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1. The human need to fulfill one's potential






2. 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






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






4. Depth cues that are based on two eyes






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






6. A sample of individuals who match the population with whom they are being compared with regard to key variables such as socioeconomic status and age






7. The field of psychology concerned with the assessment - treatment - and prevention of maladaptive behavior.






8. Part of the brain which controls living functions such as breathing - heart rate - blood pressure - body temperature






9. Temporarily holds current or recent information for immediate or short-term use; Information is maintained for 20-30 seconds while active processing (e.g. - rehearsal) takes place






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






11. Impairment of mental functioning and global cognitive abilities in otherwise alert individuals - causing memory loss and related symptoms and typically having a progressive nature






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






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






14. Developmental psychology; wrote 'On Death and Dying': 5 stages the terminally ill go through when facing death (1. denial - 2. anger - 3. bargaining - 4. depression - 5. acceptance)






15. 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






16. After firing when a neuron will not fire again no matter how strong the incoming message may be






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






18. A treatment for severe mental illness in which an electric current is briefly applied to the head in order to produce a generalized seizure.






19. Area on retina with no receptor cells (where optic nerve leaves the eye)






20. Any neutral stimulus that initially has no intrinsic value for an organism but that becomes rewarding when linked with a primary reinforcer






21. 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






22. Part of the brain that coordinates balance - movement - reflexes






23. The process by which a person infers other people's motives or intensions by observing their behavior.






24. Able to see objects at a distance clearly but having trouble seeing things up close; farsighted






25. Division which includes the cerebellum - Pons - and medulla; responsible for involuntary processes: blood pressure - body temperature - heart rate - breathing - sleep cycles






26. A descriptive research method in which researchers study behavior in its natural context.






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






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






29. Concerned with the relationship between brain/nervous system and behavior






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






31. Information processing that begins at the sensory receptors and works up to perception






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






33. Revised Binet's IQ test and established norms for American children; tested group of young geniuses and followed in a longitudinal study that lasted beyond his own lifetime to show that high IQ does not necessarily lead to wonderful things in life






34. A type of research design that compares individuals of different ages to determine how they differ on an important dimension






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






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






37. Focuses on psychological factors in illness






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






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






40. Substance that can produce developmental malformations (birth defects) during the prenatal period






41. The evaluation of the significance of a situation or event as it relates to a person's well-being






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






43. Neuroscience/biopsychology; studied split brain patients






44. Operant training system that uses secondary reinforcers (tokens) to increase appropriate behavior; learners can exchange tokens for desired rewards






45. In Roger's theory of personality - an inborn tendency directing people toward actualizing their essential nature and thus attaining their potential.






46. The procedure of withholding the unconditioned stimulus and presenting the conditioned stimulus alone - which gradually reduces the probability of the conditioned response






47. behaviorism; pioneer in operant conditioning; behavior is based on an organism's reinforcement history; worked with pigeons






48. Technique in which neither the persons involved for those conducting the experiment know in what group to participate is involved






49. The number of items a person can reproduce from short-term memory - usually consisting of one or two chunks






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







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