protein on the cell surface where neurotransmitters attach

allele whose phenotype will be expressed only if an individual is homozygous for that allele

belief that one’s environment can determine behavior, but at the same time, people can influence the environment with both their thoughts and behaviors

identifying previously learned information after encountering it again, usually in response to a cue

process of bringing up old memories that might be distorted by new information

unlearned, automatic response by an organism to a stimulus in the environment

time immediately following an orgasm during which an individual is incapable of experiencing another orgasm

ego defense mechanism in which a person confronted with anxiety returns to a more immature behavioral state

repetition of information to be remembered

implementation of a consequence in order to increase a behavior

learning information that was previously learned

learning information that was previously learned

consistency and reproducibility of a given result

sleep disorder in which the muscle paralysis associated with the REM sleep phase does not occur; sleepers have high levels of physical activity during REM sleep, especially during disturbing dreams

repeating an experiment using different samples to determine the research’s reliability