Introduction To Psychology

16-PF Test	A personality test that measures the aspects of normal personality? Measures 16 factors of personality traits
A self evaluation of one's life	Most American researchers focus on Subjective Well Being which means?
Abnormal Behavior	A behavior that results in stress, pain, impairs functioning, or increases risk of death?
Absolute Threshold	The time of maximum dark adaptation
Accommodation	When someone changes or modifies an old schema to fit a new item
Acculturation	The transition from feeling a part of ones own country to being comfortable in a new country
Acquisition	A process that strengthens a conditioned response
Action Potential	Axons send information with electrical and chemical processes called? An on off switch
Activation-Synthesis Theory	Dreams are accidental by-products of arousal during REM sleep
Affective Disorders	A disorder in which someone has extreme moods and mood swings that result in disruption of their lives
Agreeableness	Compassionate toward others?
Alarm	The first stage of stress resulting in a high arousal
Alcohol	A class of molecules including methanol, ethanol, and propylalcohol
Alfred Adler	Guided by ambitions
Alfred Kinsey	Who conducted the first important survey of human sexual behavior?
Alzheimer's Disease	A degenerative condition that destroys brain cells and impair memory
Amnesia	Severe loss or deterioration of memory
Anal Stage	Psychosexual stage from 1 to 3yrs. and enjoy stimulation of the sphincter. 2nd stage
Anorexia Nervosa	A condition involving starvation, refusing to eat food, and steady weight loss
Anterograde Amnesia	Damage to the hippocampus causes difficulty storing long term memories known as?