biological, chemical, or physical environmental agent that causes damage to the developing embryo or fetus

axon terminal containing synaptic vesicles

sensory relay for the brain

projective test in which people are presented with ambiguous images, and they then make up stories to go with the images in an effort to uncover their unconscious, desires, fears, and struggles

well-developed set of ideas that propose an explanation for observed phenomena

states that organisms that are better suited for their environments will survive and reproduce compared to those that are poorly suited for their environments

type of low frequency, high amplitude brain wave characteristic of stage 1 and stage 2 sleep

level of charge in the membrane that causes the neuron to become active

secretes hormones that regulate growth, metabolism, and appetite

state of requiring increasing quantities of the drug to gain the desired effect

characteristic ways of behaving

use of hormones to make one’s body look more like the opposite-sex

memory error in which unused memories fade with the passage of time

problem-solving strategy in which multiple solutions are attempted until the correct one is found

Sternberg’s theory of intelligence; three facets of intelligence: practical, creative, and analytical