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1. A reinforcement schedule in which a reinforcer (reward) is delivered after predetermined but varying amounts of time - provided that the required response occurs at least once after each interval






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






3. The situation that occurs when the drug becomes part of the body's functioning and produces withdrawal symptoms when the drug is discontinued






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






5. Chemical secreted at terminal button that prevents (or reduces ability of) the neuron on the other side of the synapse from firing






6. Assessing and choosing among alternatives.






7. Forcible sexual assault on an unwilling partner.






8. Processes sensory information including touch - temperature - and pain from other body parts






9. Defense mechanism by which anxiety-provoking thoughts and feelings are forced to the unconscious.






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






11. A procedure in which a researcher systematically manipulates and observes elements of a situation in order to test a hypothesis and make a cause-and-effect statement






12. Wrinkled outer portion of brain; center for higher order brain functions such as thinking - planning - judgment; processes sensory information and directs movement






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






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






15. An operant conditioning procedure in which individuals who display appropriate behavior receive tokens that they can exchange for desirable items or activities.






16. Unwillingness to help exhibited by witnesses to an event - which increase when there are more observers.






17. A DNA segment on a chromosome that controls transmission of traits






18. Chemical that opposes the actions of a neurotransmitter






19. In the study of motivation - an explanation of behavior that asserts that people actively and regularly determine their own goals and the means of achieving them through thought.






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






21. Sets of strategies - rather than strict rules - that act as guidelines for discovery-oriented problem solving.






22. 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






23. Piaget's fourth and final stage of cognitive development (beginning at about age 12) - during which the individual can think hypothetically - can consider future possibilites - and can use deductive logic






24. Ends of axons that secrete neurotransmitters






25. 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






26. 17t century French philosopher. Famously known for writing 'cogito ergo sum' ('I think - therefore I am'). Wrote about concept of dualism.






27. The process by which a person uses behavior and appearance of others to form attitudes about them.






28. Learning; Positive Psychology; learned helplessness theory of depression; Studies: Dogs demonstrating learned helplessness






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






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






31. A number that expresses the degree and direction of the relationship between 2 variables - ranging from -1 to +1






32. In problem solving - the process of narrowing down choices and alternatives to arrive at a suitable answer.






33. Subfield of psychology that focuses on the relationship between physical stimuli and people's conscious experiences of them.






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






35. The small portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to the human eye.






36. Inherited - automatic species-specific behaviors






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






38. 30 -000 genes needed to build a human






39. A state of consciousness that occurs during sleep - usually accompanied by vivid visual - tactile - or auditory imagery.






40. 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






41. Statistical procedure designed to discover the independent elements (factors) in any set of data






42. In problem solving - the process of widening the range of possibilities and expanding the options for solutions.






43. Shifts or exaggeration in group members' attitudes or behavior as a result of group discussion.






44. Conscious experience of emotion and physiological arousal occur at the same time






45. An eating disorder characterized by repeated episodes of binge eating (and a fear of not being able to stop eating) followed by purging






46. Process by which stored information is recovered from memory






47. Period of development from conception until birth






48. Study that focuses on biological foundations of behavior and mental processes; overlaps with neuroscience






49. A feature of thought and problem solving that includes the tendency to generate or recognize ideas considered to be high-quality - original - novel - and appropriate.






50. Branching extensions of neuron that receives messages from neighboring neurons







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