Psychology Mid Term

what is concerned with discovering the basic elements of conciousness

most of what exists in an indivuals mind is unconscious and consists of conflicting impulses, urges and wishes

the whole group you want to study or describe

an in-depth investigation of an individual or a small group

nerve cells that run throughout entire bodies and communicate with one another

extends from the brain down the back

involved in vital functions such as heart rate, blood pressure and breathing

represents basic drives such as hunger

consistency between ones self-concept and experience

type of thinking that is limited to available facts

the conclusion is true if the premises are true

an object or act that stands for something else

the units of meaning in a language

the natural tendency to acquire language

causes infants to cry or behave in other ways that indicate distress if their mothers leave them

moral judgements reflect one's personal values not conventional standards

parents who believe in obedience for its own sake

peer groups of 5 to 10 people who spend a great deal of time with one another

feelings of emptiness and loss mothers and fathers sometimes feel after their children have left home and started their own lives

psychologists that study changes that occur during a persons life span

steps of the scientific process

what part of the nervous system includes the brain and the spinal cord

how many pairs of chromosomes do humans have

difference between divergent and convergent

obstacles to problem solving

steps of motor development from first to last

the most common cause for substance abuse, juvenile delinquency, and teenage sex

difference between positive and negative correlation

what is the benefit of algorithms over heuristics

what means "looking with"?

what is the scientific study of observable behavior

what is something in which people are asked to respond to a series of questions about a particular subject

what is a different outlook from people who do not volunteer research studies

as one goes up,the other goes down describes what?

the transmission of characteristics from parents to offspring is what?

involved in learning and memory, emotion, hunger, sex, and aggression

tends to be active and self-expressive and gains energy from interactions with other people

a condition in which we require something we lack

desire for stimulation

the tendency to respond to a new problem with an approach that was successfully used with similar problems

we know that certain things we do will have certain results

an idea or statement that provides the basic information that allows us to draw conclusions

when we apply the normal rules to all words, and the words for which the rules don't work

refers to the way in which wording affects decision making

the inability to see another persons point of view

the field in which psychologists study how people grow and change through the lifespan

a girls first menstruation

the ability to create, originate and produce

this psychologist introduced reinforcement

this is what researchers manipulate in order to determine its effect

the gland that produces thyroxin

three parts of Freud's psychoanalytical approach

what are the steps of problem solving (in order)?

what are the three things involved in thinking

what are all of the identity statuses?

what are some successful aging techniques

what are maslow's hierarchy of needs

how does authoritarian parenting style differ from authoritative parenting style?

changes that lead to the ability to reproduce