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Psych Exam 1

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show Modern perspective that focuses on observable behavior  
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show Detailed Investigation of one subject. Provides information that can't be applied to other cases.  
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Control Group   show
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Experimental Group   show
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show The only method that allows researchers to determine the  
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Functionalism   show
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Gestalt Psychology   show
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Goals of Psychology   show
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show Tentative explanation of a phenomenon based oon observations  
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Independent Variable   show
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Correlation   show
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show Variable that is the measurable response of participants  
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show Behavioralist- classical conditioning and involuntary reactions  
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show Believed all behavior is learned via experience. Little Albert experiment with animals and loud noises.  
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show Watching organisms in an artificial but controlled situation  
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show Watching organisms in their natural environment  
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Psychodynamic   show
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show Modern perspective that people have the freedom to choose their own destiny  
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Cognitive   show
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Sociocultural   show
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Biopsychosocial   show
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show Modern perspective used to explain mental traots a as adaptations used to survive  
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Scientific Method   show
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Objective introspection   show
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Observer Bias   show
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show Tendency for people to behave differently when they know they're being observed  
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Placebo Effect   show
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show The scientific study of behavior and mental procwsses  
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Representative Sample   show
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Sigmund Freud   show
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Structuralism   show
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show He studied the nonphysical structure of the mind, made a psych a science through objective introspection, first attempt and bringing objectivity and measurement to psych, spread the idea  
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Accomodation   show
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Adolescence   show
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Assimiliation   show
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Attachment   show
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Secure attachment   show
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show Little to reaction to mother's exit, return, or presence  
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show Upset when mother leaves, wants picked up but denies any comfort/can't be soothed. Mixed feelings  
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Disorganized-Disoriented attachment   show
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show A child's understanding that changing the appearance of an object does not change its nature.  
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Egocentrism   show
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Human Development   show
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Longitudinal Design   show
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show Subjects from different ages are studied at same time  
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Cross-Sequential Design   show
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Lawrence Kohlberg   show
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show Behavior is governed by consequences for the decision-maker.  
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Conventional Morality   show
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show Behavior is governed by moral principles decided by the individual.  
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Cooing   show
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show 6 month stage of language development (vowel sounds combine w/ consonants) (dadadada or mamamama)  
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show 1 year old phase of language development. Real words, typically single nouns. One word represents larger thoughts  
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show 1.5 year old stage of language development fewer words to convey larger thoughts (Mommy go)  
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Whole Sentences   show
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Sensorimotor Stage   show
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Preoperational Stage   show
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show (7 y/o- 12 y/o) 3rd stage of Piaget theory which is characterized by the capability of conservation and reversible thinking.  
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show (12 y/o-adulthood) 4th and final stage of Piaget theory. Children become capable of abstract reasoning and hypothetical thinking  
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show first 2 weeks after fertilization, zygote moves down uterus and begins to implant in the lining. Placenta and umbilical cord develop  
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show period 2-8 weeks after fertilization, major organs and structures begin to develop. embryo now attached to uterus lining  
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show 8 weeks after fertilization, until baby is born  
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Scaffolding   show
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show A mental concept formed through experience with objects and events  
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show Most well-developed sensory system at birth  
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show Well-developed at birth  
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show Functional at birth, but not fully developed  
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show Least developed, rods are functional but cones about 6 months to develop  
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show Mary Ainsworth designed situation where child is alone in room with a stranger  
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show behavioral and emotional characteristics that aere fairly well established at birth  
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show regular in their schedule, adaptable to change, easily soothed, and happy disposition  
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difficult temperament   show
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show needs time to acclimate to new situations  
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teratogen   show
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action potential   show
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afferent neurons   show
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efferent neurons   show
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show connectors; allows afferent neurons to communicate with efferent neurons  
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show chemical substance that blocks or reduces the effect of a neurotransmitter  
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show chemical substance that mimics or enhances the effects of a neurotransmitter  
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show part of limbic system that controls emotions; specifically fear  
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thalamus   show
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show part of limbic system that controls hunger, thirst, sleep, sexual drive, sleeping and waking, emotions, and pituitary gland  
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show part of limbic system; plays a role in storing memory  
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show part of limbic system; emotional and cognitive responding  
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limbic system   show
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autonomic nervous system   show
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peripheral nervous sytem   show
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somatic nervous system   show
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central nervous system   show
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brain   show
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spinal cord   show
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show left FRONTAL lobe, close to temporal lobe. devoted to smooth and fluent speech production. know what they want to say but can't produce it  
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Wernicke's area   show
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cerebellum   show
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show general attention, alertness, and arousal  
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medulla   show
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show bridge between the upper and lower part of the brain; involved in coordinating movement on the left and right side of the body; influences sleep, dreaming and arousal  
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cortex   show
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glial cells   show
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corpus callosum   show
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frontal lobe   show
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occipital lobe   show
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parietal lobe   show
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temporal lobe   show
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lesioning   show
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mapping structure   show
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show seeing how the brain will react to things using invasive or noninvasive techniques  
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show EEG, PET, or fMRI; focuses on how the brain functions  
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nervous system   show
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show state of a neuron when not firing a neural impulse  
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neural impluse   show
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neurotransmitter   show
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show saclike structures inside of synaptic knob (axon terminal) that contain chemicals (neurotransmitters)  
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