fourth stage of sleep; deep sleep characterized by low frequency, high amplitude delta

process proposed by Kohlberg; humans move through three stages of moral development

measure of variability that describes the difference between a set of scores and their mean

measure of variability that describes the difference between a set of scores and their mean

method of testing in which administration, scoring, and interpretation of results are consistent

determines how likely any difference between experimental groups is due to chance

drug that tends to increase overall levels of neural activity; includes caffeine, nicotine, amphetamines, and cocaine

ability to respond differently to similar stimuli

demonstrating the conditioned response to stimuli that are similar to the conditioned stimulus

demonstrating the conditioned response to stimuli that are similar to the conditioned stimulus

creation of a permanent record of information

understanding the conscious experience through introspection

ego defense mechanism in which unacceptable urges are channeled into more appropriate activities

midbrain structure where dopamine is produced; involved in control of movement

infant (one year old or younger) with no apparent medical condition suddenly dies during sleep