Understanding Psychology (10th Ed)

Type B behavior pattern

 
A cluster of behaviors 
characterized by a patient, cooperative, non-
competitive, and nonaggressive manner 
(Module 44).

unconditional positive regard

 
An attitude 
of acceptance and respect on the part of an 
observer, no matter what a person says or 
does (Module 41).

unconditioned response (UCR)

 
A response 
that is natural and needs no training (e.g., sali-
vation at the smell of food) (Module 17).
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G-10 Glossary

unconditioned stimulus (UCS)

 
A stimulus that 
naturally brings about a particular response 
without having been learned (Module 17).

unconscious

 
A part of the personality that con-
tains the memories, knowledge, beliefs, feel-
ings, urges, drives, and instincts of which the 
individual is not aware (Module 40).

unconscious wish fulfi llment theory

 
Sigmund 
Freud’s theory that dreams represent uncon-
scious wishes that dreamers desire to see ful-
fi lled (Module 14).

uninvolved parents

 
Parents who show little 
interest in their children and are emotionally 
detached (Module 37).

universal grammar

 
Noam Chomsky’s theory 
that all the world’s languages share a common 
underlying structure (Module 25).