40. Period of development from conception until birth






41. Selection of a part of the population without reason; participation is by chance






42. Small area of retina where image is focused






43. Learning that occurs in the absence of direct reinforcement and that is not necessarily demonstrated through observable behavior






44. Manageable and meaningful units of information organized in such a way that it can be easily encoded - stored - and retrieved






45. In psychoanalysis - the repetitive cycle of interpretation - resistance to interpretation - and transference.






46. In psychology - the techniques used to discover knowledge about human behavior and mental processes






47. Problem-solving technique that involves considering all possible solutions without making prior evaluative judgments.






48. Chemical messengers released by terminal buttons into the synapse






49. Language; his hypothesis is that language determines the way we think






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







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