In My Defense
The basic defense mechanism banishing anxiety-arousing memories from consciousness.
What is repression?
A ring of muscle tissue that expands and contracts to control the amount of light entering the eye.
What is the iris?
the idea that things continue to exist when out of view
what is object permanence?
a technique ascertaining self reported answers of a large group that are representative of a larger population
what is a survey?
this part of the brain is more developed in higher-level creatures
what is the cerebral cortex?
Defense mechanism where people refuse to believe or perceive painful realities.
What is denial?
The transparent structure behind the pupil that focuses images on the retina by changing its shape.
What is the lens?
the stage of cognitive development where infants are experiencing the world through their senses
what is the sensorimotor stage?
observing or recording behavior in naturally occurring scenarios without interfering
what is a naturalistic observation?
the part of the brain including areas that receive information from visual fields
what is the occipital lobe?
Defense mechanism concealing or offsetting difficulty by developing in another direction.
What is compensation?
The "blind spot" in the eye is due because of this.
What is the optical nerve exiting the eye?
the stage of cognitive development where children begin to think logically (6-11 years)
what is the concrete operational stage?
an observational technique where one person is studied in depth
what is a case study?
this part of the brain processes sensory input and coordinates movement and balance
what is the cerebellum
Defense mechanism where people disguise threatening impulses by attributing them to others.
What is projection?
retinal receptors that are necessary for "twilight vision".
What are rods?
the psychosexual stage in which children's main concerns are with things pertaining to the mouth
what is the oral stage?
a study where multiple research methods are used
what is a correlational study?
this is severed as a way to treat seizures
what is the corpus callosum?
Defense mechanism that shifts impulses to a more acceptable or less threatening object or person.
What is displacement?
The light sensitive inner surface of the eye containing the rods and cones.
What is the retina?
the stage according to Erikson that adolescents are working through
what is identity vs role confusion?
the only research method that predicts causation reliably
what is an experiment?
this part of the brain controls language comprehension
what is wernicke's area?