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Absent mindedness |
Forgetting due to lapse in attention |
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Absolute Treshold |
The amount of stimulation necessary for a stimulus to be detected. In practice, the presence or absence of a stimulous to be detected correctly over half the time over many trials. |
Stimulous detection |
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Abu Ghraib Prison |
Prison in Iraq made famous by revelation of photos taken by Army Reserve MP guards in the act of humiliating and torturing prisoners |
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Accommodation |
A mental process that modifies schemas in order to include new information |
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Schema |
Cluster of related information that represents ideas or concepts in semantic memory. Schemas provide a context for understanding objects and events. Piaget's theory => A mental structure or program that guides a developing child's thought |
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Acoustic encoding |
The conversion of information, especially semantic information, to sound patterns in working memory. |
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Acquisition |
The initial learning stage in classical conditioning, during which the conditioned response comes to be elicited by the conditioned stimulus |
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Action Potential |
The nerve impulse caused by a change in the electrical charge across the cell membrane of the axon. When the neuron "fires", this charge travels down the axon and cause neurotransmitters to be released by the terminal buttons. |
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Activation synthesis theory |
The theory that dreams begin (are activated) with random electrical activation coming from the brain stem. Dreams, then, are the brain's attempt to make sense of (synthesize) this random activity |
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Active listener |
A person who gives the speaker feedback in forms such as nodding, paraphrasing, maintaining an expression that shows interest, and asking questions for clarification. |
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Acute stress |
A temporary state of arousal, caused by a stressor, with a distinct onset and limited duration. |
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Addiction |
A condition in which a person continues to use a drug despite its adverse effects- often despite repeated attempts to discontinue using the drug. Physical or psychological dependence |
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Adolescence |
In industrial societies, a developemental period begining at puberty and ending (less clearly) at adulthood. |
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Adoption study |
A method of separating the effect of nature and nurture. Y which investigators compare characteristics of adopted children with those individuals in their biological and adoptive families |
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Affective disturbances |
Disorders of emotion or mood. |
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Afterimages |
Sensations that linger after the stimulus is removed. Most visual after-images are negative afterimages, which appear in reverse colors |
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Agonists |
Drugs or other chemicals that enhance or mimic the effects of neurotransmitters. |
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Agoraphobia |
A fear of public places and open spaces, commonly accompanying panic disorder. |
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Alarm phase |
First phase of GAS, during which body resources are mobilized to cope with the stressor |
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General Adaptation syndrome (GAS) |
A three-phase pattern of physical response to a chronic stressor |
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Algorithms |
Problem solving procedures or formulas that guarantee a correct outcome, if applied correctly. |
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All-or-none principle |
Refers to the fact that action potential in the axon occurs either completely or not at all. |
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