medical care during pregnancy that monitors the health of both the mother and the fetus

second stage in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development; from ages 2 to 7, children learn to use symbols and language but do not understand mental operations and often think illogically

has innate reinforcing qualities (e.g., food, water, shelter, sex)

organs specifically needed for reproduction

old information hinders the recall of newly learned information

method for solving problems

type of long-term memory for making skilled actions, such as how to brush your teeth, how to drive a car, and how to swim

ego defense mechanism in which a person confronted with anxiety disguises their unacceptable urges or behaviors by attributing them to other people

personality assessment in which a person responds to ambiguous stimuli, revealing hidden feelings, impulses, and desires

best representation of a concept

focus on the role of the unconscious in affecting conscious behavior

emotional, rather than a physical, need for a drug which may be used to relieve psychological distress

scientific study of the mind and behavior

process proposed by Freud in which pleasure-seeking urges focus on different erogenous zones of the body as humans move through five stages of life

stages of child development in which a child’s pleasure-seeking urges are focused on specific areas of the body called erogenous zones