Psychology Vocab

3. social influence, AN INFLUENCE THAT SPAWNS TO EITHER GAIN APPROVAL OR AVOID APPROVAL.
6. complex, According to Freud a boy's sexual desires towards his mother and feelings of jealousy and hatred towards his father who the boy sees as a rival.
10. definition, Statement of steps that are used to define research variables
11. curve, bell shaped curve that depicts many physical and psychological attributes.
12. lobe, The portion of the cerebral cortex (brain) that is located at the back of the head
13. AN ANXIETY DISORDER CHARACTERIZED BY UNWANTED REPETITIVE THOUGHTS AND/OR ACTIONS.
14. theory, The theory that the opposing retinal process enable color vision.
16. reinforcement, Increasing a behavior by stopping or reducing negative stimuli
17. lessens pain and anxiety
18. word stage, The stage in speech development usually around 1-2 years old where a person mostly speaks in single words
19. permanence, AWARENESS THAT THINGS CONTINUE TO EXIST EVEN WHEN WE ARE NOT THERE TO PERCEIVE THEM HAPPENING.

1. nON-RAPID EYE MOVEMENT SLEEP
2. sleep disorder covering sleep attacks
4. Tendency to be more confident than correct.
5. Formation of new neurons
7. THE UNDERSTOOD RULE OR ACCEPTED/EXPECTED BEHAVIOR IN A SETTING.
8. terrors, A sleep disorder characterized by intense emotions.
9. observation, observing a naturally occurring situation
15. race effect, THE TENDENCY TO RECALL FACES OF ONE'S OWN RACE MORE ACCURATELY THAN FACES OF OTHER RACES.