Psych 121 Chapter 8 +9

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analytical intelligence

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being good in problem solving, analogies, puzzles and other academic challenges

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creative intelligence

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the ability to gain insight and solve novel problems, to think in new and interesting ways

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practical intelligence

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understanding how people deal with everyday tasks

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emotional intelligence (EQ)

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a form of social intelligence that emphasizes the ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions to guide thoughts and actions

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intelligence

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the human ability to use knowledge, solve problems, understand complex ideas, learn quickly and adapt to environmental challenges

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mental age

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an assessment of a child's intellectual standing relative to that of his or her peers; determined by a comparison of the child's test score with the average score for children of each chronological age

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intelligence quotient (IQ)

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the number computer by dividing a child's estimated mental age by the child's chronological age, and then multiplying this number by 100

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general intelligence (g)

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the idea that one general factor underlies all mental abilities

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fluid intelligence

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information processing in novel or complex circumstances

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crystallized intelligence

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knowledge acquired through experience and the ability to use that knowledge

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multiple intelligences

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the idea that people can show different skills in a variety of different domains

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motivation

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facvtors that energize, direct, or sustain behaviour

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need

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state of biological or social deficiencies within the body

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need hierarchy

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Maslow's arrangement of needs, in which basic survival needs are lowest and personal growth needs are highest in terms of ultimate priority

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self-actualization

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a state that is achieves when one's personal dreams and aspiration have been attained

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drive

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psychological state that motivated an organism to satisfy its needs

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arousal

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term to describe psychological activation, such as increased brain activity, autonomic responses, sweating or muscle tension

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homeostasis

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the tendency for bodily functions to maintain equilibrium

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incentives

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external stimuli that motivate behaviours

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Yerkes-Dodson law

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a psychological principle that distates that behavioural efficiency increase with arousal up to an optimum point, after which it decreases with increasing arousal

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extrinsic motivation

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motivation to perform an activity because of the external goals toward which that activity is directed

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intrinsic motivation

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motivation to perform an activity because of the value or pleasure associated with that activity, rather than for an apparent biological goal or purpose

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creativity

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the capacity to generate or recognize ideas, alternatives, or possibilities that may be useful in solving problems, communicating with others, or entertaining ourselves and others

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need to belong theory

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the need for interpersonal attachments is a fundamental motive that has evolved for adaptive purposes

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social comparison theory

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people are motivated to have accurate information about themselves and others

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social exclusion theory

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axiety warns individuals that they may be facing rejection from their social groups

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neophobia

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fear of novel things

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hyperphagia

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when ventromedial region of the hypothalamus is damaged, causing food intake to increase

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aphagia

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when lateral region of the hypothalamus is damaged causing food intake to decrease

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sexual scripts

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cognitive beliefs about how a sexual episode should be acted

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sexual response cycle

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a pattern of physiological responses during sexual activity

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erotic plasticity

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the degree to which the sex drive can be shaped by social, cultural and situational factors

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sexual strategies theory

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evolutionary theory that suggests men and women look for different qualities in their relationship partners due to the gender-specific adaptive problems they've faces throughout human history