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  1. 3. THE ENDURING BEHAVIORS, IDEAS, ATTITUDES, VALUES, AND TRADITIONS SHARED BY A GROUP OF PEOPLE AND TRANSMITTED FROM ONE GENERATION TO THE NEXT.
  2. 5. A VARIETY OF THERAPIES THAT AIM TO IMPROVE PSYCHOLOGICAL FUNCTIONING BY INCREASING THE CLIENT’S AWARENESS OF UNDERLYING MOTIVES AND DEFENSES.
  3. 7. FRIEDMAN AND ROSENMAN’S TERM FOR EASYGOING, RELAXED PEOPLE.UNCONDITIONAL POSITIVE REGARD A CARING, ACCEPTING, NONJUDGMENTAL ATTITUDE, WHICH CARL ROGERS BELIEVED WOULD HELP CLIENTS TO DEVELOP SELF-AWARENESS AND SELF-ACCEPTANCE.
  4. 9. A MEASURE OF INTELLIGENCE TEST PERFORMANCE DEVISED BY BINET; THE CHRONOLOGICAL AGE THAT MOST TYPICALLY CORRESPONDS TO A GIVEN LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE. THUS, A CHILD WHO DOES AS WELL AS THE AVERAGE 8-YEAR-OLD IS SAID TO HAVE A MENTAL AGE OF 8.
  5. 10. TREATMENT INVOLVING PSYCHOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CONSISTS OF INTERACTIONS BETWEEN A TRAINED THERAPIST AND SOMEONE SEEKING TO OVERCOME PSYCHOLOGICAL DIFFICULTIES OR ACHIEVE PERSONAL GROWTH.
  6. 13. THE TENDENCY TO BE MORE CONFIDENT THAN CORRECT TO OVERESTIMATE THE ACCURACY OF OUR BELIEFS AND JUDGMENTS.
  7. 15. THE INTERPLAY THAT OCCURS WHEN THE EFFECT OF ONE FACTOR (SUCH AS ENVIRONMENT) DEPENDS ON ANOTHER FACTOR (SUCH AS HEREDITY).
  8. 18. A TESTABLE PREDICTION, OFTEN IMPLIED BY A THEORY.
  9. 20. RECURRING PROBLEMS IN FALLING OR STAYING ASLEEP.
  10. 24. THE PROCESS OF ACQUIRING NEW AND RELATIVELY ENDURING INFORMATION OR BEHAVIORS.
  11. 25. A MOMENTARY SENSORY MEMORY OF VISUAL STIMULI; A PHOTOGRAPHIC OR PICTURE-IMAGE MEMORY LASTING NO MORE THAN A FEW TENTHS OF A SECOND.
  12. 26. THE LOSS OF SELF-AWARENESS AND SELF-RESTRAINT OCCURRING IN GROUP SITUATIONS THAT FOSTER AROUSAL AND ANONYMITY.
  13. 28. A SAMPLE THAT FAIRLY REPRESENTS A POPULATION BECAUSE EACH MEMBER HAS AN EQUAL CHANCE OF INCLUSION.
  14. 29. THE TRANSPARENT STRUCTURE BEHIND THE PUPIL THAT CHANGES SHAPE TO HELP FOCUS IMAGES ON THE RETINA.
  15. 30. OUR ACCUMULATED KNOWLEDGE AND VERBAL SKILLS; TENDS TO INCREASE WITH AGE.
  16. 31. DECREASING RESPONSIVENESS WITH REPEATED STIMULATION. AS INFANTS GAIN FAMILIARITY WITH REPEATED EXPOSURE TO A VISUAL STIMULUS, THEIR INTEREST WANES AND THEY LOOK AWAY SOONER.
  17. 32. WHORF’S HYPOTHESIS THAT LANGUAGE DETERMINES THE WAY WE THINK.
  18. 33. THE MIDDLE SCORE IN A DISTRIBUTION; HALF THE SCORES ARE ABOVE IT AND HALF ARE BELOW IT.
  19. 34. THE STUDY OF THE RELATIVE POWER AND LIMITS OF GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES ON BEHAVIOR.
  20. 35. IN PIAGET’S THEORY, THE STAGE (FROM ABOUT 2 TO ABOUT 6 OR 7 YEARS OF AGE) DURING WHICH A CHILD LEARNS TO USE LANGUAGE BUT DOES NOT YET COMPREHEND THE MENTAL OPERATIONS OF CONCRETE LOGIC.
  21. 39. A COMPLEX BEHAVIOR THAT IS RIGIDLY PATTERNED THROUGHOUT ALL SPECIES AND IS UNLEARNED.
  22. 41. THE PROCESSING OF MANY ASPECTS OF A PROBLEM SIMULTANEOUSLY; THE BRAIN’S NATURAL MODE OF INFORMATION PROCESSING FOR MANY FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING VISION. CONTRASTS WITH THE STEP-BY-STEP (SERIAL) PROCESSING OF MOST COMPUTERS AND OF CONSCIOUS PROBLEM SOLVING.
  23. 42. A STUDY IN WHICH PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT AGES ARE COMPARED WITH ONE ANOTHER.
  24. 45. ACCORDING TO FREUD, A RESERVOIR OF MOSTLY UNACCEPTABLE THOUGHTS, WISHES, FEELINGS, AND MEMORIES. ACCORDING TO CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOLOGISTS, INFORMATION PROCESSING OF WHICH WE ARE UNAWARE.
  25. 46. A STATISTICAL INDEX OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TWO THINGS
  26. 48. A TYPE OF EXPOSURE THERAPY THAT ASSOCIATES A PLEASANT RELAXED STATE WITH GRADUALLY INCREASING ANXIETY-TRIGGERING STIMULI. COMMONLY USED TO TREAT PHOBIAS.
  27. 49. THE JUNCTION BETWEEN THE AXON TIP OF THE SENDING NEURON AND THE DENDRITE OR CELL BODY OF THE RECEIVING NEURON. THE TINY GAP AT THIS JUNCTION IS CALLED THE SYNAPTIC GAP OR SYNAPTIC CLEFT.
  28. 51. THE PRINCIPLE THAT, TO BE PERCEIVED AS DIFFERENT, TWO STIMULI MUST DIFFER BY A CONSTANT MINIMUM PERCENTAGE (RATHER THAN A CONSTANT AMOUNT).
  29. 52. BEGINNING AT ABOUT 4 MONTHS, THE STAGE OF SPEECH DEVELOPMENT IN WHICH THE INFANT SPONTANEOUSLY UTTERS VARIOUS SOUNDS AT FIRST UNRELATED TO THE HOUSEHOLD LANGUAGE.
  30. 53. IN PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY, THE EGO’S PROTECTIVE METHODS OF REDUCING ANXIETY BY UNCONSCIOUSLY DISTORTING REALITY.
  31. 57. THE STUDY OF PARANORMAL PHENOMENA, INCLUDING ESP AND PSYCHOKINESIS
  32. 58. THE INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDY OF THE BRAIN ACTIVITY LINKED WITH COGNITION
  33. 59. AN ETHICAL PRINCIPLE THAT RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS BE TOLD ENOUGH TO ENABLE THEM TO CHOOSE WHETHER THEY WISH TO PARTICIPATE.
  34. 60. THE FIRST MENSTRUAL PERIOD.
  35. 62. ENCODING SEMANTICALLY, BASED ON THE MEANING OF THE WORDS; TENDS TO YIELD THE BEST RETENTION.
  36. 63. IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE, THE INFLUENCE OF BODILY SENSATIONS, GESTURES, AND OTHER STATES ON COGNITIVE PREFERENCES AND JUDGMENTS
  37. 64. THE POST EXPERIMENTAL EXPLANATION OF A STUDY, INCLUDING ITS PURPOSE AND ANY DECEPTIONS, TO ITS PARTICIPANTS.
  38. 66. AN INNATELY REINFORCING STIMULUS, SUCH AS ONE THAT SATISFIES A BIOLOGICAL NEED.
  39. 68. THE PERSISTENCE OF LEARNING OVER TIME THROUGH THE STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL OF INFORMATION.
  40. 69. MENTAL QUALITY CONSISTING OF THE ABILITY TO LEARN FROM EXPERIENCE, SOLVE PROBLEMS, AND USE KNOWLEDGE TO ADAPT TO NEW SITUATIONS.
  41. 70. THE CONCEPT THAT DISEASES, IN THIS CASE PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS, HAVE PHYSICAL CAUSES THAT CAN BE DIAGNOSED, TREATED, AND, IN MOST CASES, CURED, OFTEN THROUGH TREATMENT IN A HOSPITAL.
  42. 71. THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY IN A LIGHT OR SOUND WAVE, WHICH WE PERCEIVE AS BRIGHTNESS OR LOUDNESS, AS DETERMINED BY THE WAVE’S AMPLITUDE.
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  1. 1. THE PERIOD OF SEXUAL MATURATION, DURING WHICH A PERSON BE- COMES CAPABLE OF REPRODUCING.
  2. 2. THE MODE OF THINKING THAT OCCURS WHEN THE DESIRE FOR HARMONY IN A DECISION-MAKING GROUP OVERRIDES A REALISTIC APPRAISAL OF ALTERNATIVES.
  3. 4. A PSYCHOLOGICAL NEED TO USE A DRUG, SUCH AS TO RELIEVE NEGATIVE EMOTIONS.
  4. 6. NEURONS THAT CARRY INCOMING INFORMATION FROM THE SENSORY RECEPTORS TO THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD.
  5. 8. AN EVENT THAT TENDS TO DECREASE THE BEHAVIOR THAT IT FOLLOWS.
  6. 11. OUR SENSE OF BEING MALE OR FEMALE.
  7. 12. A TECHNIQUE THAT USES MAGNETIC FIELDS AND RADIO WAVES TO PRODUCE COMPUTER-GENERATED IMAGES OF SOFT TISSUE.
  8. 14. THE EXTENT TO WHICH A TEST MEASURES OR PREDICTS WHAT IT IS SUP- POSED TO. (SEE ALSO CONTENT VALIDITY AND PREDICTIVE VALIDITY.)
  9. 16. THE LARGE BAND OF NEURAL FIBERS CONNECTING THE TWO BRAIN HEMISPHERES AND CARRYING MESSAGES BETWEEN THEM.
  10. 17. AN ILLUSION OF MOVEMENT CREATED WHEN TWO OR MORE ADJACENT LIGHTS BLINK ON AND OFF IN QUICK SUCCESSION.
  11. 19. RESULTING FROM ONE’S WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT OTHERS’ OPINIONS ABOUT REALITY.
  12. 21. GOAL-ORIENTED LEADERSHIP THAT SETS STANDARDS, ORGANIZES WORK, AND FOCUSES ATTENTION ON GOALS.
  13. 22. IN CLASSICAL CONDITIONING, AN UN- LEARNED, NATURALLY OCCURRING RESPONSE (SUCH AS SALIVATION) TO AN UN- CONDITIONED STIMULUS (US) (SUCH AS FOOD IN THE MOUTH).
  14. 23. IN CLASSICAL CONDITIONING, THE LEARNED ABILITY TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN A CONDITIONED STIMULUS AND STIMULI THAT DO NOT SIGNAL AN UNCONDITIONED STIMULUS.
  15. 27. THE NEURON EXTENSION THAT PASSES MESSAGES THROUGH ITS BRANCHES TO OTHER NEURONS OR TO MUSCLES OR GLANDS.
  16. 36. THE MINIMUM DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TWO STIMULI REQUIRED FOR DETECTION 50 PERCENT OF THE TIME. WE EXPERIENCE THE DIFFERENCE THRESHOLD AS A JUST NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE (OR JND).
  17. 37. A CONDITION OF LIMITED MENTAL ABILITY, INDICATED BY AN INTELLIGENCE SCORE OF 70 OR BELOW AND DIFFICULTY IN ADAPTING TO THE DEMANDS OF LIFE; VARIES FROM MILD TO PROFOUND. (FORMERLY REFERRED TO AS MENTAL RETARDATION.)
  18. 38. ALLEVIATING STRESS USING EMOTIONAL, COGNITIVE, OR BEHAVIORAL METHODS.
  19. 40. A PSYCHOSURGICAL PROCEDURE ONCE USED TO CALM UNCONTROLLABLY EMOTIONAL OR VIOLENT PATIENTS. THE PROCEDURE CUT THE NERVES CONNECTING THE FRONTAL LOBES TO THE EMOTION-CONTROLLING CENTERS OF THE INNER BRAIN
  20. 43. TISSUE DESTRUCTION. A BRAIN LESION IS A NATURALLY OR EXPERIMENTALLY CAUSED DESTRUCTION OF BRAIN TISSUE.
  21. 44. A MEASURE OF THE EXTENT TO WHICH TWO FACTORS VARY TOGETHER, AND THUS OF HOW WELL EITHER FACTOR PREDICTS THE OTHER.
  22. 47. ASSIGNING PARTICIPANTS TO EXPERIMENTAL AND CONTROL GROUPS BY CHANCE, THUS MINIMIZING PREEXISTING DIFFERENCES BE- TWEEN THOSE ASSIGNED TO THE DIFFERENT GROUPS.
  23. 50. THE TIME OF NATURAL CESSATION OF MENSTRUATION; ALSO REFERS TO THE BIOLOGICAL CHANGES A WOMAN EXPERIENCES AS HER ABILITY TO RE- PRODUCE DECLINES.
  24. 54. A SLEEP DISORDER CHARACTERIZED BY UNCONTROLLABLE SLEEP AT- TACKS. THE SUFFERER MAY LAPSE DIRECTLY INTO REM SLEEP, OFTEN AT INOPPORTUNE TIMES.
  25. 55. AN ANXIETY DISORDER MARKED BY UNPREDICTABLE, MINUTES- LONG EPISODES OF INTENSE DREAD IN WHICH A PERSON EXPERIENCES TERROR AND ACCOMPANYING CHEST PAIN, CHOKING, OR OTHER FRIGHTENING SENSATIONS
  26. 56. THE ADJUSTABLE OPENING IN THE CENTER OF THE EYE THROUGH WHICH LIGHT ENTERS.
  27. 61. EARLY SPEECH STAGE IN WHICH A CHILD SPEAKS LIKE A TELEGRAM—“GO CAR”—USING MOSTLY NOUNS AND VERBS.
  28. 65. THINKING THAT DOES NOT BLINDLY ACCEPT ARGUMENTS AND CONCLUSIONS. RATHER, IT EXAMINES ASSUMPTIONS, DISCERNS HIDDEN VALUES, EVALUATES EVIDENCE, AND ASSESSES CONCLUSIONS.
  29. 67. THE BASE OF THE BRAINSTEM; CONTROLS HEARTBEAT AND BREATHING.