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| a mental category that is formed by learning the rules or features that define it |
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| a mental category that is formed as a result of everyday experience. |
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| the most typical instance of a particular concept |
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| individual instances of a concept or category, held in memory |
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| a problem-solving strategy that involves following a general rule of thumb to reduce the number of possible solutions |
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| the sudden realization of how a problem can be solved |
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| coming to a conclusion or making a judgment without conscious awareness of the thought processes involved. |
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| the tendency to persist in solving problems with solutions that have worked in the past |
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| a strategy in which the likelihood of an event is estimated on the basis of how readily available other instances of the event are in memory. |
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| representativeness heuristic |
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| a strategy in which the likelihood of an event is estimated by comparing how similar it is to the prototype of the event |
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| the ability of a test to produce consistant results when administered on repeated occasions under similar conditions |
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| the ability of a test to measure what it is intended to measure. |
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| the view that certain human behaviors are innate and due to evolutiionary programming |
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| the view that certain human behaviors are innate and due to evolutiionary programming |
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| the view that certain human behaviors are innate and due to evolutiionary programming |
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| the view that certain human behaviors are innate and due to evolutiionary programming |
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| the view that behavior is motivated by the pull of external goals, such as rewards |
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| the view that people are motivated to maintain a level of arousal that is optimal--neither too high nor too low |
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| humanistic theories of motivation |
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| the view that emphasizes the importance of psychological and cognitive factors in motivation, especially the motion that people are motivated to realize their personal potential |
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| an eating disorder characterized by excessive weight loss, an irrational fear of gaining weight, and distorted body self-perception |
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| an eating disorder characterized by binges of extreme overeating followed by self-induced vomiting, misuse of laxatives, or other inappropriate methods to purge the excessive food and prevent weight gain |
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| maslow's hierarchical division of motivation into levels that progress from basic physical needs to psychological needs to self-fulfillment needs |
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| the need to determin, control, and organize one's own behavior and goals so that they are in harmony with one's own interests and values |
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| the need to effectively learn and master appropriately challenging tasks |
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| the need to feel attached to others and experience a sense of belongingness, security, and intimacy |
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| the desire to engage in tasks that the person finds inherently satisfying and enjoyable, novel, or optimally challengin; the desire to do something for its own sake |
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| external factors or influences on behavior, such as rewards, consequences, or social expectations |
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| a complex psychological state that involves subjective experience, a physiological response, and a behavioral or expressive response. |
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| the capacity to understand and manage your own emotional experiences and perceive, comprehend, and respnd appropriately to the emotional responses of others |
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| social and cultural regulations governing emotional expression, especially facial expression |
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| the degree to which a person is convinced of his or her ability to effectively meet the demands of a particular situation |
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