Starts with A or B
The transition period from childhood to adulthood, extending from puberty to independence
Adolescence
A non-experimental technique in which on individual or group is studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles
Case Study
A momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli
Echoic Memory
The biochemical units of heredity
Genes
Learning that occurs but is not apparent until there is an incentive to demonstrate it
Latent Learning
The minimum stimulus energy needed to detect a particular stimulus 50% of the time.
Absolute threshold
Failing to notice changes in the environment, a form of in-attentional blindness
Change Blindness
The process of getting information into the memory system
Encoding
In psychology, passion and perseverance in the pursuit of long-term goals.
GRIT
A hyperactive, wildly optimistic state in which dangerously poor judgment is common
Mania
A molecule that inhibits or blocks a neurotransmitter's action.
Antagonist
The loss of self-awareness and self-restraint occurring in group situations that foster arousal and anonymity
Deindividuation
The tendency for observers, when analyzing one's behavior, to underestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the impact of the personal disposition.
Recurring problems falling or staying asleep
Insomnia
Increasing behaviors by presenting a pleasurable stimulus
Positive Reinforcement
Binocular Cue
A split in consciousness, which allows some thoughts and behaviors to occur simultaneously with others
Dissociation
In psychoanalysis, a method of exploring the unconscious in which the person relaxes and says whatever comes to mind
Free Association
Preceiving a relationship where none exists
Illusory Correlation
The forward-acting disruptive effect of older learning on the recall of new information
Proactive Interference
A frontal lobe brain area, usually in the left hemisphere, that helps control language expression.
Broca's Area
Expanding the number of possible problem solutions; creative thinking
Divergent Thinking
In classical conditioning, the diminishing of a conditioned response when an unconditioned stimulus does not follow a conditioned stimulus.
Extinction
A ring of muscle tissue that forms the colored portion of the eye around the pupil and controls the size of the pupil opening
Iris
Shared goals that override differences among people and require their cooperation
Superordinate Goals