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1. Social psychological theory that states that people attempt to maintain stable - consistent interpersonal relationships in which the ratio of member's contributions is balanced.






2. Storage mechanism that keeps a relatively permanent record of memory






3. A person's experiences in the environment






4. People whose corpus callosum has been surgically severed






5. The scientific study of behavior and mental processes






6. Researched taste aversion. Showed that when rats ate a novel substance before being nauseated by a drug or radiation - they developed a conditioned taste aversion for the substance.






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






8. 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






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






10. Obedience to authority; had participants administer what they believed were dangerous electrical shocks to other participants; wanted to see if Germans were an aberration or if all people were capable of committing evil actions






11. An excessive attachment to some person or object that was appropriate only at an earlier stage of development






12. A three-stage counterconditioning procedure in which people are taught to relax when confronting stimuli that forming elicited anxiety.






13. Small area of retina where image is focused






14. The expression of genes






15. Prejudice against the elderly and the resulting discrimination against them






16. The law that the neuron either fires at 100% or not at all






17. Dream in which the dreamer is aware of dreaming while it is happening






18. Developmental psychology; compared effects of maternal separation - devised patterns of attachment; 'The Strange Situation': observation of parent/child attachment






19. Personality; theory that linked personality to physique on the grounds that both are governed by genetic endowment: endomorphic (large) - mesomorphic (average) - and ectomorphic (skinny)






20. Studies of hereditability on the assumption that if a gene influences a certain trait - close relatives should be more similar on that trait in distant relative






21. A score indicating what percentage of the test population would obtain a lower score






22. 17t century French philosopher. Famously known for writing 'cogito ergo sum' ('I think - therefore I am'). Wrote about concept of dualism.






23. In emerging Theo psychology that focuses on positive experiences; includes subjective well-being - self-determination - the relationship between positive emotions and physical health - and the factors that allow individuals - communities - and societ






24. Explanations of behavior that focus on people's expectations about reaching a goal and their need for achievement as energizing factors






25. Clues participants discover about the purpose of a study that suggest how they should respond






26. 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.






27. Ability to recognize that objects can e transformed in some way - visually or phycially - yet still be the same in number - weight - substance - or volume






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






29. Reflex in which a newborn fans out the toes when the sole of the foot is touched






30. Behavior characterized as atypical - socially unacceptable - distressing to the individual or others - maladaptive - and/or the result of distorted cognitions






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






32. The strong emotional tie that a person feels toward special other persons in his or her life






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






34. Neurotransmitter that inhibits firing of neurons; linked with Huntington's disease






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






36. Inability to remember information (typically - all events within a specific period) - usually due to physiological trauma






37. Small opeing in iris that is smaller in bright light and larger in darkness






38. A collection of interrelated ideas and facts put forward to describe - explain - and predict behavior and mental processes






39. Change in behavior that occurs when people believe they are in the presence of other people.






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






41. Brain surgery used in the past to alleviate symptoms of serious mental disorders.






42. Sense of smell






43. We determine our emotion based on our physiological arousal - then label that emotion according to our explanation for that arousal






44. Deals with the extent to which heredity and the environment each influence behavior






45. 30 -000 genes needed to build a human






46. The process of dividing the world into 'in' groups and 'out' groups.






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






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






49. Our emotional experience depends on our interpretation of the situation we are in






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







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