Psych 2

a disorder that appears in childhood and is marked by deficient communication, social interaction, and understanding of others' states of mind
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a disorder that appears in childhood and is marked by deficient communication, social interaction, and understanding of others' states of mind
Autism
unconscious encoding of incidental information, such as space, time, and frequency, and of well-learned information, such as word meanings
Automatic Processing
the part of the peripheral nervous system that controls the glands and the muscles of the internal organs (such as the heart). Its sympathetic division arouses; its parasympathetic division calms.
Autonomic Nervous System
estimating the likelihood of events based on their availability in memory; if instances come readily to mind (perhaps because of their vividness), we presume such events are common
Availability Heuristic
a type of counterconditioning that associates an unpleasant state (such as nausea) with an unwanted behavior (such as drinking alcohol)
Aversive Conditioning
the extension of a neuron, ending in branching terminal fibers, through which messages pass to other neurons or to muscles or glands
Axon
Beginning at 3 to 4 months, the stage of speech development in which the infant spontaneously utters various sounds at first unrelated to the household language.
Babbling Stage
drugs that depress the activity of the central nervous system, reducing anxiety but impairing memory and judgment
Barbiturates
the body's resting rate of energy expenditure
Basal Metabolic Rate
pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base
Basic Research
according to Erik Erikson, a sense that the world is predictable and trustworthy; said to be formed during infancy by appropriate experiences with responsive caregiversBasic Trustthe study of the relative power and limits of genetic and environmental influences on behaviorBehavior Geneticstherapy that applies learning principles to the elimination of unwanted behaviorsBehavior Therapyan interdisciplinary field that integrates behavioral and medical knowledge and applies that knowledge to health and diseaseBehavioral Medicinethe view that psychology (1) should be an objective science that (2) studies behavior without reference to mental processes. Most research psychologists today agree with (1) but not with (2).Behaviorismthe tendency for one's preexisting beliefs to distort logical reasoning, sometimes by making invalid conclusions seem valid, or valid conclusions seem invalidBelief Biasclinging to one's initial conceptions after the basis on which they were formed has been discreditedBelief Perseverancedepth cues, such as retinal disparity and convergence, that depend on the use of two eyesBinocular Cuesa system for electronically recording, amplifying, and feeding back information regarding a subtle physiological state, such as blood pressure or muscle tensionBiofeedbacka branch of psychology concerned with the links between biology and behavior (behavioral neuroscientists, neuro-psychologists, geneticists, physiological psychologists, or bio-psychologists)Biological Psychologyperiodic physiological fluctuationsBiological RhythmsA contemporary perspective which assumes that biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors combines and interact to produce psychological disordersBiopsychosocial Perspectivethe point at which the optic nerve leaves the eye, creating a "blind" spot because no receptor cells are located thereBlind Spotthe oldest part and central core of the brain, beginning where the spinal cord swells as it enters the skull; the brainstem is responsible for automatic survival functionsBrainstemAn area of the frontal lobe, usually in the left hemisphere, that directs the muscle movements involved in speechBroca's Areaphysical, emotional, and mental exhaustion brought on by persistent job related stressBurnout