Phyc Vocab Words

8/6/2019 Phyc Vocab Words

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1. Psychology

2. Empiricism

3. Structuralism

4. Humanistic Psyc

5. Nature-Nurtureissue

6. Natural Selection7. Levels of Analysis

8. Biopsychosocial

Approach

9. Basic Research

10. Applied Research

11. Counseling Psyc12. Clinical Psyc

13. Psychiatry

14. Hindsight Bias

15. Critical Thinking

16. Theory

17. Hypothesis

18. Operational

Definition19. Replication

20. Case Study21. Survey

22. False Consensus

Effect

23. Population

24. Random Sample

25. Naturalistic

Observation

26. Correlation27. Scatterplot

28. Illusionary

Correlation29. Experiment

30. Double-Blind

procedure

31. Placebo Effect

32. ExperimentalCondition

33. Control Condition

34. Random

Assignment

35. Independent

Variable

36. Dependent Variable

37. Mode38. Mean

39. Median40. Range

41. Standard Deviation

42. Statistical

Significance

43. Culture

44. Biological

Psychology

45. Neuron

46. Dendrite

47. Axon

48. Myelin Sheath

49. Action Potential50. Threshold

51. Synapse52. Neurotransmitters

53. Acetylcholine

(ACh)

54. Endorphins

55. Nervous System

56. Central NervousSystem (CNS)

57. Peripheral Nervous

System (PNS)

58. Nerves

59. Sensory Neurons

60. Motor Neurons

61. Interneuron

62. Somatic NervousSystem

63. Autonomic NervousSystem

64. Sympathetic

Nervous System

65. Parasympathetic

Nervous System

66. Reflex

67. Neural Networks

68. Endocrine System69. Hormones

70. Adrenal Glands

71. Pituitary Gland72. Lesion

73. Electroencephalogra

m (EEG)

74. Pet (position

emissiontomography) Scan

75. MRI (magnetic

resonance imaging)

76. fMRI (functional

magnetic resonance

imaging)

77. Brainstem

78. Medulla79. Reticular Formation

80. Thalamus81. Cerebellum

82. Limbic System

83. Amygdale

84. Hypothalamus

85. Cerebral Cortex

86. Glial Cells

87. Frontal Lobes

88. Parietal Lobes

89. Occipital Lobes

90. Temporal Lobes

91. Motor Cortex

92. Sensory Cortex93. Association Areas

94. Aphasia95. Brocas area

96. Wernickes area

97. Plasticity

98. Corpus callosum

99. Split brain

100.Environment101.Behavior Genetics

102.Chromosomes

103.DNA

104.Genes

105.Genome

106.Identical Twins

107.Fraternal Twins

108.Temperament109.Heritability

110.Interaction111.Molecular Genetics

112.Evolutionary Psyc-

Ericson

113.Natural Selection

114.Mutation

115.Gender

116.Culture

117.Norm118.Personal Space

119.Individualism

120.Collectivism121.Aggression

122.X Chromosome

123.Y Chromosome

124.Testosterone

125.Role126.Gender Role

127.Gender Identity

128.Gender-Typing

129.Social Learning

Theory

130.Gender Schema

Theory

131.Developmental Psyc132.Zygote

133.Embryo134.Fetus

135.Teratogens

136.Fetal Alcohol

Syndrome (FAS)

137.Rooting Reflex

138.Maturation

139.Schema


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140.Assimilation

141.Accommodation

142.Cognition

143.Sensorimotor Stage

144.Object permanence145.Preoperational Stage

146.Conservation147.Egocentrism

148.Theory Of Mind

149.Autism

150.Concrete Op Stage

151.Formal Op Stage

152.Stranger Anxiety153.Attachment

154.Critical Period

155.Imprinting

156.Basic Trust

157.Self-Concept

158.Adolescence

159.Puberty

160.Primary SexCharacteristics

161.Secondary SexCharacteristics

162.Menarche

163.Identity

164.Intimacy

165.Menopause

166.Alzheimers Disease

167.Cross-Sectional

Study168.Longitudinal Study

169.Crystallized

Intelligence170.Fluid Intelligence

171.Social Clock

172.Sensation

173.Perception

174.Bottom-upProcessing

175.Top-down

Processing

176.Psychophysics

177.Absolute Threshold

178.Signal Detection

Theory

179.Subliminal180.Priming

181.DifferenceThreshold

182.Webers Law

183.Sensory Adaptation

184.Transduction

185.Wavelength

186.Hue

187.Intensity

188.Pupil

189.Iris

190.Lens

191.Accommodation

192.Retina193.Acuity

194.Nearsightedness195.Farsightedness

196.Rods

197.Cones

198.Optic Nerve

199.Blind Spot

200.Fovea201.Parallel Processing

202.Young-Helmholtz

Trichromtic Theory

203.Opponent-Process

Theory

204.Color Constancy

205.Audition

206.Frequency207.Pitch

208.Middle Ear209.Cochlea

210.Inner Ear

211.Place Theory

212.Frequency Theory

213.Conduction Hearing

Loss

214.Sensorineural

Hearing Loss215.Cochlear Implant

216.Gate-Control

Theory217.Sensory Interaction

218.Kinesthesis

219.Vestibular Sense

220.Selective Attention

221.InattentionalBlindness

222.Visual Capture

223.Gestalt

224.Figure-Ground

225.Grouping

226.Depth Perception

227.Visual Cliff

228.Binocular Cues229.Retinal Disparity

230.Convergence231.Monocular Cues

232.Phi Phenomenon

233.Perceptual

Constancy

234.Perceptual

Adaptation

235.Perceptual Set

236.Human Factors

Psychology

237.Extrasensory

Perception

238.Parapsychology239.Consciousness

240.Biological Rhythm241.Circadian Rhythm

242.REM Sleep (rapid

eye movement)

243.Alpha Waves

244.Sleep

245.Hallucinations246.Delta Waves

247.Insomnia

248.Narcolepsy

249.Sleep Apnea

250.Night Terrors

251.Manifest Content

252.Latent Content

253.REM Rebound254.Hypnosis

255.PosthypnoticSuggestions

256.Dissociation

257.Psychoactive Drug

258.Tolerance

259.Withdrawal

260.Physical

Dependence

261.PsychologicalDependence

262.Addiction

263.Depressants264.Barbiturates

265.Opiates

266.Stimulants

267.Amphetamines

268.Methamphetamine269.Ecstasy (MDMA)

270.Hallucinogens

271.LSD

272.THC

273.Near-Death

Experience

274.Dualism

275.Monism276.Stages of

Sleep/Dreaming277.Stage One

278.Stage Two

279.Stage Three

280.Stage Four

281.REM

282.Title

283.Restorative Theories


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284.Reprogramming

Theories

285.Reverse Learning

Theory

286.Sentinel Theory287.Freudian Theory

288.Learning289.Associative

Learning

290.Classical

Conditioning

291.Behaviorism

292.UnconditionedResponse (UR)

293.Unconditioned

Stimulus(US)

294.Conditioned

Response(CR)

295.Conditioned

Stimulus(CS)

296.Acquisition297.Extinction

298.SpontaneousRecovery

299.Generalization

300.Discrimination

301.Operant

Conditioning

302.Respondent

Behavior

303.Operant Behavior304.Law of Effect

305.Operant Chamber

306.Shaping307.Reinforcer

308.Positive

Reinforcement

309.Negative

Reinforcement310.Primary Reinforcer

311.Conditioned

Reinforcer

312.Continuous

Reinforcement

313.Partial (intermittent)

Reinforcement

314.Fixed RatioSchedule

315.Variable RatioSchedule

316.Fixed Interval

Schedule

317.Variable-Interval

Schedule

318.Punishment

319.Cognitive Map

320.Latent Learning

321.Intrinsic Motivation

322.Extrinsic Motivation

323.Observational

Learning324.Modeling

325.Mirror Neurons326.Prosocial Behavior

327.Memory

328.Flashbulb Memory

329.Encoding

330.Storage

331.Retrieval332.Sensory Memory

333.Short-term Memory

334.Long-term Memory

335.Working Memory

336.Automatic

Processing

337.Effortful Processing

338.Rehearsal339.Spacing Effect

340.Serial positionEffect

341.Visual Encoding

342.Acoustic Encoding

343.Semantic Encoding

344.Imagery

345.Mnemonics

346.Chinking

347.Iconic Memory348.Echoic Memory

349.Long-term

Potentiation (LTP)350.Amnesia

351.Implicit memory

352.Explicit memory

353.Hippocampus

354.Recall355.Recognition

356.Relearning

357.Priming

358.Dj vu

359.Mood Congruent

Memory

360.Proactive

Interference361.Retroactive

Interference362.Repression

363.Misinformation

Effect

364.Source Amnesia

365.Cognition

366.Concept

367.Prototype

368.Algorithm

369.Heuristic

370.Insights

371.Confirmation Bias

372.Fixation373.A Mental Set

374.FunctionalFixedness

375.Representativeness

Heuristic

376.The Availability

Heuristic

377.Overconfidence378.Framing

379.Belief Bias

380.Belief Perseverance

381.Language

382.Phonemes

383.Morphemes

384.Grammar Rules

385.Semantics386.Syntax

387.Babbling Stage388.One-word Stage

389.Two-word Stage

390.Linguistic

Determinism

391.Intelligence-

392.Factor Analysis

393.General Intelligence

394.Savant Syndrome395.Emotional

Intelligence

396.Creativity397.Intelligence Test

398.The Mental Age

399.Stanford Binet

400.Intelligence

Quotient401.Aptitude Test

402.Achievement Tests

403.The Wechsler Adult

Intelligence Scale

(WAIS)

404.Standardization

405.Normal curve

406.Reliability407.Validity

408.Content Validity409.Criterion

410.Predictive Validity

411.Mental Retardation

412.Down Syndrome

413.Stereotype Threat

414.Motivation

415.Insight


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416.Drive-Reduction

Theory

417.Homeostasis

418.Incentive

419.Hierarchy of Needs420.Glucose

421.Set Point422.Basal Metabolic

Rate

423.Anorexia Nervosa

424.Bulimia Nervosa

425.Sexual Response

Cycle426.Refractory Period

427.Sexual Disorder

428.Estrogen

429.Testosterone

430.Sexual Orientation

431.Flow

432.Industrial-

Organizational Psyc433.Personnel Phyc

434.Organizational Phyc435.Structured

Interviews

436.Achievement

Motivation

437.Task Leadership

438.Social Leadership

439.Emotion

440.James-LangeTheory

441.Cannon-Bard

Theory442.Two-Factor Theory

443.Polygraph

444.Catharsis

445.Feel-Good, Do-

Good Phenomenon446.Subjective Well-

Being

447.Adaptation-Level

Phenomenon

448.Relative Deprivation

449.Behavioral

Medicine

450.Health Phyc451.Stress

452.General AdaptationSyndrome

453.Coronary Heart

Disease

454.Type A

455.Type B

456.Psychophysiological

Illness

457.Lymphocytes

458.Coping

459.Problem-Focused

Coping

460.Emotion-FocusedCoping

461.Aerobic Exercise462.Biofeedback

463.Complementary and

Alternative

Medicine

464. Personality

465. FreeAssociation

466. Psychoanalysis

467. Unconscious

468. Id

469. Ego470. Superego

471. Psychosexual stages

472. OedipusComplex

473. Identification

474. Fixation475. Defense

Mechanisms

476. Repression477. Regression478. Reaction

Formation

479. Projection

480. Rationalization

481. Displacement

482. CollectiveUnconscious

483. Projective

Test484. Thematic

Apperception Test

TAT

485. RorschachInkblot Test

486. Terror-management Theory

487. SelfActualization

488. Unconditional Positive Regard

489. Self-Concept

490. Trait491. Personality

Inventory

492. MMPI(Minnesota Multiphasic

Personality

Inventory)

493. EmpiricallyDerived Test

494. Social-CognitivePerspective

495. ReciprocalDeterminism

496. PersonalControl

497. ExternalLocus of Control

498. InternalLocus of Control

499. LearnedHelplessness

500. PositivePsyc

501. SpotlightEffect

502. Self-Esteem

503. Self-Serving Bias

504. Psychological Disorder

505. ADHD

506. MedicalModel

507. DSM IV:

508. AnxietyDisorders

509. Generalized Anxiety Disorder

510. PanicDisorder

511. Phobia512. OCD


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513. PTSD(PostTraumatic Stress

Disorder)

514. Dissociative Disorders

515. DID(Disso

ciative IdentityDisorder)

516. MoodDisorders

517. MajorDepressive Disorder

518. Mania

519. BipolarDisorder

520. Schizophrenia

521. Delusions

522. PersonalityDisorders

523. AntisocialPersonality Disorder

524. Psychotherapy

525. BiomedicalTherapy

526. EclecticApproach

527. Resistance528. Interpretati

on

529. Transference

530. ClientCentered Therapy

531. ActiveListening

532. BehaviorTherapy

533. Counterconditioning

534. Exposure

Therapies535. Systematic

Desensitization

536. VirtualReality exposure

Therapy

537. AversiveConditioning

538. TokenEconomy

539. CognitiveTherapy

540. CognitiveBehavior Therapy

541. FamilyTherapy

542. RegressionToward the Mean

543. MetaAnalysis

544. Psychopharmacology

545. TardiveDyskinesia

546. ECT(Electroconvulsive

Therapy)547. rTMS(Repe

titive Transcranial

Magnetic

Stimulation)

548. Psychosurgery

549. Lobotomy550. Social

Psychology

551. AttributionTheory

552. Fundamental Attribution Error

553. Attitude

554. Foot-in-the-Door

Phenomenon

555. CognitiveDissonance Theory

556. Conformity

557. NormativeSocial Influence

558. Information

al Social Influence559. Social

Facilitation

560. SocialLoafing

561. Deindividuation

562. GroupPolarization

563. Groupthink

564. Prejudice

565. Stereotype566. Discriminat

ion

567. Ingroup568. Outgroup

569. IngroupBias

570. ScapegoatTheory

571. Frustration-Aggression

Principle

572. Conflict573. Social Trap

574. Mere

Exposure Effect575. PassionateLove

576. Companionate Love

577. Equity

578. Self-Disclosure

579. Altruism580. Bystander

Effect

581. Social

Exchange Theory:582. Reciprocity

Norm:

583. Social-Responsibility

584. Superordinate Goals

585. GRIT:Graduated and

Reciprocated

Initiatives in

Tension-Reduction

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Phyc Vocab Words