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1. Acetycholine: neurotransmitter associated with voluntary movement, sleep and x x x x x x x
wakefulness. Too little is associated with Alzheimer's x x x x x x
2. Analysis of Variance/ANOVA: inferential statistical procedure used to
x x x x x x x
compare 2 or more means to see if the difference is not chance (need p<.05 for
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
statistical significance)
x x
3. Aphasia: impairment of ability to communicate either through oral or
x x x x x x x x x
written discourse as a result of brain damage. Ex. Wernicke's or Broca's
x x x x x x x x x x x
4. Optimum Arousal Theory: Theory stating that we are motivated by our x x x x x x x x x x
innate desire to maintain an personally preferred level of arousal.
x x x x x x x x x x
5. Broca's Aphasia: Loss of function associated with damage to a specific area
x x x x x x x x x x x
of the left frontal lobe, demonstrated by impairment in producing
x x x x x x x x x x
understandable speech.
x x
6. Egocentric: young child's inability to understand another person's perspective
x x x x x x x x
- typical of Piaget's preoperational stage
x x x x x x
7. Concrete Operational Stage: According to Piaget - stage of cognitive develop-
x x x x x x x x x x
ment where child between ages of 7 and 12 begins thinking more globally and
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
outside of the self but are still deficient in abstract thought.
x x x x x x x x x x x
8. ConstructValidity: Validity answers the question of whether or not the measuring
x x x x x x x x x x x
xdevice actually measures the theoretical idea under question.
x x x x x x x
9. Convergence: Binocular cue to distance referring to fact that the closer an object x x x x x x x x x x x x
is, the more inward our eyes need to turn in order to focus
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
10. Dopamine Hypothesis: Theory that schizophrenia is caused by an excess x x x x x x x x x
amount of dopamine in brain. Research has found that medication to reduce
x x x x x x x x x x x x
dopamine can reduce the positive symptoms of schizophrenia.
x x x x x x x x
11. Endorphins: neurotransmitter involved in pain relief, and feelings of x x x x x x x x
pleasure and contentedness.
x x x
12. Epinephrine: neurotransmitter involved in energy and glucose metabolism. x x x x x x x
13. External Validity: The extent to which data collected from a sample can
x x x x x x x x x x x
be generalized to the entire population.
x x x x x x
14. Factor Analysis: A statistical technique used combine data into similar groups
x x x x x x x x x x
15. Frequency Effect: The phenomenon in memory which states that we tend x x x x x x x x x x
to remember information better if it is repeated.
x x x x x x x x
16. Formal Operational Stage: Piaget's fourth and final stage of cognitive develop-
x x x x x x x x x x
ment where thinking becomes more abstract. 12+ years
x x x x x x x x
17. Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis: Theory arguing that aggression is the x x x x x x x
xnatural reaction to frustration. x x x
18. g factor: Basic intelligence of Spearman's theory.Typically compared to s which
x x x x x x x x x x x
represents specific intelligences.
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19. Gender Identity: Internal sense of being either male or female. Usually congru-
x x x x x x x x x x x
ent with biological gender, but not always.
x x x x x x
20. Hawthorne Effect: Phenomenon that subject behavior changes by mere fact x x x x x x x x x
that they are being observed.
x x x x x
21. Introspection: The process of examining one's own consciousness used by x x x x x x x x x
xStructuralists and Functionalist researchers x x x
22. Legitimate Power: Power derived through one's position, such as a x x x x x x x x x
police officer or elected official.
x x x x x
23. Motive: Internal states that provide direction for one's behaviors.
x x x x x x x x
24. Norepinephrine: neurotransmitter associated with eating and alertness. x x x x x x
Too little has been associated with depression in addition to serotonin
x x x x x x x x x x x
25. Overlearning: A technique used to improve memory where info is learned x x x x x x x x x x
to the point that it can be repeated without mistake more than one time.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Continuted rehearsal after material is leanred - Ebbinghaus
x x x x x x x x
26. Phi Phenomenon: The perception of motion based on two or more stationary
x x x x x x x x x x x
objects (e.g., perception of chaser lights brought about by different lights blinking
x x x x x x x x x x x x
at different times).
x x x
27. Criterion Validity: A measurements ability to predict scores on anotherx x x x x x x x x
mea- surement that is related or purports to measure the same or similar
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
construct
x
28. Preoperational Stage: Piaget's second stage of cognitive development in which a x x x x x x x x x x
child develops objects permanency and language. 2-7 years
x x x x x x x x
29. Proactive Interference: Interference in memory due to prior learning. x x x x x x x x
30. r: Symbol used for the Pearson-product moment correlation (correlation
x x x x x x x x
coeffi- cien
x x
31. Reaction Formation: defense mechanism where unacceptable impulses are x x x x x x x
xconverted to their opposite. x x x
32. Reticular Formation (Reticular Activating System): Part of brain stem in- x x x x x x x x x
xvolved in arousal and attention, sleep and wakefulness, and control of
x x x x x x x x x x
reflexes.
x
33. Retinal Disparity: Binocular cue to distance referring to distance between the
x x x x x x x x x x
two images sent to the brain by our eyes.The farther apart these images, the closer
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
the object.
x x
34. Retroactive Interference: Interference in memory created by later learning. x x x x x x x x
35. Self Serving Bias: The tendency to assign internal attributes to successes and
x x x x x x x x x x x
xexternal factors to failures. x x x
36. Sensorimotor Stage: The first stage in Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Develop- x x x x x x x x x x
ment where a child's primary way of learning about the world is through the
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
senses and movement. 0-2 years
x x x x x
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1. Acetycholine: neurotransmitter associated with voluntary movement, sleep and x x x x x x x
wakefulness. Too little is associated with Alzheimer's x x x x x x
2. Analysis of Variance/ANOVA: inferential statistical procedure used to
x x x x x x x
compare 2 or more means to see if the difference is not chance (need p<.05 for
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
statistical significance)
x x
3. Aphasia: impairment of ability to communicate either through oral or
x x x x x x x x x
written discourse as a result of brain damage. Ex. Wernicke's or Broca's
x x x x x x x x x x x
4. Optimum Arousal Theory: Theory stating that we are motivated by our x x x x x x x x x x
innate desire to maintain an personally preferred level of arousal.
x x x x x x x x x x
5. Broca's Aphasia: Loss of function associated with damage to a specific area
x x x x x x x x x x x
of the left frontal lobe, demonstrated by impairment in producing
x x x x x x x x x x
understandable speech.
x x
6. Egocentric: young child's inability to understand another person's perspective
x x x x x x x x
- typical of Piaget's preoperational stage
x x x x x x
7. Concrete Operational Stage: According to Piaget - stage of cognitive develop-
x x x x x x x x x x
ment where child between ages of 7 and 12 begins thinking more globally and
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
outside of the self but are still deficient in abstract thought.
x x x x x x x x x x x
8. ConstructValidity: Validity answers the question of whether or not the measuring
x x x x x x x x x x x
xdevice actually measures the theoretical idea under question.
x x x x x x x
9. Convergence: Binocular cue to distance referring to fact that the closer an object x x x x x x x x x x x x
is, the more inward our eyes need to turn in order to focus
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
10. Dopamine Hypothesis: Theory that schizophrenia is caused by an excess x x x x x x x x x
amount of dopamine in brain. Research has found that medication to reduce
x x x x x x x x x x x x
dopamine can reduce the positive symptoms of schizophrenia.
x x x x x x x x
11. Endorphins: neurotransmitter involved in pain relief, and feelings of x x x x x x x x
pleasure and contentedness.
x x x
12. Epinephrine: neurotransmitter involved in energy and glucose metabolism. x x x x x x x
13. External Validity: The extent to which data collected from a sample can
x x x x x x x x x x x
be generalized to the entire population.
x x x x x x
14. Factor Analysis: A statistical technique used combine data into similar groups
x x x x x x x x x x
15. Frequency Effect: The phenomenon in memory which states that we tend x x x x x x x x x x
to remember information better if it is repeated.
x x x x x x x x
16. Formal Operational Stage: Piaget's fourth and final stage of cognitive develop-
x x x x x x x x x x
ment where thinking becomes more abstract. 12+ years
x x x x x x x x
17. Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis: Theory arguing that aggression is the x x x x x x x
xnatural reaction to frustration. x x x
18. g factor: Basic intelligence of Spearman's theory.Typically compared to s which
x x x x x x x x x x x
represents specific intelligences.
x x x
1 x/
x9
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19. Gender Identity: Internal sense of being either male or female. Usually congru-
x x x x x x x x x x x
ent with biological gender, but not always.
x x x x x x
20. Hawthorne Effect: Phenomenon that subject behavior changes by mere fact x x x x x x x x x
that they are being observed.
x x x x x
21. Introspection: The process of examining one's own consciousness used by x x x x x x x x x
xStructuralists and Functionalist researchers x x x
22. Legitimate Power: Power derived through one's position, such as a x x x x x x x x x
police officer or elected official.
x x x x x
23. Motive: Internal states that provide direction for one's behaviors.
x x x x x x x x
24. Norepinephrine: neurotransmitter associated with eating and alertness. x x x x x x
Too little has been associated with depression in addition to serotonin
x x x x x x x x x x x
25. Overlearning: A technique used to improve memory where info is learned x x x x x x x x x x
to the point that it can be repeated without mistake more than one time.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Continuted rehearsal after material is leanred - Ebbinghaus
x x x x x x x x
26. Phi Phenomenon: The perception of motion based on two or more stationary
x x x x x x x x x x x
objects (e.g., perception of chaser lights brought about by different lights blinking
x x x x x x x x x x x x
at different times).
x x x
27. Criterion Validity: A measurements ability to predict scores on anotherx x x x x x x x x
mea- surement that is related or purports to measure the same or similar
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
construct
x
28. Preoperational Stage: Piaget's second stage of cognitive development in which a x x x x x x x x x x
child develops objects permanency and language. 2-7 years
x x x x x x x x
29. Proactive Interference: Interference in memory due to prior learning. x x x x x x x x
30. r: Symbol used for the Pearson-product moment correlation (correlation
x x x x x x x x
coeffi- cien
x x
31. Reaction Formation: defense mechanism where unacceptable impulses are x x x x x x x
xconverted to their opposite. x x x
32. Reticular Formation (Reticular Activating System): Part of brain stem in- x x x x x x x x x
xvolved in arousal and attention, sleep and wakefulness, and control of
x x x x x x x x x x
reflexes.
x
33. Retinal Disparity: Binocular cue to distance referring to distance between the
x x x x x x x x x x
two images sent to the brain by our eyes.The farther apart these images, the closer
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
the object.
x x
34. Retroactive Interference: Interference in memory created by later learning. x x x x x x x x
35. Self Serving Bias: The tendency to assign internal attributes to successes and
x x x x x x x x x x x
xexternal factors to failures. x x x
36. Sensorimotor Stage: The first stage in Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Develop- x x x x x x x x x x
ment where a child's primary way of learning about the world is through the
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
senses and movement. 0-2 years
x x x x x
2 x/
x9
