Understanding Psychology (10th Ed)

industry-versus-inferiority stage

 
According to 
Erikson, the last stage of childhood, during 
which children age 6 to 12 years may develop 
positive social interactions with others or may 
feel inadequate and become less sociable 
(Module 37).

inferential statistics

 
The branch of statistics 
that uses data from samples to make predic-
tions about the larger population from which 
the sample is drawn (Module 58).

inferiority complex

 
According to Adler, a 
problem affecting adults who have not been 
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G-6 Glossary
neurons, and the reorganization of information-
processing areas (Module 9).

neuroscience perspective

 
The approach that 
views behavior from the perspective of the 
brain, the nervous system, and other biological 
functions (Module 2).

neurotransmitters

 
Chemicals that carry mes-
sages across the synapse to the dendrite (and 
sometimes the cell body) of a receiver neuron 
(Module 7).

neutral stimulus

 
A stimulus that, before condi-
tioning, does not naturally bring about the 
response of interest (Module 17).

normal distribution

 
A distribution of scores 
that produces a symmetrical, bell-shaped curve 
in which the right half mirrors the left half and 
in which the mean, median, and mode all have 
the same value (Module 56).