| A | B |
|---|
| Neurotransmitters | Chemical messengers that traverse the synaptic gaps between neurons. |
| Reflex | A simple, automatic, inborn response to a sensory stimulus, such as the knee-jerk response |
| Monocular Cues | Distance cues such as linear persepective and overlap, available to either eye |
| Kinesthesis | System for sensing the position and movement of individual body parts |
| Vestibular Sense | Sense of body movement and position, includin the sense of balance |
| Lobotomy | Mathematical and language skills remain but social skills are lost |
| Mental Age | A measure of intelligence test performance devised by Binet |
| Algorithm | A methodical, logical rule or procedure that gaurantees solving a particular problem |
| Framing | The way an issue is presented |
| Morpheme | In a language, the smallest unit that carries meaning |
| Hypnotic Analgesia | Reduction of pain after receiving suggestions while under hypnosis |
| Melatonin | Hormone secreated when our eyes register darkness, it slows all biological activity and helps bring on sleep |
| Alpha Waves | Relatively slow brain waves of relaxed, awake state |
| Narcolepsy | A sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks |
| Retroactive Interference | When new information makes it harder to recall something you learned ealier |
| Source Amnesia | Amnesia that is triggered because of a false source or event that we have experienced, heard about, read about, or imagines |
| Attribution Theory | We tend to give a casual explanation for someone's behavior, due to the situation or the person's disposition |
| Social Loafing | When working in a group people tend to slack off because they aren't individually accountable |
| Schema | A concept or framework that organizes and interpruts information |
| Egocentrism | The inability of the preoperational child to take another's point of view |
