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Mr. Sinn

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Broca's Area   show
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Broca's Aphasia   show
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Wernicke's Area   show
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Wernicke's Aphasia   show
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show a bundle of nerves that help with voluntary movements and sleep/dreams; P (ons) illow on top of the B (rain stem) ed  
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Brain Stem   show
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show a network of nerves from the midbrain to brain stem; mostly involved with arousal, alertness, and sleep-wake cycles  
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show 85% of the brain including all 4 lobes and the cerebral cortex  
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Cerebral Cortex   show
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Hippocampus   show
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show controls the pituitary gland and basic drives  
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Basal Ganglia   show
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show higher order thinking; includes prefrontal and motor cortex  
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Prefrontal Cortex   show
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show receives sensory information; includes somatosensory cortex  
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show receives and sends visual input  
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Temporal Lobes   show
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show explains why the right or left side of the brain often controls the opposite side  
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show records electrical activity in the brain by placing electrodes on the scalp; often used for sleep and seizure research  
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show a series of X-Rays that produce detailed images of the body; uses a little radiation  
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PET   show
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MRI   show
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show uses a MRI machine to measure brain activity by blood and O2 flow; pictures are taken from various angles  
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Neuroplasticity   show
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show the process of forming new neurons  
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Pineal Gland   show
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Restoration Theory   show
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Frequency   show
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show low altitude waves that occur when AWAKE and alert; fast  
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show occur when awake but relaxed and/or unfocused; medium tempo  
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show occur when relaxed and focused, maybe daydreaming; slow and random  
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show low frequency waves that occur during DEEP sleep; stage NREM-3  
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show low amplitude and fast brain waves that occur during STAGE 2  
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REM   show
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show hypothesis that states dreams are a result of our brain making sense of random neural activity  
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show hypothesis that states dreams are reflecting our interests and show the development of our imagination and thinking  
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show a hypothesis that states dreams are a result of activating specific parts of the brain  
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Physiological Function of Dreams   show
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show sudden awakening throughout the night in a fit of fear or panic that may include screaming, rapid <3 rate, and sweating  
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Sensations   show
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show how we interpret information/sensory data  
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show states the size of an object changes with distance; smaller object-farther away  
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Relative Height   show
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Absolute Threshold   show
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Signal Detection Theory   show
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show when a stimulus is repeated, its effectiveness is reduced  
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Difference Threshold   show
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Weber's Law   show
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show when you are temporarily ready to receive certain objects over others  
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Schema   show
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Conjunctiva   show
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Retina   show
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show a small depression in the retina containing cones  
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show states there are specific processes that inhibit one color, simulating the opposite  
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show converts sound waves into vibrations  
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Cochlea   show
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show the placement of hairs on different areas of the basilar membrane alter PITCH; place=pitch  
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Semi-Circular Canals   show
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show taste buds  
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Kinesthesis   show
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Nocireceptors   show
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Proprioceptors   show
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Acquisition   show
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show a general principle that depending on whether a behavior is rewarded or punished, future behavior can be predicted  
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Semantic Memory   show
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Episodic Memory   show
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show when two or more separate operation are happening @ the same time but functioning independently  
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Elaborative Encoding   show
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show processing information by focusing on its meaning; most effective  
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Tactile   show
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show simply repeating information without assessing its deeper meaning  
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Encoding Specificity Principle   show
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show the hindrance of newly learned information because old information is in the way  
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show when previously learned information is hard to remember because of new learning  
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show when a person is unable to learn new information information  
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show when a person is unable to remember previously learned information  
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show excitatory; helps with strengthening synaptic connections  
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show enables muscle action, learning, and memory  
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Long Term Potentiation   show
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Prototypes   show
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show a problem-solving strategy using past experiences to guide thinking  
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show quick thinking; uses tricks or short cuts to speed up thinking process  
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show following a system of sequences to come to a conclusion; slow  
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show awareness of your own cognitive processes  
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Anchoring Bias   show
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General Intelligence (g)   show
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show when test scores remain stable; test-retest  
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show when a test tests what it claims to be testing  
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Phonemes   show
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Morphemes   show
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Deep Structure Semantics   show
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Assimilation   show
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Accomodation   show
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show an instructional strategy to guide learners, supporting them to learn information previously outside of their grasp  
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Personal Fable   show
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show when motor skills and object permanence develop; ages 0-2  
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Preoperational Dev. Stage   show
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Concrete Operational Dev. Stage   show
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show complex thinking and moral reasoning; ages 12+  
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Identity Foreclosure   show
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show no set identity and no interest to find one  
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show no set identity but considering one  
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Identity Achievement   show
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Trust vs Mistrust   show
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show children seek independence which build confidence  
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Initiative vs Guilt   show
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Industry vs Inferiority   show
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Identity vs Role Confusion   show
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Intimacy vs Isolation   show
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Generativity vs Stagnation   show
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show depends on previous stages; people reflect on their life in hopes or no regrets, if not they may struggle with the thought of death  
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ID   show
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Superego   show
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show realistic, mediates between the other parts of the mind  
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Cognitive Dissonance   show
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show an intrapersonal conflict when a decision is to be made from two appealing choices  
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Approach-Avoidance Conflict   show
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show when an individual avoids making a decision because they do not like either of the choices available to them  
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show the enhancement of a group's prevailing inclination through discussion within a group  
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Fundamental Attribution Error   show
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show solving problems with the help of a stereotype  
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show solving problems with the help of available information  
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Deindividuation   show
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show reflects our tendency to make external attributions for our own behavior while making internal attributions about others  
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