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Psych Exam 1

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living up to one's positive potential in life, suggesting that everybody wants to be their ideal self   show
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show Non-random sampling  
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scientists need to use this to define how their concept will be measured   show
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refers to the use of a sugar-pill or other non-active substance   show
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This error of critical thinking is made when an individual incorrectly assumes a sixth coin flip must come up tails if the first five flips came up heads   show
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show Variability  
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show Fight or Flight response  
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show Dendrites  
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show Refractory Period  
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the idea that neural connections are not permanent, and can be added and removed as an organism lives its life   show
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show Limbic System  
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While sensation involves the stimulation of a sensory neuron, this term refers to the act of processing information in a way that allows an organism to make sense of it   show
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Rods, which see better in the dark, these other visual neurons work better during the day and allow us to see color   show
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"Flavor" is made up of these two senses in combination with each other   show
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Even when an individual closes one of their eyes, they are typically still able to perceive depth thanks to these "hints"   show
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show Accommodation  
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Cognitive psychologists like to compare the human brain to this device, which has many similar functions   show
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show Critical Thinking  
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uses theories of natural selection to help explain why certain human behaviors exist   show
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This "problem" explains that correlations cannot fully explain cause-and-effect in the relationship between two variables   show
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In addition to separating the brain into two hemispheres and four lobes, this third level of organization includes these two components of the brain   show
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