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| The process of combining a variable across several measurements |
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| A theory holding that a vulnerability plus stress creates problems in behavior |
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| A dimension that underlies a set of interrelated ratings |
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| A correlation between a single measure and the factor to which it is being related |
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| An aspect of interpersonal behavior common to every society and culture |
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| Implicit personality theory |
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| The idea that people have implicit beliefs about which traits go together in personality |
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| The idea that situations and personality interact to determine behavior |
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| Personality patterns deriving from varying levels of dominance and love |
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| The quality of possessing or not possessing a given trait |
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| A factor that merges two or more basic factors that correlate with each other |
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| A trait indicator that is associated with a given category of psychopathology |
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| The projecting of a motive as imagery onto an external stimulus |
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| The extent to which a task provides information about something |
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| Inhibited power motivation |
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| The condition of having more need for power than for affiliation, but restraining its use |
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| A motive that exists but presently isn't being openly displayed |
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| A motive that presently is influencing a person's actions |
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| Cognitive-affective clusters organized around readiness for a particular kind of experience |
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| An unsatisfactory internal condition that motivates behavior |
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| The study of the entire person |
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| An external stimulus that increases the level of a motive |
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| Primary (viscerogenic) need |
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| A biological need, such as the need for food |
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| Resultant Achievement Motivation (RAM) |
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| Motive to approach success minus motive to avoid failure |
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| Secondary (psychogenic) need |
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| A psychological or social need |
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| Chemicals that mimic the body's tendency to rebuild muscle tissues |
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| Antisocial personality (sociopath) |
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| A person who displays impulsive action with little thought to consequences |
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| Ascending Reticular Activating System (ARAS) |
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| The part of the brain that activates the cerebral cortex into alertness |
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| Behavioral Approach System (BAS) |
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| The part of the brain that regulates pursuit of incentives (gas pedal) |
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| Behavioral Inhibition System (BIS) |
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| The part of the brain that regulates anticipation of punishment |
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| A neurotransmitter believed to be especially important to approach regulation (BAS) |
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| Dexamethasone Suppression Test (DST) |
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| A test that may diagnose biologically based depression |
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| Electroencephalogram (EEG) |
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| A record of overall electrical activity in higher regions of the brain |
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| Impulsive Unsocialized Sensation Seeking (IUSS) |
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| Trait involving the capacity to inhibit behavior in the service of social adaption |
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| Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) |
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| A picture of activity inside the brain based on the brain's electromagnetic energy |
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| The predisposition to experience negative feelling frequently |
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| A chemical involved in sending messages along nerve pathways |
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| The predisposition to experience positive feelings frequently |
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| Positron Emission Tomography (PET) |
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| A picture of activity in the brain based on the brain's metabolism |
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| A neurotransmitter that some believe is involved in behavioral inhibition |
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