Chapter 2 Biological psychology Neuron Dendrite Axon Myelin sheath Action potential Threshold Synapse Neurotransmitters Acetylcholine Endorphins Nervous system Central nervous system Peripheral nervous system Nerves Sensory neurons Motor neurons Interneuron Somatic nervous system Autonomic nervous system Sympathetic nervous system Parasympathetic nervous system Reflex Neural networks Endocrine system Hormones Lesion Electroencephalogram PET (positron emission tomography)scan MRI(Magnetic resonance imaging) fMRI(Functional MRI) Brainstem Medulla Reticular formation Thalamus Cerebellum Limbic system Amygdala Hypothalamus Cerebral cells Frontal lobes Parietal lobes Occipital lobes Temporal lobes Motor cortex Sensory cortex Association Aphasia area Wernicke’s area Plasticity Corpus callosum
Chapter 3 Environment Behavior genetics twins twins genetics psychology selection space chromosome chromosome role identity learning theory schema theory psychology Chapter 4 alcohol syndrome (FAS) reflex stage permanence stage of mind operational stage operational stage anxiety period trust sex characteristics sex characteristics (Meh-NAR-key) disease study intelligence intelligence
Chapter 5 Sensation Perception Bottom-up processing Top-down processing Psychophysics Absolute threshold Law Sensory adaptation Transduction Wavelength Intensity Pupil Iris Lens Accommodation Retina Acuity Nearsightedness Farsightedness Rods Cones Optic nerve Blind spot Feature detectors Parallel processing Helmholtz trichromatic (three-color) theory Opponent-process theory Color Constancy Audition Frequency Pitch Middle Ear Cochlea (KOHK-lee-uh) ear Place theory Frequency theory Conduction hearing loss Sensorineural hearing loss Cochlear implant Gate-control theory Sensory interaction Kinesthesis (kin-ehs-THEE-sehs) Vestibular sense Chapter 6 Selective attention Inattentional blindness Visual capture Gestalt Figure-ground Grouping Depth perception Visual cliff Binocular cues Retinal disparity Convergence Monocular cues Phi phenomenon Perceptual constancy Perceptual adaptation Perceptual set Human factors psychology Extrasensory perception Parapsychology Chapter 7
Chapter 9 Memory Flashbulb memory Encoding Storage Retrieval Sensory memory Short-term memory Long-term memory Working memory Automatic processing Effortful processing Rehearsal Spacing effect Serial position effect Visual encoding Acoustic encoding Semantic encoding Imagery Mnemonics (nih-MON-iks) Chunking Iconic memory Echoic memory Long-term potentiation (LTP) Amnesia Implicit memory Explicit memory Hippocampus Recall Recognition Relearning Priming Déjà vu Mood-congruent memory Proactive interference Retroactive interference Repression Misinformation effect Source amnesia Chapter 10 Cognition Concept Prototype Algorithm Heuristic Insight Confirmation bias Fixation Mental set Functional fixedness Representativeness heuristic Availability heuristic Overconfidence Framing Belief bias Belief perseverance Language Phoneme Morpheme Grammar Semantics Syntax Babbling stage One-word stage Two-word Telegraphic speech Linguistic determinism Chapter 11
Intelligence Factor analysis General intelligence Savant syndrome Emotional intelligence Creativity Intelligence test Mental age Stanford-Binet Intelligence Quotient (IQ) Aptitude test Achievement test Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) Standardization Normal curve Reliability Validity Content validity Criterion Predictive validity Mental retardation Down syndrome Stereotype threat Chapter 12 Motivation Instinct Drive-reduction theory Homeostasis Incentive Hierarchy of needs Glucose Set Basal metabolic rate Anorexia nervosa Bulimia nervosa Sexual response Refractory period Sexual disorder Estrogen Testosterone Sexual orientation Flow Industrial-organizational psychology Personnel psychology Organizational psychology Structured interviews Achievement motivation Task leadership Social leadership Chapter 13 Emotion James-Lange theory Cannon-Bard theory Two-factor theory Polygraph Catharsis Feel-good, do-good phenomenon Subject well-being Adaptation-level phenomenon Relative deprivation Chapter 14
Behavioral medicine Health psychology Stress General adaptation syndrome(GAS) Coronary Heart Disease Type A Type B Psycho physiological illness Lymphocytes Coping Problem-focused coping Emotion-focused coping Aerobic exercise Biofeedback Complementary and alternative medicine Chapter 15 Personality Free association Psychoanalysis Unconscious Id Ego Superego Psychosexual stages Oedipus (ED-uh-puss) complex Identification Fixation Defense mechanisms Repression Regression Reaction formation Projection Rationalization Displacement Collective unconscious Projective test Thematic Apperception Test Rorschach inkblot test Terror-management theory Self-actualization Unconditional positive regard Self-concept Trait Personality inventory Multiphasic Personality Inventory Empirically derived test Social-cognitive perspective Reciprocal determinism Personal control External locus of control Internal locus of control Learned helplessness Positive psychology Spotlight effect Self-esteem Self-serving bias