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LCCC Psychology

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show looking at specific atoms of the mind ( or structures)  
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Introspection   show
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show concentrated on how behavior functions and the role of behavior in allowing people to adapt to their environments  
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Gesalt Psychology   show
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Law of Proximity   show
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Law of Closure   show
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show First woman to receive a doctorate in psychology  
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Leta Stetter Hollingworth   show
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Mary Calkins   show
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Karen Horney   show
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show First woman to head a psychology department at a state university  
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show Notable contributions to the treatment of abnormal behavior  
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show Pioneered work on how children of color grew to recognize racial differences  
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Neuroscience Perspective   show
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show (Sigmund Freud) behavior is motivated by unconscious inner forces over which the individual has little control  
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show (John B. Watson, B. F. Skinner, and Ivan Pablob) focuses on observable behavior that can be measured objectively  
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cognitive perspective (information processing)   show
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humanistic perspective   show
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psychology   show
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nature vs nurture   show
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show studies assesses, and treats troubled people with psychotherapy  
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psychiatrists   show
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The scientific method   show
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diffusion of responsibility   show
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show designed to systematically investigate a person, group or pattern of behavior  
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naturalistic observation   show
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show A technique in which one person is studied in depth to reveal underlying behavioral principles. It can be more than one person in unique or unusual situations.  
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Correlational Studies   show
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show Behaviors, events, or other characteristics that can change, or vary, in some way  
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show a high (low) value on X tends to be associated with a high (low) value on Y  
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show a high value on X tends to be associated with a low value on Y  
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show when one trait or behavior accompanies another, we say the two correlate.  
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Correlation Coefficient   show
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Strengths of Correlation Method   show
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Weaknesses of Correlation Method   show
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show Investigating relationship between two or more variables by 1)changing one variable in a controlled situation 2)observing the effects of that change on other aspects of the situation  
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Operational Definition   show
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show all variables in experiment are being systematically processed so that not more than one variable is changing at a given time  
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theory   show
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show a testable prediction, often prompted by a theory, to enable us to accept, reject or revise the theory  
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show Experimenters 1)Exert control 2)introduce variables 3)manipulate variables and 4)measure results in terms of a dependent variable  
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dependent variable   show
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independent variable   show
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show conditions experimenters try to prevent from affecting experiment  
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population   show
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sample   show
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show every person has equal chance of being chosen for the experiment  
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show Ss must be randomly assigned to group  
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control group   show
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experimental group   show
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significant outcome   show
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show research that is repeated  
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APA Ethical Guidelines   show
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show participates sign a document affirming that they know: the basic outlines of the study, what their participation will involve, the risks the experiment may hold, that their participation is purely voluntary, and they may terminate the study at any time  
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Experimental Bias   show
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show Experimenters unintentionally transmit cues to subjects about the way they are expected to behave in experimental condition: this affects outcome  
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participant expectations   show
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neurons   show
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cell body   show
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show recieve messages from other neurons and bring information toward the cell body  
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axon   show
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glial cells   show
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myelin sheath   show
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show end of axon, sends messages to other neurons impulses  
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action potential   show
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show transmit an electrical impulse along the axon all-or-none law, resting state, action potential, mirror neurons  
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show each neuron recieves excitatory and inhibitory signals from many neurons. When the excitatory signals minus the inhibitory signals exceed a minimum intensity(threshold) the neuron fires an action potential.  
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synapse   show
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neurotransmitters   show
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excitatory messages   show
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inhibitory messages   show
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show reabsorption by the terminal button (SSRIs)  
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show acetylcholine, gamma-amino butyric acid, dopamine, serotonin, and endorphins  
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show found at every junction between motor neuron and skeletal muscle; causes muscle to contract plays vital role in learning, memory, and muscle movement  
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show influences movement, learning, attention, and emotion  
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show involved with mood regulation, hunger, sleep, and arousal  
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show natural opiates released in response to pain and vigorous exercise  
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Nervous System   show
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Central Nervous System (CNS)   show
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Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)   show
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Sympathetic Division   show
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show calms the body after emergency ends  
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show the body's "slow" chemical communication system. Communication is carried out by hormones synthesized by a set of glands.  
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show chemicals synthesized by the endocrine glands that are secreted in the bloodstream. hormones affect the brain and many other tissues in the body.  
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show the "master gland". The anterior pituitary lobe releases hormones that regulate other glands. The posterior lobe regulates water and salt balance.  
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