Extra Credit Vocabulary Words for Final

Question 1

Proprioception

Answer 1

The ability to sense stimuli arising within the body regarding position, motion, and equilibrium.

Question 2

Perception

Answer 2

The ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses.

Question 3

Kinesthesia

Answer 3

The perception of the movement of one’s own body, its limbs and muscles etc. Sometimes used interchangeably with proprioception.

Question 4

Executive Function

Answer 4

Management (regulation, control) of cognitive processes, including working memory, reasoning, task flexibility, and problem solving as well as planning and execution.

Question 5

Judgement

Answer 5

The ability to make considered decisions or come to sensible conclusions.

Question 6

Emotional Lability

Answer 6

A condition of excessive emotional reactions and frequent mood changes.

Question 7

Confabulation

Answer 7

A memory disturbance. The production of fabricated, distorted or misinterpreted memories about oneself or the world, without the conscious intention to deceive.

Question 8

Insight

Answer 8

The capacity to gain an accurate and deep intuitive understanding of a person or thing.

Question 9

Perseveration

Answer 9

The repetition of a particular response, such as a word, phrase, or gesture.

Question 10

Impulsivity

Answer 10

A tendency to act on a whim, displaying behavior characterized by little or no forethought, reflection, or consideration of the consequences.

Question 11

Apraxia

Answer 11

Difficulty with skilled movements even when a person has the ability and desire to do them.

Question 12

Agnosia

Answer 12

Inability to interpret sensations and hence to recognize things, typically as a result of brain damage.