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Book 2, 3, 4, and 5
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
02/19/2014

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Threshold
Definition
Level of stimulant required to trigger an impulse
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Endorphins
Definition
Natural neurotransmitted pain control
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Reflex
Definition
A simple automatic response to a sensory stimulus
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Parasympathetic Nervous System
Definition
Division of automatic system that calms the body
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Sympathetic Nervous System
Definition
Division of automatic system that arouses the body
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Adrenal Gland
Definition
Help arouse the body in times of stress
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Lesions
Definition
Tissue destruction
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Motor Cortex
Definition
Controls voluntary movement
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Sensory Cortex
Definition
Processes body touch and movement sensation
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Split Brain
Definition
Condition resulting from surgery that isolates brains hemispheres
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Neurogenesis
Definition
Reforming of the brain
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Alpha Waves
Definition
Slow brain waves of a relaxed, awake state
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Manifest Content
Definition
Remember story line of a dream
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Latent Content
Definition
Meaning of a dream
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Barbiturates
Definition
Reduce anxiety but impair memory and judgment
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Opiates
Definition
Depress neural activity, temporarily lessening of pain and anxiety
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Amphetamines
Definition
Speed up body functions
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Methamphetamines
Definition
Speed up body function over time reduce baseline dopamine levels
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Near-Death Experience
Definition
Altered state of consciousness after close brush with death
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Social Learning Theory
Definition
Learning by observing, mimicking, and by reward and punishment
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Interaction
Definition
Effect of one factor depends on another factor
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Intimacy
Definition
Ability to form close, loving relationships
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Emerging Adulthood
Definition
Bridge the gap between adolescents and adulthood
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Crystallized Intelligence
Definition
Our accumulated knowledge and verbal skills
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Fluid Intelligence
Definition
Ability to reason speedily and abstactly
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Social Clock
Definition
Culturally preferred timing of social events (marriage)
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