50 Term Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 1. in Piaget's theory, the stage of cognitive development (from about 6 or 7 to 11 years of age) during which children gain the mental operations that enable them to think logically about concrete events
  2. 3. illusion, caused by very slight movements of the eye, that a stationary point of light in a dark room is moving
  3. 9. a memory technique, where one thinks about the meaning of the term to be remembered instead of repeating the word to themselve multiple times in a row
  4. 16. A theory of motivation suggesting that people are motivated to maintain an optimal level of alertness and physical and mental activation.
  5. 17. benefits or recognition received from someone else
  6. 19. The process during the action potential when sodium is rushing into the cell causing the interior to become more positive
  7. 21. a theory of dreaming; where the brain attempts to make sense of random activity that happens during sleep by synthesizing the activity with stored memories
  8. 23. According to Jung, emotionally charged images and thought forms that have universal meaning.
  9. 25. the part of the peripheral nervous system that controls the glands and the muscles of the internal organs (such as the heart). Its sympathetic division arouses; its parasympathetic division calms.
  10. 27. pioneer of intelligence (IQ) tests, he designed a test to identify delayed learners in need of help-not available in the U.S.
  11. 28. an early period in the life when exposure to certain stimuli or experiences produces normal development in an organism
  12. 30. Where various solutions are given, creative thinking that diverges in different directions
  13. 31. 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
  14. 34. a biomedical therapy for severely depressed patients where a quick electric current is sent through the brain of an anesthetized patient
  15. 39. he focused on emotion; he found that facial expressions are universal
  16. 41. a depth cue, such as retinal disparity, that depends on the use of two eyes
  17. 42. the need to build relationships and to feel part of a group
  18. 43. in classical conditioning, the learned response to a previously neutral (but now conditioned) stimulus (CS)
  19. 44. the least amount of stimulation that is necessary to identify a particular stimulus half of the time
  20. 45. the rise in average IQ scores that has occurred over decades
  21. 46. Controls language expression, an area of the frontal lobe, usually in the left hemisphere, that directs the muscle movements involved in speech
Down
  1. 1. organizing items into familiar units, usually occurs automatically
  2. 2. Believed language was innate; developmental theorist
  3. 4. the weakening of conditioned response; the conditioned response eventually stops
  4. 5. the large band of neural fibers connecting the two brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them
  5. 6. a neural impulse; a brief electrical charge that travels down an axon
  6. 7. 7 plus or minus 2
  7. 8. Breaking down the available problem solutions to determine the single best solution
  8. 10. the period immediately following the firing of a nerve fiber when it cannot be stimulated no matter how great a stimulus is applied
  9. 11. 1902-1994; neo-Freudian, humanistic; he created an 8-stage theory to show how people evolve through the lifespan
  10. 12. A defense mechanism that shifts sexual or aggressive impulses toward a more acceptable object or person that is not as threatening
  11. 13. perceiving depth; the extent to which the eyes need to focus inward when looking at an object that is closer to us
  12. 14. Pavlov: a type of learning in which an organism comes to associate stimuli
  13. 15. the minimum difference between two stimuli required for detection half of the time
  14. 18. a tendency to search for information that supports our preconceptions and to ignore contradictory evidence
  15. 20. in Piaget's theory, the stage of cognitive development (normally beginning about age 12) during which people begin to think logically about abstract concepts
  16. 22. developed by Piaget, when one must modify their schemas after learning new information or having new experiences
  17. 23. a prompt that helps us remember
  18. 24. interpreting our new experiences in terms of our existing schemas
  19. 26. openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism
  20. 29. 1870-1937; neo-Freudian, psychodynamic; style of life, inferiority/superiority complexes, childhood influences personality formation
  21. 32. A logical rule or procedure that guarantees solving a particular problem. Contrasts with the usually speedier- but also more errors prone- use of heuristics.
  22. 33. Where objects that are farther away from the viewer appear hazier due to the atmosphere
  23. 35. Motivation derives from biological needs or drives
  24. 36. culturally determined rules about which nonverbal behaviors are appropriate to display
  25. 37. neurons that take information from the brain and sends it to muscles and organs throughout the body
  26. 38. scientific study that aims to solve practical problems
  27. 39. Prohibits us from acting on our basic urges to balance our morals
  28. 40. inherited characteristic that increases an organism's chance of survival