faulty heuristic in which you stereotype someone or something without a valid basis for your judgment

subset of the population that accurately represents the general population

ego defense mechanism in which anxiety-related thoughts and memories are kept in the unconscious

characterized by the child’s tendency to show clingy behavior and rejection of the parent when she attempts to interact with the child

phase of the sexual response cycle following orgasm during which the body returns to its unaroused state

the state of readiness of a neuron membrane’s potential between signals

sleep disorder in which the sufferer has uncomfortable sensations in the legs when trying to fall asleep that are relieved by moving the legs

midbrain structure important in regulating the sleep/wake cycle, arousal, alertness, and motor activity

act of getting information out of long-term memory storage and back into conscious awareness

information learned more recently hinders the recall of older information

loss of memory for events that occurred prior to brain trauma

neurotransmitter is pumped back into the neuron that released it

principle that objects can be changed, but then returned back to their original form or condition

set of expectations that define the behaviors of a person occupying a particular role

projective test that employs a series of symmetrical inkblot cards that are presented to a client by a psychologist in an effort to reveal the person’s unconscious desires, fears, and struggles