Psychology: A Self-Teaching Guide

matching hypothesis, interpersonal

attraction, 250

meaning

motivation, 102–103

will to, humanistic viewpoint, 11

means-end analysis, thinking,

125–126

medulla, function of, 36

meiosis, reproductive biology, 155

melancholic personality, 193

melatonin, function of, 40

memory

experimental psychology, 12

functionalism, 6

learning, 84–86

psychology definition, 3

mental age, intelligence testing, 141,

143–144

mental chemistry, structuralism, 5

mental disorders, classification of,

215–216. See alsoabnormal

psychology

mental life

behaviorism, 7

psychology definition, 3, 6

mental retardation, biological view-

point, 9

mental set, problem solving, 127–128

mesoderm, reproductive biology, 156

mesomorph, personality theory, 194

metabolism

endocrine system, 41

thyroxin, 40

metathought

cognitive development, 166

thinking, 121–122

Middle Ages, courtly love, 185

Milgram, Stanley, 255–256

mind, behaviorism, 7

minor tranquilizers, 241

mistrust versus trust, psychosocial

development, 161

Mitchell, Margaret, 193

mitosis, reproductive biology, 155

mnemonic device, memory, 85

models, learning, consciousness and,

81

monocular cues, depth perception,

66

monocular vision, depth perception,

66

mood

sexuality, 175

of target person, persuasion, 253

mood disorders, abnormal psychol-

ogy, 220–221

mood-stabilizing agents, 242

Moon illusion, perception, 63, 64–65

moral development, developmental

psychology, 166–168

mother love, affectional drive, 95

motion, Gestalt psychology, 6

motion parallax, depth perception,

66

motivation, 90–106

acquired motives, 95–97

animal studies, 2

biological drives, 92–93

defined, 91

experimental psychology, 12

general drives, 93–95

meaning, 102–103

self-actualization, 99–102

unconscious motives, 97–99

motor neurons, function of, 33

movement, cerebral cortex, 37–38

multi-modal therapy, cognitive-

behavior therapy, 239–240

multiple intelligences, 139

multiple orgasm, 177

multiple personality disorder, disso-

ciative disorders, 219–220

Murray, Henry A., 206

mutual interests, interpersonal attrac-

tion, 250

Nabokov, Vladimir, 182

narcissistic personality disorder, 223

naturalistic observation, research

methods, 20

nature-nurture controversy, intelli-

gence, 147–150

need(s)

for achievement, acquired motives,

96

for affiliation, acquired motives, 96

for aggression, acquired motives,

97

for autonomy, acquired motives,

96

for dominance, acquired motives,

97

for exhibition, acquired motives, 97

hierarchy of, motivation, 99–102

for order, acquired motives, 96

negative correlation, correlational

method, 23

negative exemplar, thinking, 123

negative goals, conflict, 115

negative mood, 220

negative reinforcer, operant condi-

tioning, 78–79

negative transference, psychodynamic

therapy, 234–235

neo-Freudians, personality theory,

200–202

neonate, reproductive biology, 157

nerve

auditory, 50

optic, 48

structure of, 33–34

nervous system

brain, 35–39

function of, 34–35

neurons, 30–34

organic mental disorders, 224–225

neurology, 7

neurons

nervous system, 30–34

photoreceptors, 48

touch sensation, 52

neurotic anxiety, anxiety disorders,

216

neurotic depression, mood disorders,

220

neurotransmitters, 30

neurons, 31, 33

physiological psychologist, 13

serotonin, 9

Nietzsche, Friedrich, 201

non-directive therapy, client-centered

therapy, 236

normal curve, intelligence testing,

144

norms, abnormal behavior, 214

nurture, nature-nurture controversy,

intelligence, 147–150

obedience, social psychology,

255–256

objective test, Minnesota Multiphasic

Personality Inventory

(MMPI), 207

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