lovey dovey
model of love based on
three components: intimacy, passion, and commitment;
several types of love exist, depending on the presence or
absence of each of these components
triangular theory of love or love triangle
change of behavior to please an
authority figure or to avoid aversive consequences
obedience
theory that personality is
composed of five factors, including openness,
conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, and
neuroticism
five factor model
in which a person exhibits two or more distinct, well-
defined personalities or identities and experiences
memory gaps for the time during which another identity
emerged
dissociative identity disorder or multiple personality disorder
physical TRACE of memory
engram
emotional, romantic, and/or
erotic attraction to other people or no people
sexual orientation
group members modify their opinions
to match what they believe is the group consensus
groupthink
state involving intense engagement in an
activity; usually is experienced when participating in
creative, work, and leisure endeavors
flow
disorder characterized by
mood states that vacillate between depression and
mania
bipolar disorder
exceptionally clear
recollection of an important event
flashbulb memory
sharing personal information in
relationships
self disclosure
group majority influences an
individual’s judgment, even when that judgment is
inaccurate
Asch effect
state or a trait that involves
pleasurable engagement with the environment, the
dimensions of which include happiness, joy, enthusiasm,
alertness, and excitement
positive affect
severe disorder characterized by
major disturbances in thought, perception, emotion, and
behavior with symptoms that include hallucinations,
delusions, disorganized thinking and behavior, and
negative symptoms
Schizophrenia
memory aids that help
organize information for encoding
mnemonic device
type of love consisting of
intimacy and commitment, but not passion; associated
with close friendships and family relationships
companionate love
act of blaming an out-group when
the in-group experiences frustration or is blocked from
obtaining a goal
scapegoating
state of being in which there is a
great discrepancy between our real and ideal selves
incongruence
co-occurrence of two disorders in
the same individual
Comorbidity
process of bringing up old
memories that might be distorted by new information
reconstruction
type of love occurring when
intimacy, passion, and commitment are all present
consummate love
group negative attitudes and feelings
toward individuals based solely on their membership in a
particular
prejudice
evaluations of or feelings toward a
person, idea, or object that are typically positive or
negative
attitude
instability in
interpersonal relationships, self-image, and mood, as
well as impulsivity; key features include intolerance of
being alone and fear of abandonment, unstable
relationships, unpredictable behavior and moods, and
intense and inappropriate anger
borderline personality disorder
loss of information from long-term
memory
forgetting