Exam 3 Flashcards
accommodation
The Process whereby the eye maintains a clear image on the retina
Agreeableness
A dimension of personality,
Involving qualities such as:
Softherated
Trusting
helpful
aging
ambivalent
Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone
amygdala
Located at the tip of each horn of the hippocampus,
Plays central role in emotional processes
Especially formation of emotional memories
animism
Belief that objects, places and creatures possess a distinct spiritual essence
assimilation
The process of applying a schema to novel stimuli
attachment
The emotional bond with a primary caregiver
attention and self concept
A person’s explicit knowledge of their own behaviors, traits, and other personal characteristics
avoidant
Attachment style:
Not distressed when caregiver leaves and don’t respond when caregiver returns
biological bases of personality
Bowlby
Cannon-Bard
Cognitive development
concrete operations.
conducting research on sexuality
conflict resolution
conscientiousness
conservation
cultural tool development.
defense mechanisms
disorganized
ego
egocentrism.
emotion
extroversion
Freud
general adaptation syndrome
habituation