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General Psychological Terms


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SOMATIC NERVOUS SYSTEMThe division of the peripheral nervous system involved in the control of the skeletal muscles
STIMULUS CONTROLThe process by which a behavior does or does not occur due to the presence (or absence) of discriminative stimuli
STIMULUS DISCRIMINATIONLearning to respond only in the presence of certain stimuli (i.e., in the presence of the original CS)
STIMULUS GENERALIZATIONIn operant and classical conditioning, responding with a particular response to similar stimuli
SYMPATHETIC DIVISIONThe division of the autonomic nervous system involved In the mediation of flight or fight (emergency) reactions
STRANGER ANXIETYA normal fear response to strangers exhibited by young children
SUPER EGOThe aspect of the psyche that represents an internalization of societal standards, values, etc
SUPERORDINATE GOALSGoals that can be achieved only when Individuals or members of different groups work together cooperatively
TEMPERAMENTThe basic disposition of an individual
TERATOGENSubstances that cause defects in the developing embryo and fetus
UNCONDITIONED RESPONSEIn classical conditioning, the response naturally elicited by the US without conditioning
UNCONDITIONED STIMULUSIn classical conditioning, the stimulus that naturally elicits the target response (UR) without conditioning
WERNICKE'S AREASpeech area located in the temporal lobe
PARKINSON'S DISEASEA disease of the basal ganglia characterized by muscle weakness, tremor, and difficulty initiating and maintaining voluntary movements
PARTICIPANT MODELINGA technique based on observational learning theory
PHENOTYPECharacteristics that are measurable and observable
PIAGET'S CONSTRUCTISMPiaget's theory of cognitive development
PRIMACY EFFECTThe tendency for information presented first to have the greatest effect on impression formation or attitude change
RESILIENCERESPONSE GENERALIZATIONIn operant conditioning, response generalization occurs when a discriminative stimulus not only increases a particular response but also similar ones
RISKY SHIFT PHENOMENONThe proposal that group decisions tend to be "riskier" than decisions made by individuals