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






2. In Piaget's view - a specific mental structure; an organized way of interacting with the environment and experiencing it- a generalization a child makes based on comparable occurences of various actins - usally physical - motor actions






3. Pioneer in Rational-Emotive Therapy (RET) - focuses on altering client's patterns of irrational thinking to reduce maladaptive behavior and emotions






4. Light sensitive cells (rods and cones) that convert light to electrochemical impulses






5. Any behavior intended to harm another person or thing.






6. Eating disorder most common in adolescent females characterized by weight less than 85% of normal - restricted eating - and unrealistic body image






7. Freud's level of mental life that consists of mental activities beyond people's normal awareness.






8. The study if the overlapping fields of perception - learning - memory - and thought - with a special emphasis on how people attend to - acquire - transform - store - and retrieve knowledge.






9. In psychoanalysis - an unwillingness to cooperate - which a patient signals by showing a reluctance to provide the therapist with information or to help the therapist understand or interpret a situation.






10. Repetitive review of information with little or no interpretation






11. Assesses and counsels students - consults with educators and parents - and performs behavioral intervention when necessary






12. Four distinct stages of sleep during which no rapid eye movements occur.






13. Process of changing from a totally self-oriented point of view to one tha recognizes other people's feelings - ideas - and viewpoints






14. Defense mechanism by which people refuse to accept reality.






15. Differential psychology AKA 'London School' of Experimental Psychology; Contributions: behavioral genetics - maintains that personality & ability depend almost entirely on genetic inheritance; compared identical & fraternal twins - hereditary differe






16. Perspective developed by freud - which assumes that psychological problems are the result of anxiety resulting from unresolved conflicts and forces of which a person might be unaware






17. A tentative statement or idea expressing a causal relationship between two events or variables that is to be evaluated in a research study






18. First menstrual period






19. The behavior of individuals when confronted with a situation or task that requires insight or determination of some unknown elements.






20. Graphical record of brain-wave activity obtained through electrodes placed on the scalp and forehead






21. 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






22. Part of the brain involved in sleep/wake cycles; also connects cerebellum and medulla to the cerebral cortex






23. Pioneer in observational learning (AKA social learning) - stated that people profit from the mistakes/successes of others; Studies: Bobo Dolls-adults demonstrated 'appropriate' play with dolls - children mimicked play






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






25. Neurotransmitter that influences voluntary movement - attention - alertness; lack of dopamine linked with Parkinson's disease; too much is linked with schizophrenia






26. The proportion of variation among individuals that is due to genetic causes






27. Early-emerging and long-lasting individual differences in disposition and in the intensity and especially the quality of emotional reactions






28. Reinforcer that has survival value for an organism; this value does not have to be learned






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






30. Retrieval cues that match original information work better






31. A score that expresses an individual's position relative to the mean - based on the standard deviation






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






33. The negative response evoked when there is an inconsistency between a person's self-image as being free to choose and the person's realization that someone is trying to force him or her to choose a particular occurrence.






34. Process by which stored information is recovered from memory






35. Social Psychology; Helping behavior - personal responsibility; studied the effects of enhanced personal responsibility and helping behavior






36. The ability to perceive - express - understand - and regulate emotions






37. The process of maintaining or keeping information readily available; the locations where information is held






38. 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






39. Rules of proper and acceptable conduct that investigators use to guide psychological research






40. State with deep relaxation and heightened suggestibility






41. Tiny oval-shaped sacs in a terminal of one neuron; assist in transferring mineral impulse from one neuron to another neuron by releasing specific neurotransmitters






42. Perspective that focuses on the mental processes involved in perception - learning - memory - and thinking






43. The depth and richness of a hue determined by determined by the homogeneity of the wavelengths contained in the reflected light; also known as purity.






44. The inability to perceive different hues.






45. A drug that increases alertness - reduces fatigue - and elevates mood






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






47. The biochemical processes that make it easier for the neuron to respond again when it has been stimulated






48. 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






49. In Freud's theory - the technique of providing a context - meaning - or cause for a specific idea - feeling - or set of behaviors; the process of tying a set of behaviors to its unconscious determinant.






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







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