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altered threshold Lernen beginnen		is the smallest amount of stimulation that an observer can detect
acetylocholine Lernen beginnen		is the neuromodulator that allows the spinal cord to control muscules among other functions
acoustic code Lernen beginnen		is a collection of information that is organized by the way it sounds
affect Lernen beginnen		to affect something is to change it
affective Lernen beginnen		if something is affective, it is related to mood or an emotional state
aggressive Lernen beginnen		if someone is aggresive, he or she is likely to act forcefully or argue with others
alpha waves Lernen beginnen		are relatively slow and large brainwaves, and generally occur during relaxed wakefullness
altered state Lernen beginnen		is a state of consciouness that differs from a normal state of sleep or wakefulness
amygdalae Lernen beginnen		are two groups of nuclei in the brain’s limbic system, which help control emotions and the sense of smell
aroused Lernen beginnen		if a person is aroused, he or she is alert and ready to react to stimuli
assess Lernen beginnen		to assess something is to evaluate and define it
associative learning Lernen beginnen		is a form od learning in which an individual makes connections between two stimuli or between a behavior and a stimulus
auditory cortex Lernen beginnen		is a region of the cerebrum located in a temporal lobe, and is responsible for interpreting sounds
automatic behavior Lernen beginnen		is a behavior that a person performs without being aware of it
automatic nervous system Lernen beginnen		is the part of the peripheral nervous system that is responsible for the unconscious control of the body’s internal system, such as organs and glands
aware Lernen beginnen		he or she is able to perceive and understand the surrounding environment
behavior Lernen beginnen		is and observable action or reaction to something
bias Lernen beginnen		is an idea or prejudice that influences a person’s thinking
biological rhythm Lernen beginnen		is a variation in a biological system that goes through a regular cycle, and may or may not have psychological effects
body-kinesthetic Lernen beginnen		it is related to the body’s movement and coordination
brain Lernen beginnen		is the organ of the body that is responsible for thinking and controlling the body
brain stem Lernen beginnen		is a part of the beain that connects to the spinal cord, and includes the medulla, pons, and midbrain
cerebellum Lernen beginnen		is a part of the brain located at the rear of the bottom of the brain, which mostly controls movement
cerebrum Lernen beginnen		is the largest part of the human brain
chunking Lernen beginnen		is the act of organizing small amounts of information into larger groups so they become easier to remember
circadian rhythm Lernen beginnen		is a biological rhythm that has a period of about twenty-four hours, and includes the human slepp cycle
central nervous system Lernen beginnen		is made of the brain and the spinal cord, and send and receives messages to and from the rest of the body to direct behavior
cognitive Lernen beginnen		it is related to conscious mental processes, like thinking or remembering
concept Lernen beginnen		is an idea
conditioning Lernen beginnen		is a form of learning in which and individual makes an association between a particular stimulus and a particular response
connote Lernen beginnen		something is to suggest or imply something other than the direct or literal meaning
consciousness Lernen beginnen		is a person’s immediate awareness of his or her thoughts, sensations, existence, and surrounding environment
corpus callosum Lernen beginnen		is a bundle of fibers that connects the left hemisphere of the cerebrum to the right hemisphere of the cerebrum
delta waves Lernen beginnen		are short, regular brainwaves, and generally occur during periods of deep sleep
denote Lernen beginnen		something is to indicate or represent it directly
diffrence threshold Lernen beginnen		is the smallest diffrence in stimulation that an observer can detect while comparing two stimuli
disposition Lernen beginnen		is a particular person’s normal way of approaching or reacting to situations
divided Lernen beginnen		it is split into more than one part or piece
duration Lernen beginnen		is the length of time during which something continues to happen
echoic memory Lernen beginnen		is a type of sensory memory that retains information that someone hears for a short period of time
encoding Lernen beginnen		is the change that information goes through so that the mind can store and retrieve it from the memory
enculturation Lernen beginnen		is a process through which individuals learn about and become part of their surrouding culture
endocrine system Lernen beginnen		is a system of glands that release hormones into the body to regulate it
endorphin Lernen beginnen		is a hormone that acts as a neurotransmiter affecting sensations of pleasure and pain
environment Lernen beginnen		is a physical setting
explicit memory Lernen beginnen		is the conscious recollection of information or an event
extrovert Lernen beginnen		is a person who enjoys interacting with other people in a friendly way
frontal lobe Lernen beginnen		is the front part of the cerebrum, and is responsible for high-level thinking, such as complex problem-solvinng and planning
function Lernen beginnen		is the job or purpose on something
general intelligence Lernen beginnen		is the factor that intelligence test generally measure, and that psychologists consider a good indication of a person’s reasoning and problem-solving abilities
gland Lernen beginnen		is an organ in the body that produces a particular chemical
grammar Lernen beginnen		is the set of rules that determinate how words can be used in the structure of a language
gray matter Lernen beginnen		is part of the central nervous system that contains the bodies of nerve cells
habituation Lernen beginnen		is a process by which an individual temporalily becomes familiar with a stimulus and no longer responds to it with the same strength ad before
hemisphere Lernen beginnen		is one half of something that is round
hormone Lernen beginnen		is a substance that causes a body’s cells to perform a particular action
hypothalamus Lernen beginnen		is a part of the brain that is located below the thalamus and above the brain stem, which controls body temperature, fatigue, hunger, and thirst
iconic memory Lernen beginnen		is a type og sensory memory that retains information for a short period of time
implicit memory Lernen beginnen		is information that a person does not consciously remember, but which has an effect on his or her behaviors
information processing Lernen beginnen		is the ability the mind uses to undestand and categorize thoughts and sensory perceptions
infradian rhythm Lernen beginnen		is a biological rhythm that occyrs less than once per day, and includes the human menstrual cycle
insular lobe Lernen beginnen		is a part of the cerebrum inside of the groove that separates the frontal lobes from the parietal and temporal lobes, and is responsible for consciousness, motor control, and emotion
insulin Lernen beginnen		is a hormone that regulates the amount of sugar in blood
integrate Lernen beginnen		something is to make it a part of a larger whole
intelligence Lernen beginnen		is the ability to think and learn about the world, and to understand new ideas
internal desynchronization Lernen beginnen		is a state in which biological rhythm do not match up to each other
interpersonal Lernen beginnen		it is related to the relationship between people
intrapersonal Lernen beginnen		it is related to and individual’s understanding of him- or herself
introvert Lernen beginnen		is a person who prefers to be alone rather than interact with ither people
involuntary Lernen beginnen		a person cannot control of influence it
IQ (intelligence quotient) Lernen beginnen		is a generally accepted measurment of intelligence based on scores from a standaradized test
language Lernen beginnen		is the use of words to communicate through writing or through speaking
learning Lernen beginnen		is a process through which individuals gain knowledge or skills
limbic system Lernen beginnen		is a collection of nerves in the brain, which cintains amygdalae and controls basic emotions
linguistic Lernen beginnen		it is related to word or language
linguistics Lernen beginnen		is the study of language and its parts
logical-mathematical Lernen beginnen		it is related to problem-solving and reasoning
long-term Lernen beginnen		it occurs or exists for a great or extended period of time
medulla Lernen beginnen		is the lower of the brainstem, which controls heart rate, blood pressure and breathing
melatonin Lernen beginnen		is a hormone that helps regulate circadian rhythms
memorization Lernen beginnen		is a form of learning in which an individual is able to recall something perfectly after learning it, but does not necessarily understand what it means
memory Lernen beginnen		is the part of the mind that retains and retrieves information
mental Lernen beginnen		it is related to the brain
midbrain Lernen beginnen		is a part of brain that is located near the center, which helps control the functions of vision, hearing, movement, sleep, alertness, and temperature control
morpheme Lernen beginnen		is the smallest unit of meaning in a language
motor cortex Lernen beginnen		is a region of the cerebrum on the boundary of the frontal, temporal, and parietal lobes, and is responsible for planning and executing movement
motor nerve Lernen beginnen		is a nerve that sends messages from the brain or spinal cord to the body’s muscles and controls movements
musical Lernen beginnen		it is related to the appreciation or production of music
neuromodulator Lernen beginnen		is a network of neurotransmitters that transmit information to multiple systems in the body at once
neuron Lernen beginnen		is a nerve cell
neurotransmitter Lernen beginnen		is a chemical that transmits a signal from one neuron to another
norepinephrine Lernen beginnen		is a hormone that the brain produces under stress, which acts as a neurotransmitter and controls functions such as heart rate and blood pressure
occipital lobe Lernen beginnen		is the rear part of the cerebrum and is responsible for processug visual information from the eyes
optimistic Lernen beginnen		he or she hopes or believes that future events will be pleasang and desirable
parasympathetic division Lernen beginnen		controls the body when it is at rest
parietal lobe Lernen beginnen		is the top middle part of the cerebrum, and is responsible for processing different kinds of sensory information
passive Lernen beginnen		he or she is not likely to act forcefully or argue with other
pattern Lernen beginnen		is a set of events or behaviors that occurs repeatedly in the same way
perception Lernen beginnen		is the process that the brain uses to intrepret and organize information from the senses
personality Lernen beginnen		is a set of qualities and habits that distinguishes a particular person from other people
pessimistic Lernen beginnen		he or she believes that future events will be unoleasant or undesirable
phoneme Lernen beginnen		is the smallest unit of sound in a language
phonetic loop Lernen beginnen		is a part of a memory system that rehearses verbal information to keep it in memory
physical state Lernen beginnen		is the status of the body’s systems in a particular circumstance
pituitary gland Lernen beginnen		is a gland that is located below the brain, which secretes hormones that control growth, conversion of nutrients, and other bodily functions
play Lernen beginnen		is an activity that individuals, especially children, participate in primarily for enjoyment. It is also an important form of learning
peripheral nervous system Lernen beginnen		is the part of the peripheral nervous system that is outside of the brain and spinal cord
pons Lernen beginnen		is a part of the brainstem that transmits signals from the cerebrum to the medulla, then from the medulla to the thalamus
preconscious Lernen beginnen		is the part of the mind storing thoughts and memories that a person is not immediately aware of, but can easily recall id needed
process Lernen beginnen		is a set of events that take place in a certain order and have a specific result/is to take it in and understand it
psycholinguistics Lernen beginnen		is the study of how the brain acquires and uses language
psychology Lernen beginnen		is the study of the brain or mind and how it influences tha ways in which people act
psychomotor Lernen beginnen		it is related to body movements associated with mental activities
psychophysics Lernen beginnen		is a branch of psychology that studies the relationship between sensory experiences and the physical properties of stimuli
reflex Lernen beginnen		is an uncontrolled and unlearned response to stimulus
regulate Lernen beginnen		a process is to control its amount or frequency
rehearsal Lernen beginnen		is the act of repeating information in order to keep it in short-term memory
relaxed Lernen beginnen		he or she is awake but not alert or aroused
REM (rapid eve movement) sleep Lernen beginnen		is a period of sleep in which the eyes move, the muscles lose tone, and the sleeping person dreams
response Lernen beginnen		is someone’s action or thought as a result of a particular event
retention Lernen beginnen		is the ability to store facts and information in the memory
retrieval Lernen beginnen		is the ability to recall facts and information from the memory
rote rehearsal Lernen beginnen		is the act of repeating a specific sequence of information to keep it in short-term memory
selective attention Lernen beginnen		is the process of focusing on a small part of the environment while blocking out the rest pf the environment
semantics Lernen beginnen		is the study of the meanings of words
sensation Lernen beginnen		is the detection or the experience of something in the surrounding environment resulting from stimulation of a sensory organ
sense Lernen beginnen		is an ability by which the body perceives something around it
sensory adaptation Lernen beginnen		is the reduction in response to a sensory perception that occurs when a stimulus is repetitive or unchanging
sensory deprivation Lernen beginnen		is the lack of normal amounts of sensory perception
sensory information Lernen beginnen		is dara that comes from the sense organs like the eyes or ears
sensory memory Lernen beginnen		is a system of memory that stores extremely accurate information from the senses for a short amount of time
sensory nerve Lernen beginnen		is a nerve that sends information from the body to the brain or spinal cord
shift Lernen beginnen		is a change in a state of something
short-term Lernen beginnen		it occurs or exists for a brief period of time
sleep stage Lernen beginnen		is one of five stages of sleep that a person experiences while asleep, and are part of either REM sleep or NREM (non-rapid eye movement) sleep
somatic nervous system Lernen beginnen		is the part of the peripheral nervous system that is responsible for the body’s controllable movements
somatosensory cortex Lernen beginnen		is a region of the cerebrum located in the parietal lobe, and is responsible for interpreting information about the body’s position, temperature, and pain levels
spatial Lernen beginnen		it is related to movement and orientation in three-dimensional space
spinal cord Lernen beginnen		is a long, thick group of nerves that extends from the brain down the backbone
state Lernen beginnen		is a peron’s mental or physical condition at a particular time
subconscious Lernen beginnen		it occurs or exists in the unconscious
sympathetic division Lernen beginnen		of the automatic nervous system controls the body’s responses to threatening, dangerous, or otherwise arousing situations
syntax Lernen beginnen		is a set of rulew that determines how words are arranged to form phrases and sentences in a particular language
temporal lobe Lernen beginnen		is the bottom middle part of the cerebrum, and is responsible for language-learning, speech, and forming new memories
thalamus Lernen beginnen		is a part of the brain that is located between the cerebral cortex and midbrain, which helps control consciousness, sleep, and alertness
Theory of Multiple Intelligences Lernen beginnen		is the idea that there are many dufferent element of intelligence, and thag people can gave varying levels of them
transduction Lernen beginnen		is a process performed by sensory organs in which one type of energy becomes another
treat Lernen beginnen		a medical condition is to try to correct it or make it less severe
ultradian rhythm Lernen beginnen		is a biological rhythm that occurs more often than once per day, and includes the stages in the human sleep cycle
unconscious Lernen beginnen		is the part of the mind that a person is not aware of, but which influences his or her actions and feelings
visual cortex Lernen beginnen		is a region of the cerebrum located in the occipital lobe, and is responsible for interpreting information from the eyes
visuo-spatial sketchpad Lernen beginnen		is a part of a memory system that holds visual and spatial information in memory
voluntary Lernen beginnen		a person can control or influence it
white matter Lernen beginnen		is part of the central nervous system that does not contain the bodies of nerve cells

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