Psychology Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Psychology & Sociology has 20 clues. Answers range from 3 to 20 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
a state of apprehension and psychic tension occurring in some forms of mental disorder
a perspective on psychology that sees psychology as an objective science without reference to mental states
consists of the brain and the spinal cord
brain structure that controls well-learned motor activities like riding a bike
the fabric of interconnecting cells that blankets the brain hemispheres; the brain's center for information processing and control
one's awareness of one's environment and oneself
a psychiatric disorder characterized by an inability to concentrate, insomnia, loss of appetite, feelings of extreme sadness, helplessness, etc.
a chemical that is released by a neuron for the purpose of carrying information across the gaps (synapses) between neurons
overt or suppressed hostility, either innate or resulting from continued frustration and directed outward or against oneself
the electrical process by which information is transmitted the length of an axon
a relatively enduring evaluation of a person or thing; Asch demonstrated that this doesn't always match one's behavior
the fabric of interconnecting cells that blankets the brain hemispheres; the brain's center for information processing and control
a branch off the cell body of a neuron that receives new information from other neurons
the Latin for "I"; in Freud's theories, the mediator between the demands of the id and the superego
a perspective that stresses the value of behavior in Darwinian terms
a theory of hearing which states that the rate of nerve impulses traveling up the auditory nerve matches the tone's frequency
William James's school of thought that stressed the adaptive and survival value of behaviors
Thorndike's rule that behaviors which have positive outcomes tend to be repeated
Thorndike's rule that behaviors which have positive outcomes tend to be repeated
a psychological or physiological pattern that occurs in an individual and is usually associated with distress or disability that is not expected as part of normal development or culture.
