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__________is a life-threatening eating disorder characterized by dramatic weight loss, a distorted body image, and resistance to eating enough to reach or maintain a healthful weight. 

The flow of visual information seems smooth and continuous because of __________ memory, which can hold visual stimuli for up to a second.

This is a severe psychological disorder that is characterized by disturbances in thought, language, perception, attention, mood, motor activity, and the withdrawal and absorption in daydreams or fantasy. It has been referred to as the worst psychological disorder affecting humans, afflicting 1% or the world’s population.

People are always telling Shannon that he has a mean-streak in him, yet he has never noticed it. According to the psychodynamic perspective, his aggression most likely lies in his ___________. 

A(n)_________ is a way of mentally representing the world, such as a belief or an expectation, that can influence perception of persons, objects, and situations. 

A(n) ________ is an object, person, or situation that is perceived as capable of satisfying a need.

Sarah remembers that she must pack her suitcase and must lock all the windows and doors before she leaves for her vacation the next day. Her memory about activities that need to be performed in the future is known as _____.

Which of the following is true about the serial-position effect? 

Drives help the body maintain a steady state, a tendency that is called __________.

Christine uses an electric can opener to open cans of dog food. After the first few times of using the electric opener to open the dog food, she notices that her dog starts to salivate just at the sound of the electric can opener in anticipation of food. According to the principles of classical conditioning, the electric can opener has become an effective _____ for Christine’s dog.