E's in Glossary Flashcards
echoic memory
a momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli; if attention is elsewhere, sounds and words can still be recalled within 3 or 4 seconds.
eclectic approach
an approach to psychotherapy that, depending on the client’s problems, uses techniques from various forms of therapy.
ecstasy (MDMA)
a synthetic stimulant and mild hallucinogen. Produces euphoria and social intimacy, but with short term health risks and longer term harm to serotonin producing neurons and to mood and cognition
effortful processing
encoding that requires attention and conscious effort
ego
the largely conscious, “executive” part of personality that mediates among the demands of the reality, superego, and id. brings pleasure rather than pain
egocentrism
in Piaget’s theory, the preoperational child’s difficulty taking another’s point of view
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
a biomedical therapy for severely depressed patients in which a brief electric current is sent though the brain of an anesthetized patient.
electroencephalogram (EEG)
an amplified recording of the waves of electrical activity that sweep across the brain’s surface; waves are measured by electrodes placed on the scalp.
embodied cognition
the influence of bodily, sensations, gestures, and other states on cognitive preferences and judgments.
embryo
the developing human organism from about 2 weeks after fertilization through the second month
emerging adulthood
for some people in modern cultures, a period from the late teens to mid-twenties, bridging the gap between adolescent dependence and full independence and responsible adulthood
emotional intelligence
the ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions
empirically derived test
a test developed by testing a pool of items and then selecting those that discriminate between groups
encoding
the processing of info into the memory system
endocrine system
the body’s “slow” chemical communication system; a set of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream
