The study of behavior and mental processes.

The process of testing ideas about the world.

Awareness of self and the environment.

Discomfort and distress that follow discontinuing an addictive drug or behavior

The elementary components of/the cells that make up the nervous system.

One of psychology's first schools of thought that used introspective reports to build a view of the mind's structure.

Descriptive research that examines one individual in depth.

Principle that information is often simultaneously processed on separate conscious (explicit) and unconscious (implicit) tracks.

Drug addiction coupled with a mental health disorder.

The fatty tissue covering the axon of some neurons and helps speed neural impulses.

Another one of psychology's first schools of thought that was influenced by Darwin.

Errors in intuition that people make.

Occurs during the 4th stage of sleep, when the brain is active but the body is immobile

Tranquilizer drugs that depress central nervous system activity.

Autonomic nervous system subdivision that calms and conserves energy, allowing routine maintenance activity and control of involuntary muscles and glands

The scientific study of observable behavior.

The tendency for people to favor aid to the needy over welfare.

The lack of attention that is not associated with any vision defects or deficits.

A mild hallucinogen that binds with brain cannabinoid receptors.

The master gland of the endocrine system.

The extent to which traits are already set in place at birth versus the extent that our traits develop in response to the environment and experiences.

How to get a pool of research participants to represent the population you're trying to learn about.

Part of the brain that causes decreased production of melatonin in morning and increased production in the evening.

The most widely used drug.

Brain system that helps to process both emotion and memory.