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at his father will render him powerless if his father finds out about his attraction toward his mother。
Catharsis宣泄
The emotional release associated with the expression of unconscious conflicts。
CEEB Score
A standard score that sets the mean to five…hundred and standard deviation to one…hundred。 Used on the Scholastic Aptitude Test （SAT）
Cell Body
The main part of a neuron where the information is processed。
Central Nervous System
The brain and the spinal cord脊髓。
Central Tendency 集中趋势
A statistical measurement attempting to depict the average score in a distribution （see mean； median； and/or mode）
Centration 自我中心
A young child's tendency to focus only on his or her own perspective of a specific object and a failure to understand that others may see things differently。
Cerebellum 小脑
Part of the brain associated with balance； smooth movement； and posture。
Cerebral Hemispheres
The two halves of the brain （right and left）
Chemical Imbalance
A generic term for the idea that chemical in the brain are either too scarce or too abundant resulting in or contributing to a mental disorder such as schizophrenia精神分裂 or bipolar disorder躁狂。 Others believe that the disorder precedes the imbalance； suggesting that a change in mood； for example； changes our chemicals rather than the chemical changing our mood。
Chunk 组块
A unit of information used in memory
Chunking
bining smaller units of measurement or chunks into larger chunks。 （e。g。； a seven chunk phone number such as 5…5…5…1…2…1…2 bees a five chunk number such as 5…5…5…12…12）
Classical Conditioning
The behavioral technique of pairing a naturally occurring stimulus and response chain with a different stimulus in order to produce a response which is not naturally occurring。
Client Centered Therapy
A humanistic therapy based on Carl Roger's beliefs that an individual has an unlimited capacity for psychological growth and will continue to grow unless barriers are placed in the way。
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Coefficient of Determination 决定系数
The statistic or number determined by squaring the correlation coefficient系数。 Represents the amount of variance accounted for by that correlation。
Coercive Power 强制力
Power derived through the ability to punish。
Cognition
The process of receiving； processing； storing； and using information。
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Treatment involving the bination of behaviorism （based on the theories of learning） and cognitive therapy （based on the theory that our cognitions or thoughts control a large portion of our behaviors）。
Cognitive Dissonance失调
the realization of contradictions in one's own attitudes and behaviors。
Cognitive Psychology
The sub…field of psychology associated with information processing and the role it plays in emotion； behavior； and physiology。
Cognitive Therapy
The treatment approach based on the theory that our cognitions or thoughts control a large part of our behaviors and emotions。 Therefore； changing the way we think can result in positive changes in the way we act and feel。
Cohort Effects
The effects of being born and raised in a particular time or situation where all other members of your group has similar experiences that make your group unique from other groups
Collective Unconscious
According to Jung； the content of the unconscious mind that is passed down from generation to generation in all humans。
pulsion
The physical act resulting from an obsession。 Typically a pulsive act is done in an attempt to alleviate the disfort created by an obsession。
Concrete Operational Stage 具体运算
According to Piaget； the stage of cognitive development where a child between the ages of 7 and 12 begins thinking more globally and outside of the self but is still deficient不足 in abstract thought。
Concurrent Validity 同时效度
A measurements ability to correlate or vary directly with an accepted measure of the same construct
Conditioned Response
The response in a stimulus…response chain that is not naturally occurring； but rather has been learned through its pairing with a naturally occurring chain。
Conditioned Stimulus
The stimulus in a stimulus…response chain that is not naturally occurring； but rather has been learned through its pairing with a naturally occurring chain。
Conditioning
The process of learning new behaviors or responses as a result of their consequences。
Confidence Interval 置信区间
The level of certainty that the true score falls within a specific range。 The smaller the range the less the certainty。
Conformity从众
Changing your attitudes； beliefs； thoughts； or behaviors in order to be more consistent with others。
Confound
Any variable that is not part of a research study but still has an effect on the research results
Conscience
According to Freud； the restriction demanded by the superego。
Consciousness
Awareness of yourself and the world around you。
Conservation
The understanding； typically achieved in later childhood； that matter remains the same even when the shape changes （ i。e。； a pound of clay is still a pound of clay whether it is rolled in a ball or pounded flat）。
Consolidation
The physiological changes in the brain associated with memory storage。
Consolidation Failure
The failure to store information in memory。
Constant
Any variable that remains the same throughout a study。
Construct
Any variable that can not be directly observed but rather is measured through indirect methods。 （Examples： intelligence； motivation）
Construct Validity
The general validity of a measuring device。 Construct validity answers the question of whether or not the measuring device actually measures the construct under question。
Content Validity
A measurement device’s ability to be generalized to the entire content of what is being measured。
Context Dependent Memory
The theory that information learned in a particular situation or place is better remembered when in that same situation or place。
Continuous Reinforcement
The application of reinforcement every time a specific behavior occurs。
Control Group
The group of subjects in an experiment that does not receive the independent variable。
Convergence
The binocular cue to distance referring to the fact that the closer an object； the more inward our eyes need to turn in order to focus
Convergent Thinking
Logical and conventional thought leading to a single answer。
Conversion Disorder
A somatoform disorder where the individual experiences a loss of sensation or function due to a psychological belief （e。g。； paralysis； blindness； deafness）。
Correlated Sample
Sample data that is related to each other。
Correlation
The degree to which two or more variables a related to each other。 A correlation refers to the direction that the variables move and does not necessarily represent cause and effect。 （Example： height and weight are correlated。 As one increases； the other tends to increase as well）
Correlation Coefficient
The statistic or number representing the degree to which two or more variables are related。 Often abbreviated 'r。'
Counter conditioning
The use of conditioni