Becoming an Outstanding Student Flashcards
Chapter 2 Content
attention
Key Term
act of concentrating on one activity to the exclusion of others
conflict
Key Term
tension resulting from disagreements of incompatible inner needs or drives
controlled environment
Key Term
artificial environment used to verify the results of an experiment
critical thinking
Key Term
act of making wise decisions base on a set of universally accepted values
emancipation
Key Term
freedom from restraint of influence
emancipatory learning
Key Term
awareness of the forces that have created the circumstances in ones’ life and taking action to change them
emotionality
Key Term
quality or state of a sound emotional balance
herd instinct
Key Term
natural cohesiveness within a social group
hierarchy of human needs
Key Term
arrangement of needs into a graded or valued series, from the most basic to the highly complex
long-term memory
Key Term
memory-storing process requiring organization and association of information
memory retrieval
Key Term
recalling, recovering or obtaining events and experiences stored in memory
memory storage
Key Term
recording of facts, images, sounds, pleasure, pain, and other life experiences in an individual’s memory
objectivity
Key Term
quality or state of being able to interpret a situation from an unbiased point of view rather than from ones’ own subjective view
perceptions
Key Term
observations, mental images, a result of perceiving
personality
Key Term
characteristics that define a person’s identity as determined by heredity and environment, including personal attitudes, interests, values, and knowledge
