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Socrates   Plato's teacher. Believed that mind was separate from the body. Knowledge is innate. Nature.  
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Aristotle   Derived principals from careful observation. Believed knowledge was NOT preexisting. Nurture  
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Descartes   Nature. Disected animals and said a fluid in brains cavities contained "animal spirits." Now called nerves.  
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John Locke   Nurture. Mind is a blank slate.  
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William Wundt   Measured "atoms of the mind." Birth of psychology.  
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William James   Studied functions of thoughts and feelings. Functionalist. Influenced by Darwin.  
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Edward Titchener   Introduced structuralism. Method was to gain insight through self-reflective introspection (looking inward).  
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Mary Calkins   First female in graduate seminar. Memory researcher. APA's first female president.  
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Margaret Washburn   First female psych PhD. 2nd female APA president. Wrote "the animal mind." Denied to join organization of experimental psychologists.  
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Confounding variable   A factor other than the independent variable that might produce an effect on an experiment.  
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Control group   The group that is not exposed to the treatment; serves as a comparison for evaluating effect of the treatment.  
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Correlational coefficient   Statistical index of the relationship between two things.  
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Normal curve   bell-shaped curve that describes the distribution of many types of data.  
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Population   All cases in a group being studied where samples may be drawn.  
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Random sample   Sample that fairly represents a population because each member had equal chance of inclusion.  
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Statistical significance   How likely it is a result occurred by chance.  
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Action Potential   Neural impulse; breif electric charge that travels down an axon.  
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Adrenal glands   Pair of endocrine glands that sit above kidneys; help arouse body in times of stress.  
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Autonomic nervous system   Part of peripheral nervous system that controls muscles and internal organs. Hold the sypathetic and parasympathetic nervous system.  
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Axon   The extension of a neuron; through the axon messages pass to other neurons or muscle glands.  
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Central Nervous System   The brain and spinal chord/  
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Dendrite   branchy extensions of a neuron that recieves messages and conducts impulses toward the cell body.  
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Endocrine system   "slow" chemical communication system. Set of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream.  
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Endorphins   Neurotransmitters linked to pain control and pleasure.  
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Motor neurons   Carry outgoing information from brain to muscles.  
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Mylin Sheath   Layer of fatty tissue encasing fibers of many neurons. Causes greater speed of neural impulses.  
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Nerves   Bundled axons connecting CNS with muscles, glands, and sense organs.  
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Nervous system   All nerve cells and CNS.  
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Hormones   Chemical messages manufactured by endocrine glands. Travel through blood stream and effect other tissues.  
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Neurotransmitters   Chemical messages that cross synaptic gaps between neurons.  
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Parasympathetic nervous system   Calms the body and conserves energy.  
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Pituitary glad   Endocrines most influential gland. Regulates growth and controls other endocrine glands.  
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Reuptake   Neurotransmitters reabsorbtion by the sending neuron.  
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Sensory neurons   Carry incoming information from the sensory receptors to brain and spinal chord.  
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Somatic nervous system   Division of peripheral nervous system that controls skeletal muscles.  
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Sympathetic nervous system   Division of ANS that arouses the body in stressful situations.  
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Synapse   Junction between axon tip of sending neuron and dendrite or cell body of recieving neuron. Tiny gap at junction called synaptic gap.  
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Threshold   Level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse.  
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Amyygdala   Two lima bean-sized neural clusters in the limbic system; linked to emotion.  
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Aphasia   Impairment of language usually caused by left hemisphere damage.  
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Association areas   Areas of the cerebral cortex not involved with priming or sensory functions; involved in higher mental functions such as learning, remembering, thinking and speaking.  
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Brainstem   Oldest part and central core of the brain. Responsible for automatic survival functions.  
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Broca's area   Controls language and expression; usually in left frontal lobe.  
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Cerebellum   Processes sensory input and coordinating movement output and balance.  
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Cerebral cortex   Fabric of interconnected neural cells covering the cerebral hemisphere; ultimate control and information processing center.  
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Cognitive neuroscience   Interdiseiplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition.  
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Corpus Callosum   Large band of neural fibers connecting the 2 hemispheres and carrying messages between them.  
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Dual processing   Information is often simotaneously processed on separate concious and unconcious tracks.  
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EEG   Amplified recording of the waves of electric activity that sweep accross the brains surface. Measured by electrodes placed on the scalp.  
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Frontal lobes   Portion of cerebral cortext just behind the forehead; involved in making plans and judgements.  
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fMRI   Show brain function.  
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Glial cells   Support, nurish, and protect neurons.  
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Hypothalamus   Directs maintenance activities.  
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After Image Effect   Continuing to see an image after it's left.  
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Availability Heuristic   Mental short-cut relying on readily available knowledge.  
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Misinformation Effect   Recall of memory becomes less accurate.  
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Optimistic Explanatory Style   Blaming others for negative events; believing events end soon.  
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Proactive Interference   Forgetting because of events that occurred prior to what you wanted to learn.  
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Drive Reduction Theory   A need creates a drive that motivates organism to satisfy the need.  
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Homeostasis   Maintaining a balanced and constant internal state.  
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Incentive   Positive or negative stimulus motivating behaviour.  
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Glucose   Sugar that circulates in blood to provide energy for body tissues.  
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Set Point   Where a persons "weight thermostat" is set.  
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Basal Metabolic Rate   The body's resting rate of energy expenditure.  
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Sexual Response Cycle   The four stages, excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution.  
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Refractory Period   The resting period after an orgasm.  
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Estrogens   Sex hormones contributing to femal sex characteristics.  
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Testosterone   Most important male sex hormone.  
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Sexual Orientation   Enduring sexual attraction toward a specific sex.  
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Emotion   Response to a whole organism; arousal, behaviour and experience.  
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James-Lange Theory   Responses caused by physiological responses to emotion - arousing stimuli.  
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Cannon-Bard Theory   Physiological response and emotion appear simultaneously.  
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Two-Factor Theory   Emotion caused by physically aroused and cognitively labelled.  
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Catharsis   Releasing aggressive energy, relieves aggressive urges.  
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Feel-Good, Do-Good Phenominon   Tendency yo be helpful when already in a good mood.  
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Adaption Level Phenomenon   Forming judgements based on prior experience.  
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Relative Deprivation   Thinking we're worse off than who we compare ourselves to.  
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Behavioral Medicine   Applying behavioral and medical knowledge to health and disease.  
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Stress   How we precieve and respond to events.  
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General Adaptation Syndrome   Response to stress; alarm, resistance, exhaustion.  
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Type A   Competitive, hard-driving, impatient, and anger-prone.  
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Type B   Term for easy-going, relaxed people.  
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Psychoneuroimmunology   How endocrine, neural, and psychological processes effect the immune system.  
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Lymphocytes   Blood cells apart of immune system.  
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ADHD   Extreme inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.  
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Medical model   Thought that psychological disorders are treatable via hospitals.  
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Anxiety Disorders   Distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors.  
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GAD   Person is continually tense, apprehensive, in a state of ANS arousal.  
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Panic Disorder   Unpredictable, minutes-long episodes of extreme panic.  
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Phobia   Persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of something.  
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OCD   Unwanted repetitive thoughts or/and actions.  
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PTSD   Haunting memories that last 4 weeks of more after traumatic experience.  
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Somatoform Disorder   Somatic symptom without physical cause.  
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Conversion Disorder   Very specific physical syptom with no physiological basis.  
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Hypochondriasis   Interpreting normal physical sensations as a disease.  
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Dissociative Disorders   Concious awareness becomes seperated from memories.  
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DID   A person has 2 or more distinct alternating personalities.  
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Mood Disorders   Characterized by emotional extremes.  
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Mania   Hyperactive, wildly optimistic state.  
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Bipolar Disorder   Alternating between depression and mania.  
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Schizophrenia   Disorganized and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions and inappropriate emotions.  
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Delusions   False beliefs. Often of persecution or grandeur.  
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Active Listening   Empathetic listening with echoes, restatements, and clarification.  
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Antianxiety Drugs   Drugs used to control anxiety and agitation.  
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Antidepression Dtugs   Drugs used to treat depression and sometimes anxiety.  
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Antipsychotic Drugs   Drugs used to treat schizophrenia and forms of it.  
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Aversive COnditioning   Counter conditioning associating a Unpleasant State with a Unwanted Behavior.  
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Behavior Therapy   Learning principals to the elimination of Unwanted Behavior.  
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Biomedical Therapy   Prescribed medications acting on the nervous system.  
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Client-Centered Therapy   Humanistic therapy that is client-lead.  
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Cognitive Therapy   Teaching new ways of thinking and acting.  
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Cognitive-behavioral Therapy   Combining cognitive and behavioral therapy.  
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Counterconditioning   Evoking new responses to stimuli; exposure therapy and aversive conditioning.  
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Eclectic Approach   Using techniques from various forms of therapy.  
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Electroconvulsive Therapy   Electric current through depressed patient.  
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Evidence-Based Practice   Intregrating research, expertise, and preferences in decision-making.  
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Exposure Therapy   Exposing people to things they fear or avoid.  
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Family Therapy   Views unwanted behavior as influenced by a member of the family.  
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Insight Therapy   Increasing clients awareness underlying motives and defenses.  
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Interpretation   Dream meanings, resistances, promoting insight.  
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Lobotomy   Removal of a part of the brain.  
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Meta-Analysis   Combining results of many different research studies.  
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Psychoanalysis   Freud's theory to analyzing thoughts and unconcious motives.  
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Psychopharmacology   Effects of drugs on behavior and mind.  
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Psychodynamic Therapy   View individuals as responding to unconcious forces and childhood experiences.  
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Psychosurgery   Removing or destroying brain tissues to change behavior.  
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Psychotherapy   Treatment between therapist and person looking to ove4rcome a problem.  
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Regression Toward the Mean   Extreme of unusual scores falling back toward average.  
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Resilence   Personal strength helping most people cope with stress.  
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Resistence   Blocking from conciousness of anxiety-laden material.  
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Systematic Desensitization   Exposure therapy; pleasant, relaxed state with gradually at stimuli.  
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Tardire Dyskinesia   Involunary movement of facial muscles, tongue and limbs.  
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Token Economy   Exchanging tokens for desired behavior for treats/priveledges  
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Transference   Treating the threapist as someone close to you.  
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Unconditional Positive Regard   Seeing someone positively despite wrong doings.  
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