Index A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | Z A absentmindedness absolute threshold accommodation acoustic encoding acquisition action potential actor-observer bias adolescence adrenal gland adrenarche afterimage ageism aggression agonist agoraphobia alarm reaction algorithm all-or-none allele alpha wave altruism American Psychological Association Americans with Disabilities Act amnesia amplitude amygdala anal stage analytical intelligence analytical psychology anchoring bias anorexia nervosa antagonist anterograde amnesia antisocial personality disorder anxiety disorder archetype archival research arousal theory artificial concept Asch effect assimilation associative learning asthma asylum Atkinson-Shiffrin model (A-S) attachment attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder attitude attribution attrition atypical auditory cortex authoritarian parenting style authoritative parenting style autism spectrum disorder automatic processing autonomic nervous system availability heuristic aversive conditioning avoidant attachment axon B bariatric surgery basilar membrane basolateral complex behavior therapy behaviorism bias binaural cue binge eating disorder binocular cue binocular disparity biofeedback biological perspective biological rhythm biomedical therapy biopsychology biopsychosocial model bipolar and related disorders bipolar disorder bisexual blind spot blocking body dysmorphic disorder body language bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) borderline personality disorder bottom-up processing Broca’s area bulimia nervosa bullying bystander effect C Cannon-Bard theory of emotion cardiovascular disorders cataplexy catatonic behavior cause-and-effect relationship central nervous system (CNS) central nucleus central route persuasion central sleep apnea cerebellum cerebral cortex checklist chromosome chunking circadian rhythm classical conditioning clinical or case study clinical psychology closure cochlea cochlear implant codeine cognition cognitive development cognitive dissonance cognitive empathy cognitive map cognitive psychology, [1] cognitive script cognitive therapy cognitive-behavioral therapy, [1] cognitive-mediational theory collective unconscious, [1] collectivist culture comorbid disorder comorbidity companionate love components of emotion computerized tomography (CT) scan concept conception concrete operational stage conditioned response (CR) conditioned stimulus (CS) conductive hearing loss cone confederate confidentiality confirmation bias, [1], [2] conformity confounding variable congenital deafness congenital insensitivity to pain (congenital analgesia) congruence conscious consciousness conservation construction consummate love Contemporized-Themes Concerning Blacks Test (C-TCB) continuous development continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) continuous reinforcement control group convergent thinking coping cornea corpus callosum correlation correlation coefficient cortisol counseling psychology counterconditioning couples therapy creative intelligence creativity critical (sensitive) period cross-sectional research crystallized intelligence cultural competence cultural display rule cultural intelligence culture cyberbullying D daily hassles deafness debriefing deception decibel (dB) declarative memory deductive reasoning defense mechanism deinstitutionalization delta wave delusion dendrite deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) dependent variable depersonalization/derealization disorder depressant depressive disorder depth perception developmental milestone developmental psychology diabetes diagnosis Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) diathesis-stress model diffusion of responsibility discontinuous development discrimination disorganized attachment disorganized thinking disorganized/abnormal motor behavior displacement dispositionism dissertation dissociative amnesia dissociative disorders dissociative fugue dissociative identity disorder distorted body image distress divergent thinking diversity training dominant allele dopamine hypothesis double-blind study downsizing dream analysis drive theory dysgraphia dyslexia E effortful processing ego egocentrism elaborative rehearsal electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) electroencephalography (EEG) electromagnetic spectrum embryo emerging adulthood emotion emotional intelligence empathy empirical empirical method encoding endocrine system engram epigenetics episodic memory equipotentiality hypothesis etiology euphoric high eustress event schema evolutionary psychology excitement experimental group experimenter bias explicit memory exposure therapy extinction extrinsic motivation F facial feedback hypothesis fact false memory syndrome falsifiable family therapy fight or flight response fight-or-flight response figure-ground relationship fine motor skills Five Factor Model fixed interval reinforcement schedule fixed ratio reinforcement schedule flashback flashbulb memory flight of ideas flow fluid intelligence Flynn effect foot-in-the-door technique forebrain forensic psychology forgetting formal operational stage fovea fraternal twins free association frequency frontal lobe functional fixedness functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) functionalism fundamental attribution error G gender dysphoria gender identity gene general adaptation syndrome generalize generalized anxiety disorder genetic environmental correlation genital stage genotype Gestalt psychology glial cell gonad gonadarche good continuation grammar grandiose delusion gross motor skills group polarization group therapy groupthink gyrus H habit habituation hair cell hallucination hallucinogen happiness harmful dysfunction Hawthorne effect health psychology heart disease hemisphere heritability hertz (Hz) heterosexual heterozygous heuristic hierarchy of needs higher-order conditioning hindbrain hindsight bias hippocampus hoarding disorder homeostasis, [1] homophily homophobia homosexual homozygous hopelessness theory hormone hospice hostile aggression human factors psychology humanism humanistic therapy hypertension hypnosis hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis hypothalamus hypothesis I id ideal self identical twins illusory correlation immune system immunosuppression immutable characteristic implicit memory in-group in-group bias inattentional blindness incongruence incus independent variable individual psychology individual therapy individualistic culture inductive reasoning industrial and organizational (I-O) psychology industrial psychology inferiority complex inflammatory pain informational social influence informed consent insomnia instinct, [1] Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) Institutional Review Board (IRB) instrumental aggression intake intelligence quotient inter-rater reliability interaural level difference interaural timing difference internal factor International Classification of Diseases (ICD) intrinsic motivation introspection involuntary treatment iris J James-Lange theory of emotion jet lag job analysis job burnout job satisfaction job strain just noticeable difference just-world hypothesis K K-complex kinesthesia L language latency period latent content latent learning lateralization law of effect learning lens leptin levels of processing lexicon limbic system linear perspective locus coeruleus locus of control long-term memory (LTM) longitudinal fissure longitudinal research lucid dream lymphocytes M magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) major depressive disorder malleus mania manic episode manifest content meditation medulla Meissner’s corpuscle melatonin membrane potential memory memory consolidation memory-enhancing strategy menarche mental set Merkel’s disk meta-analysis metabolic rate methadone methadone clinic methamphetamine Ménière's disease midbrain Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) misattribution misinformation effect paradigm mitosis mnemonic device model monaural cue monocular cue mood disorder morbid obesity morpheme motivation motor cortex motor skills Multiple Intelligences Theory mutation myelin sheath N narcolepsy natural concept naturalistic observation nature negative affectivity negative correlation negative punishment negative reinforcement negative symptom neurodevelopmental disorder neuron neuropathic pain neurosis neurotransmitter neutral stimulus (NS) newborn reflexes night terror nociception non-REM (NREM) nondirective therapy normative approach normative social influence norming nurture O obedience obese object permanence observational learning observer bias obsessive-compulsive and related disorders obsessive-compulsive disorder obstructive sleep apnea occipital lobe olfactory bulb olfactory receptor ology operant conditioning operational definition opiate/opioid opinion opponent-process theory of color perception optic chiasm optic nerve optimism oral stage orbitofrontal cortex organizational culture organizational psychology orgasm out-group overgeneralization overweight P Pacinian corpuscle pancreas panic attack panic disorder paranoid delusion parasympathetic nervous system parietal lobe parinsomnia partial reinforcement participants pattern perception peak peer-reviewed journal article perceived control perception perceptual hypothesis performance appraisal peripartum onset peripheral nervous system (PNS) peripheral route persuasion permissive parenting style persistence persistent depressive disorder personality personality disorder personality psychology personality trait persuasion phallic stage PhD phenotype pheromone phoneme photoreceptor physical dependence physical development pineal gland pinna pitch pituitary gland place theory of pitch perception placebo effect placenta plateau play therapy polygenic polygraph pons population positive affect positive correlation positive psychology positive punishment positive reinforcement positron emission tomography (PET) scan postdoctoral training program posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) practical intelligence prefrontal cortex prejudice prenatal care preoperational stage primary appraisal primary reinforcer primary sexual characteristics principle of closure proactive interference problem-solving strategy procedural justice procedural memory prodromal symptom projection Projective test proprioception prosocial behavior prototype proximity psyche psychoanalysis psychoanalytic theory psychological dependence psychological disorder psychology psychoneuroimmunology psychopathology psychophysiological disorders psychosexual development psychosexual stages of development psychosocial development, [1] psychotherapy psychotropic medication PsyD punishment pupil R racism random assignment random sample range of reaction, [1] rapid eye movement (REM) sleep rational emotive therapy (RET) rationalization reaction formation real self recall receptor recessive allele reciprocal determinism reciprocity recognition reconstruction reflex refractory period regression rehearsal reinforcement relapse relaxation response technique relearning reliability REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) replicate representative bias representative sample repression resistant attachment resolution resting potential restless leg syndrome reticular formation retina retrieval retroactive interference retrograde amnesia reuptake reversibility rod Rogerian (client-centered therapy) role schema romantic love Rorschach Inkblot Test rotating shift work Rotter Incomplete Sentence Blank (RISB) Ruffini corpuscle rumination S safety behavior sample satiation scapegoating Schachter-Singer two-factor theory of emotion schema, [1] schizophrenia scientific management script seasonal pattern secondary appraisal secondary reinforcer secondary sexual characteristics secure attachment secure base selective migration self-concept self-disclosure self-efficacy, [1] self-fulfilling prophecy self-reference effect self-serving bias semantic encoding semantic memory semantics semipermeable membrane sensation sensorimotor stage sensorineural hearing loss sensory adaptation sensory memory set point theory sexism sexual harassment sexual orientation sexual response cycle shaping short-term memory (STM) signal detection theory similarity single-blind study situationism sleep sleep apnea sleep debt sleep rebound sleep regulation sleep spindle sleepwalking social anxiety disorder social exchange theory social facilitation social loafing social norm social psychology Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS) social role social support social-cognitive theory socioemotional selectivity theory soma somatic delusion somatic nervous system somatosensory cortex specific phobia spermarche spontaneous recovery sport and exercise psychology stage 1 sleep stage 2 sleep stage 3 sleep stage 4 sleep stage of exhaustion stage of moral reasoning stage of resistance standard deviation standardization stanford prison experiment stapes statistical analysis stereotype stimulant stimulus discrimination stimulus generalization storage strategic family therapy stress stressors structural family therapy structuralism sublimation subliminal message substantia nigra sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) suggestibility suicidal ideation suicide sulcus superego supernatural suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) survey sympathetic nervous system synapse synaptic vesicle syntax systematic desensitization T taste bud telecommuting TEMAS Multicultural Thematic Apperception Test temperament, [1] temporal lobe temporal theory of pitch perception teratogen terminal button thalamus Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) theory theory of evolution by natural selection Theory X Theory Y thermoception theta wave threshold of excitation thyroid timbre token economy tolerance top-down processing traits transactional leadership style transduction transference transformational leadership style transgender hormone therapy transience trial and error triangular theory of love triarchic theory of intelligence trichromatic theory of color perception trough tympanic membrane Type A Type B U U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) umami unconditional positive regard unconditioned response (UCR) unconditioned stimulus (UCS) unconscious uninvolved parenting style V validity variable interval reinforcement schedule variable ratio reinforcement schedule ventral tegmental area (VTA) ventricle vertigo vestibular sense vicarious punishment vicarious reinforcement virtual reality exposure therapy visible spectrum visual encoding voluntary treatment W wakefulness wavelength Wernicke’s area withdrawal work team working backwards workplace violence work–family balance Y Yerkes-Dodson law Z zygote