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1. The inability to perceive different hues.






2. 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






3. Emotion; found that facial expressions are universal






4. Morality based on fitting in to the norms of society






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






6. Jung's theory of a shared storehouse of primitive ideas and images that are inherited ideas and images - called archetypes - are emotionally charged and rich in meaning and symbolism






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






8. Reflex that causes a newborn to make sucking motions when a finger or nipple if placed in the mouth






9. Portion of the CNS above the spinal cord; consists of hindbrain - midbrain - and forebrain






10. Electrically charged particles found both inside and outside a neuron; negative ions are found inside the cell membrane in a polarized neuron






11. Theorist who both aided in the development of the trichromatic theory of color perception and Place theory of pitch perception.






12. Efferent neurons; neurons that carry messages from spinal cord/brain to muscles and glands






13. Drugs derived from the opium poppy - including opium - morphine - and heroin






14. Defense mechanism by which people redirect socially unacceptable impulses toward acceptable goals.






15. Shows brain activity at higher reolution than PET scan when changes in oxygen concentration in neurons alters its magnetic qualities






16. Reflex in which a newborn strectches out the arms and legs and cries in response to a loud noise or an abrupt change in the environment






17. The view that knowledge should be acquired through observation and often an experiment






18. Relatively permanent change in an organism that occurs as a result of experiences in the environment






19. The second phase of the sexual response cycle - during which physical arousal continues to increase as the partners bodies prepare for orgasm






20. An anxiety disorder characterized by persistent anxiety occurring on more days than not for at least 6 months - sometimes with increased activity of the autonomic nervous system - apprehension - excessive muscle tension - and difficulty in concentrat






21. The percentage of a population displaying a disorder during any specified period.






22. Type of schizophrenia characterized by hallucinations and delusions of persecution or grandeur (or both) - and sometimes irrational jealousy.






23. Defense mechanism by which people reinterpret undesirable feelings or behaviors in terms that make them appear acceptable.






24. A drug that alters behavior - thought - or perception by altering biochemical reactions in the nervous system - thereby affecting consciousness






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






26. A pattern of relatively permanent traits - dispositions - or characteristics that give some consistency to people's behavior.






27. A person's sense of being male or female






28. Studies psychological development across the lifespan






29. Universal Emotions (based upon facial expressions); Study Basics: Constants across culture in the face and emotion






30. A mechanism that prevents certain molecule from entering the brain but allows others to cross






31. Discovered classical conditioning; trained dogs to salivate at the ringing of a bell






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






33. Commonly occurring behavior can reinforce a less frequent behavior






34. Occurs when initial processing of information is similar to the process of retrieval; the better the match - the better the recall






35. Carries impulses from the eye to the brain






36. People's tendency to change attitudes or behaviors so that they are consistent with those of other people or with social norms.






37. Conflict that results from having to choose between two distasteful alternatives






38. Emotional intelligence






39. Three-stage process which describes the body's reaction to stress: 1) alarm reaction - 2) resistance - 3) exahaustion

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






41. Behaviorism; emphasis on external behaviors of people and their reactions on a given situation; famous for Little Albert study in which baby was taught to fear a white rat






42. The brain and spinal cord






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






44. A location on a receptor neurons which is like a key to a lock (with a specific nerve transmitter); allows for orderly pathways






45. Located in left frontal lobe; controls production of speech

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46. 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






47. Defense mechanism by which people attribute their own undesirable traits to others.






48. Heuristic procedure in which a problem is broken down into smaller steps - each of which has a subgoal.






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






50. In Jung's theory - a shared storehouse of primitive ideas and images that reside in the unconscious and are inherited from one's ancestors.







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