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| The process of forming impressions of others. |
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| According to Jung, the level of awareness that houses material that is not within one's conscious awareness because it has been repressed or forgotten. |
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| Psychological tests that measure various aspects of personality, including motives, interests, values, and attitudes |
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| A durable disposition to behave in a particular way in a variety of situations. |
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| Phenomenological approach |
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| The assumption that one must appreciate individuals' personal, subjective experiences to truly understand their behavior |
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| According to Freud, the principle upon which the id operates, demanding immediate gratification of its urges. |
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| According to Freud, the level of awareness that contains material just beneath the surface of conscious awareness that can easily be retrieved |
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| Attributing one's own thoughts, feelings, or motives to another. |
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| Psychological tests that ask subjects to respond to vague, ambiguous stimuli in ways that may reveal the subjects' needs, feelings, and personality traits. |
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| A theory developed by Freud that attempts to explain personality, motivation, and mental disorders by focusing on unconscious determinants of behavior |
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| All the diverse theories descended from the work of Sigmund Freud that focus on unconscious mental forces. |
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| According to Freud, developmental periods with a characteristic sexual focus that leave their mark on adult personality. |
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| An event that follows a response that weakens or suppresses the tendency to make that response |
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| Creating false but plausible excuses to justify unacceptable behavior. |
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| Behaving in a way that's exactly the opposite of one's true feelings. |
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| According to Freud, the principle on which the ego operates, which seeks to delay gratification of the id's urges until appropriate outlets and situations can be found. |
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| The assumption that internal mental events, external environmental events, and overt behavior all influence each other. |
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| A reversion to immature patterns of behavior. |
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| The process of repetitively verbalizing or thinking about information to be stored in memory. |
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| Reinforcement contingencies |
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| The circumstances or rules that determine whether responses lead to the presentation of reinforcers. |
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| The measurement consistency of a test (or of other kinds of measurement techniques). |
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| Keeping distressing thoughts and feelings buried in the unconscious. |
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| A tendency to respond to questions in a particular way that is unrelated to the content of the questions |
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| People with exceptionally healthy personalities, marked by continued personal growth. |
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| A collection of beliefs about one's own nature, unique qualities, and typical behavior. |
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| One's belief about one's ability to perform behaviors that should lead to expected outcomes. |
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| A person's overall assessment of her or his personal adequacy or worth |
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| The degree to which people attend to and control the impression they make on others in social interactions. |
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| Personality tests that ask individuals to answer a series of questions about their characteristic behavior. |
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| A generalized preference for high or low levels of sensory stimulation. |
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| A tendency to give socially approved answers to questions about oneself. |
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| According to Adler, the universal drive to adapt, improve oneself, and master life's challenges. |
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| According to Freud, the moral component of personality that incorporates social standards about what represents right and wrong. |
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| According to Freud, thoughts, memories, and desires that are well below the surface of conscious awareness but that nonetheless exert great influence on behavior |
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