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1. The linguistic description of how a language functions - especially the rules and patterns used for generating appropriate and comprehensible sentences.






2. Elements of an experimental situation that might cause a participant to perceive the situation in a certain way or become aware of the purpose of the study and thus bias the participant to behave in a certain way - and in so doing - distort results.






3. Expectation of the person conducting an experiment which may be affect the outcome






4. The highness or lowness of a sound






5. Neo-Freudian - psychodynamic; Contributions: inferiority complex - organ inferiority; Studies: birth order influences personality






6. In an experiment - a difference that is unlikely to have occurred because of chance alone and is inferred to be most likely due to the systematic manipulations of variables by the researcher






7. The most important area of the brain's occipital lobe - which receives and further processes information from the lateral geniculate nucleus; also known as the striate cortex.






8. Practice of placing children with special needs in regular classroom settings - with the support of professionals who provide special education services






9. Growth in the ability to tell right from wrong - control impulses - and act ethically






10. Development - contact comfort - attachment; experimented with baby rhesus monkeys and presented them with cloth or wire 'mothers;' showed that the monkeys became attached to the cloth mothers because of contact comfort






11. Brain encodes information in different ways or on different levels; deeper processing leads to deeper memory






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






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






14. Control emotional behaviors - make decisions - carry out plans; speech (Broca's area); controls movement of muscles






15. A basic unit of meaning in a language.






16. Body sense of equilibrium and balance






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






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






19. 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






20. In Roger's theory of personality - the perception an individual has of himself or herself and of his or her relationships to other people and to various aspects of life.






21. Supportive cells of nervous system that guide growth of new neurons; forms myelin sheath; holds neuron in place; provides nourishment and removes waste






22. Learning involving an unpleasant or harmful stimulus or reinforcer






23. Cognitive psychology; created a 4-stage theory of cognitive development - said that two basic processes work in tandem to achieve cognitive growth (assimilation and accommodation)






24. Terminal button - synaptic knob; the structure at the end of an excellent terminal branch; houses the synaptic vesicles and neurotransmitters






25. Loss of information from memory as a result of disuse and the passage of time






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






27. A nonspecific - emotional response to real or imagined challenges or threats; a result of a cognitive appraisal by the individual






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






29. The extent to which scores differ from one another






30. Behavior pattern exhibited by people who are calmer - more patient - and less hurried than Type A individuals






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






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






33. 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






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






35. 17t century French philosopher. Famously known for writing 'cogito ergo sum' ('I think - therefore I am'). Wrote about concept of dualism.






36. People who cannot perceive any color - usually because their retinas lack cones.






37. The percentage of scores at or below a certain score






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






39. 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






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






41. The way words and groups of words combine to form phrases - clauses - and sentences.






42. Communication of information through body positions and gestures.






43. Emotion; stated that in order to experience emotions - a person must be physically aroused and know the emotion before you experience it






44. The cessation of the ability to reproduce






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






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






47. The measurement of public opinion through the use of sampling and questioning






48. Located in neck; regulates metabolism by secreting thyroxine






49. Compliance with the orders of another person or group of people.






50. A sample that reflects the characteristics of the population from which it is drawn







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