lapses in memory that are caused by breaks in attention or our focus being somewhere else

adjustment of a schema by changing a scheme to accommodate new information different from what was already known

input of sounds, words, and music

period of initial learning in classical conditioning in which a human or an animal begins to connect a neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus so that the neutral stimulus will begin to elicit the conditioned response

electrical signal that moves down the neuron’s axon

period of development that begins at puberty and ends at early adulthood

sits atop our kidneys and secretes hormones involved in the stress response

maturing of the adrenal glands

a written legal document that details specific interventions a person wants (see living will)

drug that mimics or strengthens the effects of a neurotransmitter

problem-solving strategy characterized by a specific set of instructions

phenomenon that incoming signal from another neuron is either sufficient or insufficient to reach the threshold of excitation

specific version of a gene

professional organization representing psychologists in the United States

loss of long-term memory that occurs as the result of disease, physical trauma, or psychological trauma