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PSYCH 101 (midterm)

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show the science of behavior and mental processes  
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major contributing theories of psychology   show
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show counseling, developmental, educational, experimental, forensic, health, industrial-organizational (I/0), neuro, psychometric and quantitative, rehabilitation, school, social, and sport  
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structuralism   show
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show * established the first psychology laboratory in Germany * identify structures of the mind - hands have most sensory receptors -research described dimensions of feeling -methodology: introspection (he was trying to figure out what you were feeling.  
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show early school of thought promoted by James and influenced by Darwin; explored how mental and behavioral processes function - how they enable the organism to adapt, survive, and flourish.  
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show * legendary teacher-writer authored a 1890 psychology text. * identify the functions of the mind - not what your feeling, why you are *focused on interactions w/ enviro * adaptive significance "why" * flow of thought (process of decision)  
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Psychoanalytic   show
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show * therapy * catharsis: talking about problems -> makes you feel better * unconscious process ( ex: hot vs cold coffee (warm=kind people, cold= stand offish people)  
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show type of learning in which one learns to link two or more stimuli and anticipate events  
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show type of learning in which behavior is strengthened if followed by reinforcer or diminished if followed by a punisher  
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show THE DEVIL. * conditioning research (little Albert experiment: white rabbit/rat/steel beam) * championed psychology as the science of behavior  
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Evolutionary Psychology   show
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Charles Darwin   show
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show the principle that among the range of inherited trait variations, those contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations  
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show the view that psychology 1) should be an objective science that 2) studies behavior without reference to mental processes. Most research psychologists today agree with 1) but not with 2).  
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show * leading behaviorist, rejected introspection and studied how consequences shape behavior * focuses on what is observable  
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show * historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people * emphasis on positive qualities of people * humans have possibility for growth * freedom to choose own destiny  
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show * drew attention to ways that current environmental influences can nurture or limit our growth potential * importance of having our needs for love and acceptance satisfied  
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show the scientific study of human functioning, with the goals of discovering and promoting strengths and virtues that help individuals and communities to thrive.  
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show a statement of the procedures (operations) used to define research variables. For example, human intelligence may be operationally defined as "what an intelligence test measures"  
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show action or process of observing something or someone carefully in order to gain information  
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Case Study   show
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show a technique for ascertaining the self-reported attitudes of behaviors of a particular group, usually by questioning a representative, random sample of the group  
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show observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate and control the situation  
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Correlation   show
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show the phenomenon of perceiving a relationship between variables (typically people, events, or behaviors) even when no such relationship exists  
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Experiment   show
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Cause and effect   show
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show the experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable whose effect is being studied  
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show the outcome factor; the variable that may change in response to manipulations of the independent variable  
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Statistics   show
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Mean   show
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show the middle score in a distribution; half the scores are above it and half are below it  
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Mode   show
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show a type of learning in which one learns to link two or more stimuli and anticipate events (Pavlov w/ the dog, bell and food)  
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Operant Conditioning   show
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show principle that behaviors followed by favorable consequences become more likely, and that behaviors followed by unfavorable consequences become less likely  
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show * insisted that external influences (not internal thoughts and feelings) shape behavior * urged people to use operant principles to influence others' behavior (said use rewards to evoke more desirable behavior)  
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Positive Reinforcement   show
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Negative Reinforcement   show
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show fixed ratio, variable ratio, fixed interval, variable interval, continuous reinforcement  
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show reinforcement follows a set # of behaviors (every 5 papers graded, reward)  
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show reinforcement follows an unpredictable # of behaviors (skittle for every 5 papers then 7, then 2 etc..)  
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show reinforcement follows behavior that occurs after a set amount of time (after this many hours you get paid x)  
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variable interval   show
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continuous reinforcement   show
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show * behavior followed by aversive consequence * aversive (unpleasant) stimulus is "added"  
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Negative Punishment   show
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show using operant conditioning principles to change human behavior  
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show encoding, storage and retrieval  
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show the processing of information into the memory system (where you place info)  
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show the retention of encoded information over time (how info is held)  
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Retrieval   show
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show the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information  
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Sensory Memory Store   show
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Long-term Memory   show
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Automatic processing   show
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Effortful processing   show
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Rehearsal   show
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show the tendency for distributed study or practice to yield better long-term retention than is achieved through massed study or practice  
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Serial position effect   show
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Elaboration   show
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show visual image: a mental image that is similar to a visual perception  
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show info that tells us where to go (tells which "filling cabinet" to open)  
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show associations attached were not helpful to remember (misplaced content)  
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show if you don't use it you lose it ( caused by age, diseases, etc..)  
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show This curve shows how information is lost over time when there is no attempt to retain it  
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show * interference - proactive: old info interferes with new info - retroactive: new info interferes with old info * motivated forgetting -repression  
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Prenatal Development (conception)   show
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show * sex organs develop * fetus is fully shaped by 12th week * age of viability (living independently w/o mother) about 22 weeks * finishing touches = weight  
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Teratogens   show
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show * reflexes - grasping, sucking, stepping and startle  
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show - brain: myelination continues after birth, visual pathways start to develop (6 months), auditory pathways (4-5 years), dramatic increase in synaptic connections -motor: coordination  
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show * sensorimotor: birth-2 years - understanding through sensory experiences and physical actions - infant progress from reflexive, instinctual actions at birth to symbolic thought - object permanence  
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Infancy and Childhood (Cognitive Development- preoperational)   show
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Infancy and Childhood (Cognitive Development- concrete operational)   show
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show * autonomy vs. shame/doubt (1.5-3 yrs) * initiative vs. guilt (3-5 yrs) * industry vs. inferiority (6- puberty)  
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Attachment   show
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show uninvolved, permissive, authoritarian, authoritative  
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Uninvolved Parent   show
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show highly supportive but makes few rules and trusts rather than monitors  
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show sets many rules and closely monitors but offers little support  
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show * highly supportive and closely monitors and sets rules  
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show * primary (baby making material) and secondary (lower voice, facial hair) sex characteristics * time of firsts - menarche (1st menstrual cycle) - spermenarche (1st ejaculatory substance w/ semen) * myelin at its best  
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Adolescence (Cognitive Development)   show
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show * identity vs. identity confusion (constantly evolving)  
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show * identity achievement * Identity foreclosure * identity moratorium * identity diffusion  
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show * early adulthood: reach peak of physical development * middle adulthood: most lose height & gain weight and menopause for women  
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Adulthood (Cognitive Development)   show
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show * intimacy vs. isolation * generatively vs. stagnation * love * midlife crisis (DOES NOT EXIST)  
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