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Insulin
________- hormone that facilitates the movement of glucose from blood into the cells of the body.
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Teratogen
________- environmental substance that has the potential to harm the developing organism.
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Glycogen
________- starchy molecule that is produced from excess glucose in the body.
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Hallucinogenic
________- drug that simultaneously excites and inhibits normal neural activity, thereby causing distortions in perception.
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Suprachiasmatic nucleus
________ (SCN)- group of cells signaling other areas when to be aroused and when to shut down.
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Stimulant
________- drug that speeds up normal brain functioning.
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Assimilation
________- process by which an existing schema is used to understand something new in the environment.
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Accommodation
________- process by which schema change in order to understand something new in the environment.
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Enuresis
________- condition in which a person over 5 shows an inability to control urination during sleep.
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Estrus
________- period of "heat "in which females are receptive to males 'attempts to mate.
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THC
________- active ingredient in marijuana that affects learning, short- term memory, coordination, emotion, and appetite.
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Incubation
________- period of not thinking about a problem that helps to solve the problem.
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Nightmare
________- brief scary REM dream that is often remembered.
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Representativeness
________- reliance on the degree of categorization to judge whether or not it belongs.
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Inductive
________ reasoning- reasoning from the specific to the general.
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Instinct
________- innate impulse from within a person that directs or motivates behavior.
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Morpheme
________- smallest unit of sound in a language that have meaning.
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Cognition
________- way in which we use and store information in memory.
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Mediators
________ tend to have large ones, People with small ones more susceptible to PTSD.
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MRI
________- uses magnetic energy (uses blood flow)
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Libido
________- one's physical desire, or drive, to have sex.
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neural impulse consisting
The release of the ________ of a reversal of the electrical charge within the axon when the threshold of excitation is reached.
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Mere exposure
________ effect- idea that increased familiarity with something leads to increased liking for it.
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Centration
________- act of focusing on only one aspect or feature of an object.
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Response
________ set theory of hypnosis- hypnosis is not an altered state of consciousness, but a cognitive set responding to suggestions.
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Manifest content
________- according to Freud, what the dreamer recalls on awakening.
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Insomnia
________- sleep disorder in which a person can not get to sleep and /or stay asleep.
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Sensitive Period
________- time when genetic and environmental agents are most likely to cause birth defects.
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Tiny neural networks
________ in the spinal cord block pain signals from a particular part of the body when they receive additional signals from intense tactile stimulation being applied to the same part of the body.
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Egocentrism
________- belief that everyone thinks as you do.
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Withdrawal
________ symptom- physical or behavioral effect that occurs after a person stops using a drug.
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Temperament
________- person's general pattern of attention, arousal, and mood that is evident at birth.
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Interactionism
________- perspective that our genes and environmental influences work together to determine our characteristics.
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Kinesthesis
________- the sense of our body parts position and movement.
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Deductive
________ reasoning- reasoning from the general to the specific.
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Latent content
________- according to Freud, the symbolic meaning of a dream.
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Overextension
________- when a child uses one word to symbolize all manner of similar instances.
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Noise
________ can affect stress, learning.
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Attachment
________- emotional bond between an infant and someone or something.
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Exemplar
________- mental representation of an actual instance of a member of a category.
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Genotype
________- inherited genetic pattern for a given trait.
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Trichromatic theory
________- Three types of cones, Blue red green.
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transitional period
Emerging adulthood- ________ when young people have left adolescence but have not yet assumed adult responsibilities.
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Menarche
________- first menstruation of a female.
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Neurons
________ fire only in response to certain stimuli; they detect specific features of what we see.
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Conservation
________- understanding that an object retains its original properties even though it may look different.
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Phoneme
________- smallest unit of sound in a language.
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Ions
________- charged particles.
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metabolic rate
Resting ________- degree to which we burn energy in our bodies when not active.
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Imaginary audience
________- belief held by adolescents that everyone is watching what they do.
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Chapter 1
The Science of Psychology
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Psychology
the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
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The Scientific Method
a systematic process used to test ideas about behavior
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Theory
an explanation of why and how a behavior occurs
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Pseudopsychology
ideas without research support
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-Observer effect
tendency of people or animals to behave differently from normal when they know they are being observed
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Quasi
Experiment
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Ethics committees
IRB
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Chapter 2
Neuroscience
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Ions
charged particles
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Inside neuron
negatively charged
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The ForeBrain
The limbic system
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CAT scan
x rays
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MRI
uses magnetic energy (uses blood flow)
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PET
Measures readoactive blood
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EEG
Measures Electrical waves using electrodes
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Chapter 3
Sensation and Perception
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Wavelength (Hue)
color
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Saturation
Purity of perceived color
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Trichromatic theory
Three types of cones, Blue red green
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Protanopia
lack of functioning red cones
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Deuteranopia
lack of functioning green cones
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Tritanopia
lack of functioning blue cones
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Volley Theory
proposes that pitch is decoded by firing frequency of hair cells on the basilar membrane
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EX
rubbing a stubbed toe to diminish the pain
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Kinesthesis
the sense of our body parts position and movement
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Vestibular Sense
monitors the heads position and movement
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Manifest content
according to Freud, what the dreamer recalls on awakening
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Latent content
according to Freud, the symbolic meaning of a dream
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Response set theory of hypnosis
hypnosis is not an altered state of consciousness, but a cognitive set responding to suggestions
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Activation synthesis theory
 suggests that dreams are the by-product of the brain's random firing of neural impulses
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Sleep disorder
disturbance in the normal pattern of sleeping
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Insomnia
sleep disorder in which a person cannot get to sleep and/or stay asleep
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Night terror
Very frightening non-REM sleep episode
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Nightmare
brief scary REM dream that is often remembered
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Enuresis
condition in which a person over 5 shows an inability to control urination during sleep
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Hypnosis
state of heightened suggestibility
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Psychoactive drug
substance that influences the brain and thereby the individual's behavior
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Tolerance
condition in which more of a drug is needed to achieve the same effect
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Substance abuse disorder
condition in which a person cannot control his or her drug use
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Withdrawal symptom
physical or behavioral effect that occurs after a person stops using a drug
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Depressant
drug that inhibits or slows down normal neural functioning
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Opiate
Pain Killing drug that depresses some brian areas and excites others
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Stimulant
drug that speeds up normal brain functioning
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Hallucinogenic
drug that simultaneously excites and inhibits normal neural activity, thereby causing distortions in perception
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THC
active ingredient in marijuana that affects learning, short-term memory, coordination, emotion, and appetite
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Suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)
group of cells signaling other areas when to be aroused and when to shut down
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Motive
tendency to desire and seek out positive incentives or rewards and to avoid negative outcomes
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Instinct
innate impulse from within a person that directs or motivates behavior
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Drive reduction theory
theory of motivation that proposes that people seek to reduce internal levels of drive
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