MCBSD #9

Perception of a stimulus below a threshold (usually the threshold of conscious perception).

• Subliminal Perception

• Ritual

• Two-Point Threshold

• Tolerance

In perception, a decrease in stimulus perception after a long duration of exposure; in learning, the process by which new information is processed; consists of assimilation and accommodation.

• Adaptation

• Managing Appearances

• Deviance

• Habituation

A state of normlessness; anomic conditions erode social solidarity by means of excessive individualism, social inequality, and isolation.

• Stereotypes

• Errors of Growth

• Anomie

• Universal Emotions

Societal rules that define the boundaries of acceptable behavior.

• Deindividuation

• Norms

• Autonomy

• Intuition

A measure of reproductive success; depends on the number of offspring an individual has, how well they support their offspring, and how well their offspring can support others.

• Locus of Control

• Inclusive Fitness

• Egocentrism

• Confirmation Bias

An aspect of interpersonal attraction or impression management in which one shares his or her fears, thoughts, and goals with another person in the hopes of being met with empathy and nonjudgement.

• Subcultures

• Archetype

• Availability Heuristic

• Self-Disclosure

In the social cognitive perspective, the notion that thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and environment interact to determine behavior in a given situation.

• Heuristic

• Ethnocentrism

• Reciprocal Determinism

• Parallel Processing

The ability to simultaneously analyze and combine information regarding multiple aspects of a stimulus, such as color, shape, and motion.

• Parallel Processing

• Attribute Substitution

• Priming

• Consciousness

A time during development during which exposure to language is essential for eventual development of effective use of language; between two years of age and puberty.

• Implicit Memory

• Critical Period

• Spacing Effect

• Prevalence

A theoretical framework that emphasizes the role of power differentials in producing social order.

• Signal Detection Theory

• Elaboration Likelihood Model

• Depressive Episode

• Conflict Theory