Exam 3 | PSYC 100 - General Psychology, Quizzes of Psychology

Download Exam 3 | PSYC 100 - General Psychology and more Quizzes Psychology in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Personality DEFINITION 1 The unique and relatively enduring set of behaviors, feelings, thoughts, and motives that characterize an individual. TERM 2 Behavioral Thresholds DEFINITION 2 the point at which a person moves from not having a particular response to having one. TERM 3 trait DEFINITION 3 a deposition to behave consistently in a particular way TERM 4 Quantitative trait loci approach DEFINITION 4 a technique in behavioral genetics that looks for the location on genes that might be associated with particular behaviors. TERM 5 unconscious DEFINITION 5 the level of consciousness containing all drives, urges, and instincts that are outside of awareness but nonetheless motivate most behavior TERM 6 id DEFINITION 6 Freud's term for the seat of impulse and desire, the pleasure- seeking part of our personality TERM 7 ego DEFINITION 7 Freud's term for the sense of self; the part of the mind that operates on the "reality principle" TERM 8 Superego DEFINITION 8 Freud's term for the part of the mind that monitors behavior and evaluates it in terms of right and wrong; the conscious. TERM 9 defense mechanisms DEFINITION 9 unconscious strategies the mind uses to protect itself from anxiety by denying and distorting reality in some way TERM 10 reaction formation DEFINITION 10 a defense mechanism that turns an unpleasant idea, feeling or impulse into its opposite TERM 21 anima DEFINITION 21 according to Jung, the female part of the male personality TERM 22 animus DEFINITION 22 according to Jung, the male part of the female personality TERM 23 unconditional positive regard DEFINITION 23 acceptance of another person regardless of his or her behavior TERM 24 Five factor model DEFINITION 24 theory of personality that includes: openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism TERM 25 basic tendencies DEFINITION 25 the essence of personality: the big five personality dimensions plus talents, aptitudes, and cognitive abilities. TERM 26 cortical arousal DEFINITION 26 level of activation in the brain