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1in operant conditioning, a stimulus that elicits a response after association with _____ (in contrast to related stimuli not associated with reinforcement). (p. 230)
4the extension of a neuron, ending in branching terminal fibers, through which messages pass to other neurons or to muscles or glands. (p. 53)
5a tendency to search for information that supports our preconceptions and to _____ or distort contradictory evidence. (p. 303)
9a mood disorder in which the person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the _____ state of mania. (Formerly called manic-depressive disorder.) (p. 581)
10people’s tendency to be _____ when already in a good mood. (p. 390)
13a ring of muscle tissue that forms the colored portion of the eye around the pupil and controls the size of the pupil opening. (p. 126)
14periodic, natural loss of consciousness—as distinct from unconsciousness resulting from a coma, general anesthesia, or hibernation. (Adapted from Dement, 1999.) (p. 178)
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2the arithmetic average of a distribution, obtained by adding the scores and then dividing by the number of scores. (p. 38)
3a set of expectations (norms) about a social position, defining how those in the position ought to behave. (pp. 439, 647)
6Graduated and Reciprocated Initiatives in Tension-Reduction—a strategy designed to decrease international tensions. (p. 692)
7retinal receptors that detect black, white, and gray; necessary for peripheral and twilight vision, when cones don’t respond. (p. 126)
8in contemporary psychology, assumed to be the center of personality, the organizer of our thoughts, feelings, and actions. (p. 511)
9psychoanalytic defense mechanism by which people disguise their own threatening impulses by attributing them to _____. (p. 483)
11the transparent structure behind the pupil that changes shape to help focus images on the retina. (p. 126)
12the most frequently occurring score(s) in a distribution. (p. 37)
 
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