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Intro to Psych - College Network - CLEP

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show Interactions between people & their perceptions of these processes  
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show Development of human cognitive & social processes throughout their life-span eg(observe children to investigate when first begin to play with others)  
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show Physiological/Biological research to understand interaction between behavior & brain processes eg(rats in maze to test hypothesis on how learning occurs)  
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Clinical Psychologist   show
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Counseling Psychologist   show
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Industrial/Organizational Psychologist   show
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show Improving education/training thru learning & memory applied to daily situations  
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show Effects of beliefs & ideas on perception  
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Behaviorist Movement   show
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show Focus on individual self & must include personal growth, identity & intention  
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show Returned to study mental process although more scientifically rigid fashion now  
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show Scientific study of human behavior & mental processes usually through Psychologist (MS or Ph.D)  
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Psychiatry   show
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Naturalistic Observations   show
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False Statement   show
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False Statement   show
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show Psychological studies rarely involve the application of scientific processes  
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show Psychologists rely on systematic observation and/or control of events to discover recurrent patterns of behavior or mental activity  
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Responsibility of a psychologist   show
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show Seeking to determine emotions kindergartners experience as they begin school for first time  
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Responsibility of a psychologist   show
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Research focuses on way environmental conditions affect people's perception of certain events   show
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show Humanist Movement  
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Aspects of human functioning that are directly observable, measurable and publicly verifiable   show
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Unobtrusive observation of people in social settings   show
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show Counseling psychologists study "normal" human interactions & processes  
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show Personality Psychology  
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show Focus on learning & thinking processes  
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show Study interrelations of life events, cognitive interpretations, emotions and behavior  
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show Psychoanalytic theory Neurology  
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Descartes   show
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Locke   show
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Mill   show
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show Mathematical equations  
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Helmholtz   show
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Wundt   show
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show Philosopher Functionalist  
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show Behaviorism  
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Binet   show
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Wertheimer   show
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Perls   show
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Empiricism   show
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show Mill Ideas organized in mind based on initial association through experience of the stimulus  
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show Wundt Scientific methods study structure of mind Most basic elements of ideas & how combine to form complex notions  
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Functionalism   show
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Behaviorism   show
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Gestalt   show
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show Freud Unconscious conflicts & their resolutions to explain human behavior Person't "psychic energy" = id, ego, super-ego  
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show People & their behavior must be considered in context of biological systems, psychological processes and social influences  
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Mental Measurement   show
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show Geared to gaining knowledge & clarifying concepts with limited emphasis toward applicability  
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show Involves active study and/or resolution of existing problems  
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Case Study   show
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show Case studies  
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Survey   show
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show Problems w/ surveys  
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Worthwhile research when subjects representative of population findings will be generalized for   show
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Experiment   show
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Manipulation of independent variable to see or get response of dependent variable   show
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show Simple description of phenomenon/situation  
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Documentation on how people are generally   show
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show Show how 2 phenomena/situations correspond to one another but NOT causal  
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show Correlation study  
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Study where money is given to people or taken away to determine their happiness   show
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Laboratories & Psychology   show
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Controlling situation so extraneous variables do not intrude/influence study   show
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show Empiricism  
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show Associationism  
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Study of the structure of the mind   show
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Building blocks of ideas and ways ideas combine to form complex notions   show
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show Functionalism  
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Experience is function of patterns of the whole rather than sum of parts   show
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Reintegration of three different systems within individual   show
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Structure created to encompass various experiences   show
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show Psychoanalysis  
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show Psychoanalysis  
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show Biopsychocosocial  
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show Often uses surveys  
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Studing various psychological problems humans experience in area of abnormal psychology   show
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show Epidemiological research  
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show Percentage of individuals who have certain disorder during certain period of time  
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show Number of new cases in given period  
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show Incidence  
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Percentage of population who will have specific disorder at some time during life   show
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Inferential Studies   show
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show Inferential Study  
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Experiments are   show
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Covariation   show
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Hindsight Bias   show
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show Before event so hypothesis tested by the study  
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Experimental Bias   show
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Cross-validation   show
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show Cross-validation  
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show Compiling results of numerous studies on particualr phenomenon & analyzing compiled data  
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Potential unknown/unmeasurable influenes on particular study minimized   show
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Generating explanation of situation/event after it has already occurred   show
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Empirical Research   show
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show Correlation Study  
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show Experimental Study  
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show Subjects chosen from overall population to be used for the research  
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Population   show
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Representative Sample   show
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Reliability   show
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Validity   show
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Frequency Distribution   show
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Histogram   show
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show Entire set of data from lowest number to highest number  
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Outliers   show
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Central Tendency   show
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show Arithmetic average of scores: Add all the values in the data set and divide by the total number of values  
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Mode   show
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Median   show
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show Correspondence between scores/ratings of 2 different variables ranging from -1 to +1  
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Correlation Coefficient +1   show
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Correlation Coefficient -1   show
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Correlation Coefficient 0   show
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show Degree to which research results have NOT occurred by chance typically at 0.05 (stating 99.5 accuracy).  
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Descriptive Statistics   show
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Inferential Statistics   show
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show Inferential Statistics analyzing differences between 2 groups  
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show Inferential Statistics analyzing differences between multiple groups  
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show Special cells that are part of the complex network on the nervous system  
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Nervous System   show
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Central Nervous System   show
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Peripheral Nervous System   show
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Neurons   show
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show Carry information from various sense organs to brain  
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Interneurons   show
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show Carry information from brain to muscles  
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show Network of filaments carrying information from other neurons to cell body  
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Cell Body   show
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Axon   show
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Neuron Anatomy   show
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Nodes of Ranvier   show
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Myelin   show
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show electric charge at rest (-70mlv)  
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Refractory Period   show
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Synapse   show
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show Structures at nerve cell gap that transmit neurotransmitters  
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Neurotransmitter   show
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Excitatory Neurotransmitters   show
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Inhibatory Neurotransmitters   show
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Neuron Action Potential   show
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Agonists   show
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show Drugs which inhibit effects of neurotransmitter  
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Supports ability of humans to think and act   show
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Patrick's scale consistently yields 4oz error   show
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Of the 750 people included in our study, 81% reported a decrease in symptoms following treatment   show
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Center of all nervous system activity   show
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3 main sections of brain   show
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show "oldest" part of brain first to develop in course of evolution 2 structures: pons/medulla  
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Medulla   show
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show Relay station Sorts out & redirects individual nerve impulses Influences sleep-wake cycle  
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Influences sleep-wake cycle   show
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show Medulla  
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Contains Medulla & Pons   show
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"Oldest" part of brain   show
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show Brain Stem  
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show Medulla  
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show Medulla  
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Controls involuntary reflexes   show
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show Pons  
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Reticular Activating System (RAS)   show
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Bundle of nerve fibers responsible for arousal from sleep   show
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Filters sensory information in/out of consciousness   show
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Midbrain   show
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Cerebellum   show
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Coordination of movement & muscle development   show
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Cerebellum & Limbic System   show
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show Septum, Amygdala, Hippocampus Handles basic emotional functioning  
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show Limbic System  
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show Limbic System  
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Septum   show
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show Produces rage when stimulated  
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show When septum damaged - anger, aggression, violence  
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Hippocampus   show
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Processes new memories   show
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show Trauma to Hippocampus  
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Thalamus   show
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Organizes nerve impulses passing between parts of cerebral cortex   show
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Directs impulses resulting from sensory experiences except smell to appropriate regions in cortex   show
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Hypothalamus   show
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Thirst, temperature, hunger   show
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show Medulla  
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Eye blinks, breathing, involuntary swallowing   show
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Hormonal regulator   show
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show Hypothalamus  
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show Major pleasure center  
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Major pleasure center   show
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Reward Pathway   show
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Cerebral Cortex   show
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show Cerebral Cortex  
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show Cerebral Cortex  
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show Cerebral Cortex  
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80% of brain   show
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Hemispheric specialization   show
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Left Hemisphere   show
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show Left Hemisphere  
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show Left Hemisphere  
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Right Hemisphere   show
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show Right Hemisphere  
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show Right Hemisphere  
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More involved in perception of emotions   show
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Corpus Callosum   show
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show Severing Corpus Callosum  
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Frontal Lobes   show
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show Frontal Lobes  
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Parietal Lobes   show
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Occipital Lobes   show
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Temporal Lobes   show
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show Ability of brain to compensate for certain injuries/malformations  
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show Up to age of 5  
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Peripheral Nervous System   show
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show Connects central nervous system to voluntary muscles  
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show Connects central nervous system to involuntary organs/muscles  
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Sympathetic Nervous System   show
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Parasympathetic Nervous System   show
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show Sympathetic Nervous System  
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show Parasympathetic Nervous System  
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Sympathetic & Parasympathetic Nervous Systems   show
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Involuntary Control   show
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show Somatic Nervous System  
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show Glands that influence metabolism, emotional states, sexual development/reproduction, horomones  
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show Command Center for endocrine system  
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show Controls Hypothalamaus "Master Gland"  
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Thyroid/Parathyroid   show
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show Release adrenaline - fight/flight  
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show Produces insulin to control sugar metabolism  
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show Physical development, sexual behavior & reproduction  
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show Controlled by Autonomic Nervous System  
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show Process of converting physical energy of environment into neural energy processed by nervous systems  
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show Process by which external energy becomes neural impulses  
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show Information enters body (sensation) and then we interpret this information (perception)  
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show Organize/interpret sensory information to understand it cognitively  
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show Vision - most complex Audition Gustation - taste Olfactory Kinesthesia  
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show Point one perceives external stimulus  
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show No single absolute threshold - different for each person based on experience, expectation, motivation, fatigue level  
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Difference threshold   show
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JND - Just Noticeable Difference   show
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Feature detectors   show
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Brain assembles perceived image   show
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Sensory adaptation   show
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Weber's Law   show
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Absolute difference between 2 stimuli not as important as percentage of difference   show
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Synesthesia   show
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Sensory receptors connected to "wrong" nerves   show
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show Synesthesia  
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show Sensory adaptation  
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Cornea   show
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Iris   show
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show Behind pupil Changes shapes depending on distance Becomes less malleable with age  
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show Photoreceptors of eye where image finally focused  
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show Center point in retina where image focused  
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show Slender, elongated, cylinder-shaped photoreceptors sensitive to change in light waves  
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show Rods  
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Cones   show
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Color perception   show
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show Retina has 3 types of color receptors: red, green blue  
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show 2 additional color processes: red vs green and yellow vs blue  
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show Staring at color image, see same image in "opposite" colors after shifting eyes away  
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Cones function as predicted   show
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show Hering's theory  
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show Nerves for visual transferrence: Electrical impulses via optic nerve and thalaums to visual cortex of brain  
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show Feature receptors: nerves programmed only to perceive particular shapes, colors, movements, etc.  
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Perception of particular shapes, colors, movement, etc   show
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Properties of sound   show
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Amplitude   show
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Frequency   show
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Pure Sound   show
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show Sharpness of a sound  
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Place Theory   show
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Frequency Theory   show
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show Place Theory  
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show Frequency Theory  
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Conduction Deafness   show
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Nerve Deafness   show
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show Pressure, warmth, cold, pain  
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show Early warning signal indicating something wrong  
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Gate Control Theory   show
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Kinesthesia   show
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Equilibratory sense   show
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Dizziness - Motion Sickness   show
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Olfactory Organs   show
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show Triggered in cerebral cortex & limbic systems via olfactory nerves connected to the olfactory bulb triggering memories of past events  
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Phermones   show
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show Sense of taste through receptors located on surface of tongue, pharynx and larynx projected to thalamus then sensory cortex of brain where becomes correlated with information from olfactory organs  
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Taste buds   show
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Sense of Taste   show
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show Tip of tongue  
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Salty Taste   show
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show Sides of tongue  
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Bitter Taste   show
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show Means by which 1 sense influences/interacts with another (smell and taste together)  
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show Processing sensation so they can be understood cognitively  
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Attention   show
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show Position sense organs to maximize ability to process stimuli  
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Cupping ear - squinting   show
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show Prioritizing some stimuli over other & ignoring low-priority stimuli  
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show Selective Attention  
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show Biological limitations to amount of stimulation we can process  
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Capacity Model   show
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show Gestalt psychologists  
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show Focal point discernible from surroundings  
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Ground   show
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show True Statement  
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Visual Grouping   show
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show Visually grouping nearby figures together  
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Similarity   show
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Continuity   show
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show Completing figures with gaps to create a whole object  
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Connectedness   show
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show Ability to see objects in 3-D to estimate distance  
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Binocular cues   show
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Retinal disparity   show
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Convergence   show
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show Visual cues processed by each eye separately: Relative size Linear perspective Texture gradient Relative motion Overlap  
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Relative size   show
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Linear perspective   show
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Texture gradient   show
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show Ability to see objects as unchanging even if illumination & retinal images change by size, shape & brightness  
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Identifying things regardless of distance, illumination or angle viewed   show
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show If we are aware of object's color, we will continue to perceive the object as that color  
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Visual acuity   show
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show Occurs when person's belief or expectation influences perception  
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show Perceptual set  
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show Abiity to differentiat something from the other stimuli surrounding it  
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show The greater the likelihood it will be selected for further perceptual processing: Motion Repitition  
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Illusions   show
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show Illusion  
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show Effects perception in that we notice or see what interests us  
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show Predisposed way we perceive somthing usually from past experiences  
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ExtraSensoryPerception   show
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Telephathy   show
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show ESP - perception of remove events in time/space  
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Precognition   show
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show "Beside Psychology" Individuals who attempt to use scientific methods to study ESP  
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show Awareness of external environment as well as internal events such as thoughts & feelings.  
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show Process events one at a time giving each our undivided attention  
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Unconscious (Automatic) Processing   show
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Driving a car: monitoring speed, placement on road, pressure of foot on pedals, hands on steering wheel   show
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Avoiding hitting cars   show
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show Ability to focus on only limited aspect of all we are capable of experiencing  
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Focusing on one conversation that is no louder than other conversations going on in same area   show
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Sleep Stages   show
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Stage 1 Sleep   show
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show Appx 20 min Relax more deeply EEG - bursts of brain wave activity Awakens easily  
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show Transitional few minuts EEG - beginnings of delta waves  
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show Appx 30 minutes initially Resistant to awakening Walk/Talk in sleep EEG - large slow delta waves  
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show After appx 1 hour, deep sleep for 10 min in Stage 4 Important role in learning Most dreams occur  
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show REM Cycle  
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show Daily life experiences Most common: falling, being chased/attacked and attempting but failing to do something  
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show Dreams helpful to process experiences for day & encode disturbing/anxiety-provoking events  
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show Release of taboo feelings blocked by defense mechanisms when awake.  
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Activation-Synthesis Theory   show
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Hobson & McArthy   show
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show Problems related to amount, time, quality of sleep  
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Insomnia   show
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show Abnormal events occur during sleep  
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Narcolepsy   show
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show Intermittent periods of arrested breathing during sleep  
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show Frequent & disruptive nightmares  
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show Screaming or talking incoherently during Stage 4 in first few hours of sleep. Rarely wakens fully and often does not remember anything upon waking  
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Sleep & Age   show
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Delirium   show
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show Delirium  
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show Pervasive cognitive impairment from compromised nervous system. Attend conversations & focus attention but have troubles with memory  
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show Dementia  
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show Impairment of memory caused by neurological problems interfering with self-identity  
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show Focused attention is relaxed/lessened Inhibition lowered Anxiety reduced Pain perception lowered  
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Highly hynotically susceptible people   show
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show 1st stage of Hynosis Focusing attention on constant or repetitive imagined stimulus becoming relaxed but alert & focused on this one thing  
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Suggestion   show
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Concerns with hypnosis   show
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Dissociation   show
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show Mental exercise to control one's consciousness by focusing on sounds/images and attaining state of relaxation  
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Stress Reduction   show
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Alpha Waves   show
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show Occur during sleep stages 3 and 4  
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Psychoactive Substances   show
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show Alcohol, barbiturates, benzodiazepines  
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Stimulants   show
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show Heroin, opium, morphine, methadone, codeine, demerol, darvon, percodan  
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show LSD, mushrooms  
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show Marijuana and hashish  
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show Glue and gasoline  
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Chemicals   show
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Energy, exhileration, talkativeness and mood elevation   show
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show Common everyday stimulants  
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Mild overdose of stimulants   show
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show Heart attacks, seizures, death  
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show Long-term effects of stimulants  
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show Develops fairly rapidly with stimulants, CNS depressants and cannabinoids  
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show Feeling like nothing is enjoyable  
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Withdrawl of psychoactive substances   show
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Slow heart rate, relax muscles and promote sleep   show
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CNS depressants first effects   show
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Alcohol part of postwork routine around the world   show
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show Depress CNS leading to relaxation, slurred speech, impaired motor coordination  
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show More specific than barbiturates thus safer  
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show Sleepiness, emotional dysregulation, lack of coordination and decreased judgement  
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show Blackouts, unconsciousness, coma leading to death  
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Combining barbiturates & alcohol   show
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Withdrawl from CNS depressants   show
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show Alcohol  
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Korsokoff's syndrome   show
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Opiates   show
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Narcotics   show
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Opioids   show
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Methadone   show
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Overdose of opioids   show
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Endorphins   show
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show De-automatization, sensory illusions occur and experience synesthesia  
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show Hallucinogens  
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show Increased awareness of cognitive processes  
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show Unusual & frightening psychological experiences while intoxicated  
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show Hallucinogens  
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show Marijuana & hashish  
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show Cannabinoids  
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Enhanced visual and auditory perception, decreased short-term memory functioning, decreased physical coordination, possible paranoia/panic   show
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Cannabinoid withdrawl   show
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show Primarily related to practice of smoking  
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show Glue, amyl nitrate, kerosene, paint thinner  
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Inhaled and most often 1st used product by adolescents   show
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show Toxic solvents (poisons)  
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show Headaches, spasms, irregular heartbeat, occasional death  
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show Related to speed of route of ingestion  
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Quicker route of absorption   show
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show More addictive the substance  
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show Tolerance  
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Body rebounding in opposite direction when not taking substance   show
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Learning behavior   show
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Learning   show
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show Simplest form of learning Repeated exposure, association or connection of sequential events  
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Maturation   show
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Required state for learning to occur   show
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Ability to learn   show
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show Neutral stimulus paired with one that elicits automatic/unconditioned response - Pavlov's expereiment)  
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show Classic conditioning  
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Pavlov   show
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Unconditioned response   show
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show Stimulus that always triggers natural biological process (UR) (food)  
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show Learned response exhibited in response to conditioned stimuls (CS)(dog's saliva procudtion in response to bell, tone, light, empty food bowl)  
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show Neutral stimuls paired with unconditioned stimulus so will eventually com to produce the same response (bell, tone, light, empty foot bowl)  
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Skinner   show
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show Skinner Passive learning Associating behaviors with consquences either punishment or reward  
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show Change in environment following behavior & increased likelihood behavior will be repeated - good or bad  
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show Naturally enjoyable - food  
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show Ojbect/event becomes associated with primary reinforcer - money to buy food  
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Positive reinforcement   show
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Negative reinforcement   show
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show Application of aversive stimulus decreased likelihood individual will repeat a behavior  
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show Process of gradually guiding natural behavior toward another behavior through reinforcement  
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Successive approximation   show
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Acquisition   show
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show Process which several related responses learned through operant conditiong  
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Learning everything one can about the ball, stance, bat, light, wind to become the best baseball batter   show
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Generalization   show
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show Generalization  
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Discrimination   show
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show Gradual breaking of the stimulus-response pattern due to lack of reinforcement (ignoring behavior will lead person to stop)  
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show Reinforcement every time desired behavior is performed  
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Intermittent reinforcement   show
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show Intermittent reinforcement  
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Ratio schedules   show
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Fixed Ratio schedule   show
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Fixed Interval schedule   show
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Fixed schedule   show
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show Reinforcement applied after certain amount of time  
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Variable schedule   show
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Constant & regular responses thru unpredictability   show
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Variable Interval schedule   show
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Variable Ratio schedule   show
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Instinct drift   show
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Natural instinct response limits capacity for operant conditioning   show
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show Psychologist studied insight  
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show Gaining sudden understanding of relationship between various parts of a problem/situation  
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Recognition of relationship between various parts of a problem/situation to solve it   show
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Kohler's Experiment   show
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show Kohler's Insight  
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Bandura   show
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show Learning by observing & imitating another's behavior (reinforcement/punishment guide outcome)  
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Effective observation learning   show
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Bobo Doll Experiment   show
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show Requires behavior to be within skill/range of learner  
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Auditory memory   show
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Echoic memory   show
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Recalling question when not actually having paid attention to it   show
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show Occurs with little or no effort - automatically without awareness or paying special attention  
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Ability to recreate day's events   show
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show Recalling information best in environment learned  
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Taking test is same classroom as studied   show
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show Allows us to remember facts or events Long-term Semantic & Episodic  
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Semantic memory   show
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show Semantic memory  
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show Declarative memory involving remembering personally experienced events  
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show Rentention of information requiring effort & attention - Rehearsal  
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Rehearsal   show
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Conscious repition of information   show
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Encoding   show
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show Conscious memory of facts & experiences  
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show Clear though not always accurate memory of significant event  
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Remembering details of Kennedy's assassination, but not the day before or after   show
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show Visual memory See traces of images  
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show Sensory memory allowing us to see traces of images AKA Iconic memory  
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Remembering swinging light   show
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show Use of mental pictures for encoding & retrieval of memory Retrieval cue  
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show Retrieval of information without conscious awareness  
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show Modern View of sensing, perceiving, learning, thinking & remembering Automatic & Efforfull  
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show Limitless amount of information stored for life time if occured after certain level of maturation  
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show Remembering how to do something. Long-Term memory  
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show Storage & access of mental representation of knowledge via hippocampus  
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show Incorporation of inaccurate information regarding event from others into own recollection  
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Mnemonic devices   show
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show Type of implicit (w/o conscious awareness) memory activating related associations Retrieval cue  
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show Previously learned information interferes with recall of newly learned information  
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show Retrieval of previously learned information not currently in conscious awareness  
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Recognition   show
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show Recognition  
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Repression   show
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show Extracting iinformation from memory for use  
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show Provide reminder for information not otherwise accessable from memory: Priming & Imagery  
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Retroactive interference   show
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Sensory memory   show
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show Ability to recall first or last piece of a group of information rather than the middle  
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Remembering "ABCD" and "WXYZ" only   show
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show Information activley attented to which lasts 15-30 seconds - Working memory - Intentional memory  
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show Short-term memory Working memory Intentional memory  
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show Learning over time enabling better long-term retention than cramming  
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show Spacing effect  
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show Ability to recall information when in same internal state as learned it  
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Being in same internal state when recalling information as learned it   show
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Storage   show
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Working memory   show
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show Remember certain details then add further information based on what believed to have happened from subtle suggestions  
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show Reconstruction  
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Accomodation   show
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Assimilation   show
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show Ways in which aquire, retain, interpret, use knowledge  
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Psychological processes & social/external influences on knowledge   show
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Concrete operations stage   show
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Stage child begins to understand conservation   show
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show Idea that given quantity remains same despite shape changes  
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show 12 - adulthood Characterized by ability to reason abstractly  
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show Formal operations stage  
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show 2 - 6 y/o Words & images represent things Ability to pretend Egocentric  
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Stage lack logical reasoning but pretend & egocentric   show
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Schemas   show
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Allows children to adapt to environmental demands as new experiences are assimilated or accomodated   show
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Sensorimotor stage   show
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Object performance, separation anxiety, stranger anxiety   show
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show Cannot perceive things from another's viewpoint  
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show Connection between instinctual behavior & learning  
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Learning multiplaction tables by rehearsing them outloud   show
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show Associating new concept with previous knowledge  
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show Altering previous knowledge in light of new concepts  
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Perceptions of the world that develop out of and are organized around individual's experiences   show
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Intellectual development according to Piaget   show
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show Designed to determine what has already been learned  
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Aptitude tests   show
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show Best known aptitude test  
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Requirements of tests   show
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show Contends different cognitive abilities are distinct but correlated  
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"g" factor   show
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Infants level of response to stimuli   show
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show Ability to learn information & solve problems  
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show Nature, genetics (60%) and environment  
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show Intelligence quotient - number to describe level  
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95% of population IQ levels   show
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show Impaired intellectual functioning combined with impaired social functioning affecting about 3% of population  
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show Mild Moderate Severe Profound  
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Mild retardation   show
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Moderate retardation   show
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Severe retardation   show
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show Most devastating form Require close supervision and highly structured environments  
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show Abstract concept is eventually viewed as reality itself  
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show "g" factor leading to IQ  
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show Frames of mind: Linguistics Logical - Math Spatial Musical Bodily kinesthetic Interpersonal Intrapersonal  
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Sternberg   show
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Imagination   show
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show Well developed knowledge base  
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Intrinsic motivation   show
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Venturesome personality   show
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"g" factor suggests   show
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IQ scores vary across racial groups due to   show
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Ginny excels at reading, writing, literacy Marie excels at math, statistics, numerical analysis Which has higher IQ   show
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show Clinical settings  
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Babbling   show
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show Set of rules that enable us to communicate thru language  
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show Primary vehicle thru which humans express thoughts  
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show Whorf Language determines thought  
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show Won't be considered per Whorf  
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show Small variation of thing most likely to be perceived/considered per Whorf  
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Morphemes   show
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One-word stage   show
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Phonemes   show
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Two-word stage   show
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Parts of language   show
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show Two-word stage  
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Child's use of one-syllable words that carry meaning   show
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show Language  
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Skinner   show
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show Skinner  
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Chomsky   show
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Surface structure (syntax/grammer and deep structure   show
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show Chomsky  
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Eskimos have many words for snow (perceived subtle differences)   show
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show Thought  
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Algorithm   show
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Slower problem solving technique which is less prone to error   show
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Availability heuristic   show
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show Availability heuristic  
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show Bias when searching for information to confirm or support preconceived ideas  
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Asking leading questions to solve/discover truth of situation   show
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Fixation   show
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show Way topic presented which can affect judgement or decision-making process  
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Cell phone ad showing boss being able to be away from the office   show
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Functional fixedness   show
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Heuristics   show
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show Heuristic  
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Insight   show
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Mental set   show
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show Thinking about thinking in order to improve cognitive ability  
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Prototypes   show
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Bird may be "seen" as any flying bird as opposed to an Emu/Ostrich   show
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Representativeness heuristic   show
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Trial and error learning   show
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show Example of functional fixedness  
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show Drives person's intensity, persistence and effort to obtain goal  
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show Strong illusory belief one is fat resulting in self-starvation  
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show 2nd component sexual response cycle  
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show Arousal phase  
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Bulimia nervosa   show
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show 1st component sexual response cycle  
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Increased blood flow & lubrication to genital area   show
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show Biological causes of thirst caused from combination of intracellular/extracullar processes/exchange  
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show Energy/tension developing from specific need  
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Extrinsic motivation   show
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show Extrinsic  
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Homeostasis   show
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Hunger & thirst   show
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Intimacy   show
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Intrinsic motivation   show
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Lazy, unreliable and motived by money/reward employees as seen by   show
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Motivated workers for reasons other than reward/money as seen by   show
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show Pyramid theory prioritizing needs over behavior  
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Biological/Psychological Needs   show
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show Security & stability in Maslow's theory  
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Belongingness   show
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show Competence, independence, success leading to respect from others in Maslow's theory  
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Self-actualization   show
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Increase hunger   show
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Depress hunger   show
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Specific hunger   show
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show Driving force influencing behavior & focusing it toward an end  
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show Lack of a biological necessity  
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show 3rd component of sexual response cycle  
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Muscle spasms with dominating sense of pleasure   show
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show Final component of sexual response cycle  
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Body returns to normal   show
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Sensate focus   show
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Set point   show
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show Difficulty in one phase of sexual response cycle  
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show Biological  
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show Learned thru experience  
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show Pain Gate Theory  
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show Human motivation in 3 criteria: Attention Consequences Dissatisfaction  
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show Murray Responding to pictures w/o clear directions/significance (ink blots?)  
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show Innate fixed pattern of behavior  
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show Instinct  
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Cannon-Bard theory   show
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show Emotional release or venting of anger  
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James-Lange theory   show
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Feeling glad/happy after smiling and sad after frowning   show
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Polygraph   show
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Schachter's two-factor theory   show
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Components of emotions   show
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Basic emotions   show
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show Guilt, shame, love  
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Fear   show
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show Occurs dispite absense of any real danger  
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show Cannon-Bard theory  
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Behavior genetics   show
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Cognitive development   show
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show Cognitive development  
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show Similarity with regard to given trait  
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Twin Studies   show
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Conventional level   show
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show Measures difference in people at 1 age or at 1 point in time  
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Studying groups of 1st graders   show
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show Focuses on both the common & unique ways people grow & develop during course of lifetime  
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show Measures characterics of individuals over time to see how they grow/change  
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Physical development   show
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show Physical development  
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Postconventional level   show
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show Kohlberg: Rightness of behavior determined on its rewards/punishment by society  
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show Erickson: 8 stages of development progregessing through each crisis, resolution allowing one to move to next stage and develop new virtue  
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Social-emotional development   show
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show Social-emotional development  
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Gender Studies   show
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show 8 stages of Virtue  
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Kohlberg   show
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Gilligan   show
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show Tablua rasa "blank slate" Strong belief in nurturing shaping development  
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show Heredity  
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show Environment  
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Study focusing on changes across different dimensions   show
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show Longitudinal or Cross-sectional  
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show Psychological and social characteristics  
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Eight stages of development proposed by Erik Erikson; each stage involves a specific crisis, and resolution of this crisis will allow an individual to successfully move on to the next stage and develop a new “virtue.”   show
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Trust vs mistrust   show
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Autonomy vs self-doubt   show
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show Resolution: self-confidence Lack of Resolution: lack of self-confidence  
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show Resolution: adequate social/intellectual skills Lack of Resolution: feelings of failure, inadequacy  
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Identity vs role confusion   show
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show Resolution: closeness & committment to another Lack of Resolution: feeling of aloneness, separation  
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show Resolution: ability focus beyond self Lack of Resolution: self-indulgence, lack of foresight  
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show Resolution: satisfaction with life Lack of Resolution: futility, despair, disappointment  
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Infants   show
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show Autonomy vs self-double Self-efficacy (capabilities)  
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Preschoolers   show
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School-age   show
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Adolescents   show
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show Intimacy vs isolation Closeness & commitment to another  
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Middle adult   show
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Late adult   show
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show Pairs of genes inherited (1 ea) from parents  
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show Blood sample from mother during 16-17wk of pregnancy indicated possible birth defects  
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show Progressive & irreversible brain disorder  
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show Test done 16-18wk of pregnancy to determine presence certain birth defects  
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show Amniocentesis  
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Attachment   show
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Imprinting   show
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Ainsworth   show
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show Dictated rules, expectation of compliance w/o explanation or reasoning or open discussion  
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show Imposed rules explained and open to discussion  
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show Authoritative  
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show Structures in cells containing DNA & protein  
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Building blocks   show
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show Accumulated knowledge which continues to increase throughout life cycle  
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Embryonic Stage   show
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome   show
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Fetal Stage   show
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show Fetal Stage - 7th month  
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Fetoscopy   show
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Fluid intelligence   show
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Intelligence which decreases with age   show
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show Extra 21st chromosome abnormality  
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Generativity   show
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Genes   show
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Genetic Counselors   show
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show Genetic patterns of alleles that cannot be seen but can be modified through external exposure  
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Germinal Stage   show
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show Germinal Stage  
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show Alleles that are different  
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show Alleles that are identical  
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Identity   show
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Menarche   show
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show Awareness objects exist even when out of view Piaget's sensorimotor stage  
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show Parents acquiesce to child's demands, make few requirements and rarely if ever use punishment  
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show Observatlbe traits of a person...hair/eye color  
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Rejecting-neglecting Parenting   show
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Teratogens   show
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Most common Teratogen   show
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show Sonogram of fetus to look for possible birth defects  
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Umbilical cord assessment   show
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show 5 Stages of Death & Dying: Denial Anger Bargaining Depression Acceptance  
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show More vulnerable to illness Not as intellient Eventually beome senile Death preoccupies thoughts  
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show Cognitive development stages: Sensorimotor - Learn sensory & motor contact Preoperational - Logical reasoning concrete Postoperational - Abstract reasoning  
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show Based on biological maturation: lift head while prone - 2mo roll over - 3 to 4 mo sit up w/o support - 5 to 6 mo Pulls self up to stand - 7 to 9 mo Crawls - 7 to 12 mo  
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Language & motor abilities develop rapidly   show
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show Toddler  
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show Toddler  
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show Early Childhood  
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Storm & Stress   show
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show Storm & Stress  
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Develop concrete reasoning as well as hypothetical reasoning   show
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show Adolescence  
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show Adolescence  
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show Kohlberg's Preconventional Stage  
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show Trust vs mistrust  
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Identical twins separataed at birth excel at mathemtacial skills & perform far above average levels on standardized tests   show
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show Cross-sectional study physical development  
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80 year old generally pleased with his life but disappointed with strained relationship with son   show
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Period from 3rd wk to 9th wk after conception   show
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show Germinal Stage  
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show Fetal Stage  
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show Genotypes  
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show Freud’s second stage of psychosexual maturation, which involves the task of becoming toilet trained during years two and three.  
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Compulsion, stubborness, controlling, perfectionist   show
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show Anal Stage problems  
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Archetypes   show
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Jong's collective conscious symbols   show
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show Branch of psychology founded on the notion that observable behavior is the only appropriate focus of psychology.  
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Behavior entirely conditioned thru environment   show
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show Ego defense mechanism that involves developing alternative behaviors and traits to make up for weaknesses.  
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Anxiety   show
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Denial   show
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Displacement   show
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Ego (I)   show
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In contact w/ external world & functions under reality principle   show
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Electra complex   show
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Phenomenon of girls in Phallic Stage   show
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show The failure to resolve a certain psychosexual stage.  
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Becoming stuck due to stage being blocked causing inability to progress thru maturity   show
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Genital Stage   show
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Humanistic theories   show
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show The Freudian component of personality that strives to gain immediate gratification without concern for its cost or effect upon others.  
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show id  
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Identification   show
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show Ego defense mechanism that involves reducing anxiety by adopting values and standards of important others.  
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show Freud’s fourth stage of psychosexual maturation, during which children’s cognitive abilities and ego develop and their sexual development is largely “on hold.”  
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show Silyman Passive resignation, or a feeling of helplessness, hopelessness, and depression that is sometimes experienced by people who face repeated traumatic events that they have no control over.  
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show Theories of personality that focus on learned patterns of behavior and cognitive interpretation of events.  
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Locus of control   show
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Moral anxiety   show
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show Unrealistic fear that one’s instincts will rule one’s behavior, thereby causing one to act in contrast to the demands of society, which will result in punishment.  
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show A model that explores the relationship between people or things (objects) and the individual’s perceptions of these objects, based on the underlying concept that two people may see the same object but experience two extremely different reactions.  
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show The phenomenon in human development that occurs anywhere from ages three to five when boys develop a bond with their mother and develop a fear of or rivalry with their father.  
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show Oedipus complex  
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show Freud’s first stage of psychosexual maturation, during which children are focused on oral activities such as sucking nipples, fingers, and nearly anything else they can get into their mouths.  
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Eating disorders, smoking, drinking, excessive talking   show
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show Patterns of human behavior, cognition, and affect as they occur in everyday life across situations and over time.  
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show Freud’s third stage of psychosexual maturation, during which children become aware of their genitals and begin to experience pleasure through fondling or rubbing them.  
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Stage where super-ego develops   show
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Pleasure principle   show
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Projection   show
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Psychodynamic theories   show
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show Freud’s five stages of maturation: oral, anal, phallic, latent, and genital.  
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show Psychosexual stages  
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Rationalization   show
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Reaction formation   show
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Realistic anxiety   show
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Reality principle   show
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Learning to delay gratification while seeking long-term pleasure   show
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show Ego defense mechanism that involves reverting to an earlier developmental behavior to decrease anxiety.  
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show A kind of motivated forgetting, in which a person does not remember something because of the emotional pain or anxiety it causes.  
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Self-actualization   show
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Sublimation   show
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Superego (over I)   show
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show Superego  
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show A person’s consistent behaviors and attitudes that last over time and across situations.  
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Major focus of psychological research   show
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show The process of defining categories of personality based on common traits rather than the personality traits of an individual.  
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Adler   show
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Adler   show
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show Personality sum of person's interests, goals & desires  
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Jung   show
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show Spirituality containing archetypes  
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show Individuals need for love & security  
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show Childhood experiences solidify personality before adulthood  
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Horney   show
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Erikson   show
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show Establishing basic trust  
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show Time for establishing identity  
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Erikson & Adulthood   show
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show Locus of control  
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show Rotter Take credit for own success & blame other for failure  
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show Controlled by world: chance, fortune, fate  
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Rotter: better coping skills and greater sense of control   show
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Seligman   show
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Rogers   show
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show Rogers Parents honest & open with children  
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Acceptance   show
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show Rogers Parents view/understand thru child's view  
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show An assessment process that aims to interpret a person’s responses and characteristics in a natural environment.  
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show Behavioral assessment  
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show A process that requires a client to respond (in person rather than on paper) to ambiguous questions, situations, or tasks so that the person conducting the assessment can interpret the responses.  
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Five-factor model "Big 5"   show
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show Acronym for the five-factor model  
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Idiographic approaches   show
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show Approaches to studying personality that look at specific elements of personality (e.g., warmth or agreeableness) across groups of individuals, typically ignoring the context within which these elements or traits are enacted.  
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Self-efficacy   show
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show Self-efficacy  
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show The tendency to think of oneself favorably.  
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90% people think they are above average in dealing/getting along with others   show
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Objective tests   show
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MMPI2   show
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show Business & career counseling still use though not reliable/valid in empirical sense  
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show Widely used in clinical, counselling & educational settings of the Big 5  
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16PF   show
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show Allows one to "project" unconscious needs/wants onto ambiguous stimuli  
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TAT   show
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Sentence completion   show
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show Ego & Reality  
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Decreasing anxiety by making one less vulnerable according to Horney   show
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Abnormality   show
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show Abnormality  
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show The scientific study of those aspects of human emotional, cognitive, and behavioral functioning that cause distress and maladaptivity.  
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Biopsychosocial framework   show
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Study that does not specify a particular direction of causation between elements   show
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Etiology   show
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show The inability to respond effectively to one’s environment.  
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show Either cause disturbance to individual or individuals behavior disturbs those around them  
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GAF   show
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show Abnormality result of physical causes while focusing on brain function  
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Psychodynamic Model   show
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show Abnormality result of reinforecement in behavior considered abnormal to avoid "punishment" from environment  
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show Abnormality result of programming to move toward self-actualization (resolution).  
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Mismatch of behavior imposed by society and who individual actually is   show
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show Abnormality result of unresolved conflicts or inability to accept certain aspects of reality  
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Interpersonal Model   show
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show Abnormality influenced by aspects of socity like discrimination, poverty, lack of social support  
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show Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5 sections)  
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Axis I   show
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show Disorders categorized  
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show Physical/Medical contributing factors  
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show Environmental contributing stressors  
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Axis V   show
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Psychodynamic's abnormal behavior   show
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Psychopathological models with greatest impact   show
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DSM does NOT   show
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show Axis III disorders contribute to presence of Axis I disororders  
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Acute schizophrenia   show
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Agoraphobia   show
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show Agoraphobia  
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show A loss of memory for events, which may even involve loss of memory of one’s identity.  
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Antisocial personality disorder   show
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show Antisocial personality disorder  
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Anxiety disorders   show
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Sympathetic Nervous System activated despite absence of real danger   show
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show GAD Panic disorders Phobias  
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Avoidant personality disorder   show
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Biofeedback   show
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show A mood disorder characterized by extreme or rapid fluctuations between depression and mania.  
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Borderline personality disorder   show
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One personality disorder receiving lots of study   show
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show A form of schizophrenia characterized by negative symptoms, conspicuous thought disturbances, evidence of cerebral atrophy, and generally poor response to neuroleptics.  
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Conversion disorder   show
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Hysteria   show
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show A psychological disorder that involves the presence of a persistent delusion or misbelief about an aspect of one’s existence or reality.  
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show Bizarre and often unsettling beliefs that are implausible.  
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show A personality disorder in which affected individuals desire close relationships with others but tend to use those relationships for consistent reassurance and to avoid the risk of attempting things on their own.  
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Dissociative disorders   show
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show Dissociative disorders  
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show A dissociative disorder characterized by the coexistence of two or more identities within the same person; formerly called multiple personality disorder.  
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show A low-level chronic depression greater than two years in duration.  
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Factitious disorder   show
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Fugue State   show
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General adapation syndrome   show
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show Involves excessive anxiety and worry about a number of events for a period of at least six months, resulting in symptoms including restlessness, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, irritability, muscle tension, or sleep disturbance.  
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Seyle   show
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Hallucinations   show
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Health psychology   show
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Lack of social support leads to coronary heart disease   show
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Histrionic personality disorder   show
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Hypochondriasis   show
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Hypomania   show
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show Hypomania  
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show A mood disorder characterized by long-lasting emotions of sadness, irritability, emptiness, apathy, self-hate, and guilt that affect an individual’s entire body.  
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Appr 15% population will suffer of this during their lifetime   show
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show Major depression  
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show Increased susceptibility to pathogens, increased cancer & death and impaired immuno competence  
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show Intentional production of symptoms, or lying about symptoms, in order to receive an environmental reinforcer.  
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Manic episode   show
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Mood disorders   show
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show A personality disorder in which affected individuals expect exemptions from typical social or work rules and regulations and often manipulate and take advantage of others.  
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show Symptoms of schizophrenia that are marked by a lack of significant activity; examples include anhedonia, apathy, flat affect, and social isolation.  
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show Person experiences obsessions, or recurrent and intrusive thoughts or images that he or she cannot control, and attempts to eliminate the anxiety associated with them by carrying out repetitive, intentional behaviors called compulsions.  
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Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder   show
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show An anxiety disorder in which brief episodes of intense fear are accompanied by multiple physical symptoms that occur repeatedly and unexpectedly in the absence of any external threat.  
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show A specific instance of unexpected, intense fear or anxiety, including shortness of breath, increased heart rate, dizziness, perspiration, choking sensations, trembling, or other bodily sensations, as well as a fear of dying or “going crazy.”  
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show Panic disorder  
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Paranoid personality disorder   show
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show Paranoid personality disorder  
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show Disorders characterized by stable, deviant, inflexible patterns of social behavior and intrapsychic experiences.  
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show Personality disorders  
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show Symptoms of schizophrenia that involve increased activity; examples include hallucinations, delusions, excitement, and disorganized speech.  
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show Develops after exposure to a life-threatening trauma or some other trauma-inducing experience; the affected individual reexperiences the trauma through flashbacks or dreams and experiences intense distress when exposed to similar situations.  
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Psychogenic pain disorder   show
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Psychosomatic illness   show
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show A personality disorder characterized by distant interpersonal behavior and an apparent lack of interest in relationships with others.  
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show Severe psychological disorder characterized by symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions, bizarre behavior, and deterioration in one’s general level of functioning.  
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Social phobia   show
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Somatoform disorder   show
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Schizotypal personality disorder   show
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show A fear of being painfully embarrassed in a social setting.  
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show Highly strung individuals who focus on deadlines, competition, and achievement.  
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Type B Individuals   show
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Paranoid   show
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Disorganized   show
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show Extreme negativism, mutism, peculiarities of voluntary movement or sterotyped movements predominate  
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show No single clinical presentation predominates  
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Residual   show
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show The process of investigating aspects of an individual’s situation systematically to generate hypotheses regarding the problems involved, their causes and effects, and potential solutions.  
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show The process of using the information collected during an initial assessment and determining how the patient’s problems fit into a general classification scheme.  
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show Approaches to treatment that view any single problem in the context of a larger system, whether the system is the client’s personality, interpersonal relations, or society.  
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show A brief interview screening a patient’s degree of orientation to place, person, and the time and purpose of meeting.  
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show Approaches to treatment in which a particular problem or symptom is chosen as the focus, and specific techniques are employed to alleviate the problem.  
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Structured interviews   show
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Unstructured interviews   show
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show Global therapies  
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show Diagnosis  
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show Mental status examination  
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show Specific therapies  
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Cenceptualization of problems then looking for means of addressing them   show
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show Psychotherapy, Rx, education, methods like biofeedback  
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Objective tests   show
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show Having pt explain, describe or respond to presented stimuli  
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Behavioral observation   show
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Anticonvulsants   show
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show Another term for anticonvulsants  
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Depakote, Lamictal, Neurontin   show
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show Medications used to treat depression; the three primary categories of these drugs are tricyclics, MAO inhibitors, and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).  
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show Antidepressants  
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show Antidepressants  
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show SSRI - antidepressants  
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show A method that focuses on changing a person’s thoughts to reduce his or her problematic symptoms of depression or anxiety.  
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Time limited & concrete goal oriented therapy   show
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Automatic thoughts   show
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show A type of group therapy in which the client is a couple, and the primary goal is to help the couple learn how to solve their problems together.  
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Group therapy   show
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Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)   show
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show Common with ECT  
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show The ability to see the world through another person’s eyes.  
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Humanistic tools for psychotherapy   show
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show A kind of group therapy that attempts to change the system of interactions between family members.  
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Patient's behavior result of being forced upon or as a scapegoat of more powerful family member revealed   show
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Flooding   show
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Operant condition therapies   show
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Free association   show
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Individuals not only censor throughts from others, but also from self-recognition   show
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Genuineness   show
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High-potency benzodiazepines   show
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Meds which take effect quickly, easily become dependnt too and have severe withdrawl symptomes   show
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Alprazolam, Clonazepam, Lorazepam   show
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show A form of salt that is considered to be the primary treatment for bipolar disorder which is 80% effective when taken  
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show Lithium  
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show A brain operation formerly used to treat severe chronic schizophrenia.  
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show Lobotomy  
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Problems are learned   show
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show Humanistic view  
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show Psychoanalytic & Psychodynamic view  
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show Systemic desensitization  
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Modeling   show
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Neuroleptics   show
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Dopamine affected   show
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Thorazine, Haldol, Zyprexa, Seroqual   show
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Antipsychotic drug effective as long as taking   show
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show Neuroleptics  
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show Therapies that focus largely on the social relations the patient has: those in the past with parents and others, those in the present with significant others, and the relationship that develops between the patient and the therapist.  
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Therapy focusing on therapist focussing on changing how client relates with others through relationship with client   show
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show Ellis A cognitive approach to therapy in which the therapist approaches the client in a directive manner to identify irrational beliefs, refute them, and give responsibility to the patient to extinguish those beliefs.  
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Systemic desensitization   show
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show The unconscious act of transferring the feelings one has for an important person in one’s life to someone else.  
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show Transference  
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show The ability to be emotionally close to another person and offer him or her hope and caring.  
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show Parkinson-like symptoms & tardive dyskinesia  
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Ellis   show
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Most common treatment for schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders   show
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show Mental status examination  
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show Structured interview  
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show Physical or verbal behavior performed to injure or destroy another person, animal, or object.  
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show Aggression  
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show Caring for others without intent of self-gain.  
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show Convictions and opinions that affect our response to things, people, situations, and events.  
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Influence behavior when outside influences minimized   show
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show A theory proposing that people explain the behavior of one another by examining a person’s dispositions (internal causes) and situations (external causes).  
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Disposition   show
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show External cause  
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show A term used to describe the fact that people are much less likely to help someone in trouble if there are other bystanders who also do not help  
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Cognitive dissonance theory   show
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Conformity   show
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show The phenomenon in which a person acts without restraint or self-consciousness when he or she feels anonymous within a group setting  
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show Deindividuation  
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show The error that occurs when we analyze someone’s behavior and underestimate the influence of external factors (situations) and overestimate the influence of internal factors (dispositions)when making judgments  
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Groupthink   show
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Steps to avoid groupthink   show
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show 1) Forming 2) Storming - intragoup conflict for control 3) Norming - cohesiveness & close relationships with common expectations 4) Performing - fully functioning 5) Adjourning - preparing to disband as objectives met  
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Norms   show
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Obedience   show
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show Groups that allow people to define themselves as members and consequently feel that the group is significant  
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Role expectation   show
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Role perception   show
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show Guides for socially appropriate behavior that people develop based on societal norms  
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show A theory proposing that if an individual perceives that the rewards for helping will outweigh the costs, then that person will become willing to help  
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show A term used to describe how people will do less work as the size of the group performing a task increases  
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Social psychology   show
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show Social psychology  
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show A goal that is important to two groups and requires them to work together  
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show The tendency to seek out other humans which helps decrease anxiety of being alone  
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Attraction   show
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show An identity linked to both a subculture and the larger culture  
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show The definition of one’s identity based on a group’s identity, which awards priority to group goals - Interdepedency (Eastern culture)  
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Compassionate love   show
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Culture   show
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Ethnicity   show
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Self-awareness forced from being different from surroundings   show
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show A relationship that builds upon liking with the added component of a mutual perception of similarity  
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Gender   show
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show A person’s sense of which gender he or she belongs to, which sometimes does not correspond to the person’s observable biological characteristics  
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Gender roles   show
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Over lifespan, women become more dominate and men become less so   show
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Individualism   show
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Liking   show
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show A deep, intense, aroused state of love, usually present in the beginning of a love relationship  
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Prejudice   show
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Scapegoating   show
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Most affected measure of central tendency by outliers   show
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show Behavioral approach  
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"Response latency is number of seconds that elapse between stimulus & response" is an example of   show
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Releast of neurotransmitter information into synaptic cleft caused by   show
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show Resting state  
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show Hallucinations and impaired effiency in all areas of intellectual functioning  
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Rods more dense in   show
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Brain waves in REM sleep   show
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show Variable ratio schedule  
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show Reinforcement  
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Recall performace on typical forgetting curve   show
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How is information processed   show
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In an inverted U shaped functional model, which levels will lead to poorest performance   show
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Longitudinal research is perferred since subjects   show
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show Identifying  
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Angered, firt impulse is to strike at person but insteads yells & kicks door   show
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Projective tests   show
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Pessimistic & moody person classified by Eysenck   show
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show NEP: Neurotic/Unstable vs Stable Extroverted vs Introverted Psychotic vs Normal  
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Key distinction between personality trait & attitude   show
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show Unwanted thought  
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Similarity, proximity and familiarity   show
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show Bystander effect  
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Levels of compassion per Sternberg   show
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Job satisfaction has inverse relationship with   show
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Focusing on individual's ability or personality characteristics   show
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Best diagnostic tool used when studying focal brain activity   show
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Temperment   show
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show Latent learning  
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Humanistic approach emphasizes   show
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show Negative transfer  
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Hostility   show
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show Problematic social relationships & inflexible and maladaptive responses to stress  
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Attempts to correct irrational beliefs that lead to psychological distress   show
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show Detailed investigation of single subject/topic from which findings generalized  
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show Show how 2 pheonomena/situations correspond to onte another  
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Study that does NOT prove causation   show
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Cross Validation   show
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show Complining results of numerous studies on particular phenomena & analyze data  
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show Seeing object as unchanging even with light/retinal sensation changes  
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Contract Perception   show
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show Taking "new experience" and incorporating into existing concept/idea  
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show Expanding on'e schemas (concepts from past experience) when no longer adequate  
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show General intelligence exists in people and may vary across individuals of same level.  
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show Physiological & emotional reactions to stimuli occur simultaneousl  
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James-Lang Theory   show
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Emotions   show
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Components of emotions   show
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show Positive Correlation  
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show Acohol  
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show Negative Reinforcement  
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Aptitute Test   show
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show Refractory  
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Returning wallet found with money also   show
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show Transference  
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Depressed patient can see significant results from meds   show
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show Applied Research  
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To a dog, a bone is   show
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Series of dates to remember on immediate recall   show
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show Representative heurestic  
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Kohlber's stage one's decisions justified by internal standards   show
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Germinal stage starts from   show
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show Forming identity  
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show Latent  
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Longitudinal studing degree of extraversion in people from several countries   show
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Negative symptom of schitzophrenia   show
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show Amnesia  
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show Depression  
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show Become more prejudiced  
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