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When we perceive a visual stimulus, part of what we see is the center of our attention and the rest is the indistinct ground.

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Figure-ground

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A psychoactive drug that stimulates the brain by blocking neurotransmitters that slow down our nervous system and cause sleep.

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caffeine

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A type of effortful retrieval that occurs when we are confident that we know something but cannot quite pull it out of memory.

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Tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon

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Identify what is defined through its function. It serves as a relay station for information coming from our senses to the brain

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thalamus

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Missing sensory information is automatically "filled in" in the process of perception to create complete and whole perceptions.

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Closure

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A defense mechanism wherein the emotional nature of stressful events is lessened at times by reducing it with the help of logic.

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This refers to the savory taste of meat stock, cheese, and mushrooms, that some scientists believe is another type of taste bud.

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A form of mental training that can be used to calm the mind, stabilize concentration, or enhance awareness of the present moment.

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A type of reinforcement that is learned by association, usually via classical conditioning like money, grades, and peer approval.

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These are brief, acute changes in conscious experience and physiology that occur in response to a personally meaningful situation

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The perceived states of tension that occur when our bodies are deficient in some need and creating an urge to relieve the tension.

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The person expresses an unconscious wish in a socially valued way, such as a boxer who channeled his aggressive drive in the ring.

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These processes involve changes in an individual’s relationship with other people, changes in emotions, and changes in personality

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The model of motivation implies that all organisms are motivated to maintain physiological equilibrium around an optimal set point.

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A kind of conflict that requires the individual to choose between alternatives that contain both positive and negative consequences.

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Light waves are transduced into neural messages by two types of receptor cells, named rods and cones, in the ____________of the eye.

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This leads to changes in many aspects of our psychological states and process – changes in our emotions, motivations, and cognitions.

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A defense mechanism that is a special form of displacement in which the person expresses an unconscious wish in a socially valued way.

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When a stimulus is continuously present or repeated at short intervals, the sensation gradually becomes weaker. This termed__________.

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