Across
- 3. theory that claims that prejudice offers an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame
- 6. theory that proposes that forgetting occurs because memory traces fade over time, through the amount of time is not as crucial
- 10. is the finding that repeated observation of a stimulus promotes greater liking of the stimulus
- 12. theory of motivation that suggests a desirable level of activity needed to successfully complete a task
- 13. theory of motivation that stems from a need to return to homeostasis - a state of physiological equilibrium or stability
- 14. theory that the spinal cord blocks or allows pain signals to pass the brain
- 17. the rule that we should pay back in kind what we receive from others
- 18. theory of emotion that states the conscious experience of emotion results from one's perception of autonomic arousal
- 19. ____ the tendency for distributed study/practice to yield better long-term retention
- 20. _____ effect is when subjects feel change despite receiving empty, fake, or ineffectual treatments
- 21. ____ effect is overestimating others' noticing and evaluating our appearance, performance, and blunders
- 23. occurs when members of a cohesive group emphasize concurrence at the expense of critical thinking in arriving at a decision
- 24. the theory that people forget information because of a competition from other material
- 25. ____ effect explains why IQ tests are periodically re-normed so the mean score remains 100
Down
- 1. effect when people are less likely ot provide needed help when they are in groups than when they are alone
- 2. when there is a disagreement between what we do and what we believe, we change our attitudes to reduce feelings of discomfort
- 4. states that the human eye holds specialized receptors associated with the absorbing the colors red, blue, and green
- 5. illusion of movement created when two or more lights next to each other blink one and off
- 7. social influence technique that suggests people who agree to a small request are more likely to agree to a larger one
- 8. theory of hearing that states hair cells are triggered independently
- 9. the theory of emotion that states the physical and psychological states happen simultaneously
- 11. theory of hearling that states perception of pitch corresponds to the rate at which the whole basilar membrane vibrates
- 15. theory that states that color perception depends on receptors that make opposite responses to three pairs of colors
- 16. the improved performance of tasks when in the presence of others
- 22. theory that neurons either send signals or they don't; there is no in between