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show the mechanism through which Darwin postulated that evolution occurs.  
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show the contention that the frequency or probability of some behavior increases if it is followed by a pleasurable event and decreases if it is followed by a painful event.  
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SOCIAL DARWINISM   show
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EUGENICS   show
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SPEARMAN’S "G"   show
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FUNCTIONALISM   show
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PRAGMATISM   show
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show James’ metaphor suggesting that the contents of human consciousness are better thought of as a stream than as a collection of discrete elements or ideas.  
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EMPIRICAL SELF   show
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show Perception causes bodily reactions that are then experienced as emotions.see bear--->run/physio arousal--->feel fear  
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show Hall’s contention that all stages of human evolution are reflected in the life of an individual. Development is determined by our genes. It occurs in an unchangeable, universal pattern and the effects of environment are minimal  
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show emotional upheavals and rebellion thought to characterize adolescence. Basically suggests that there is inevitable struggle.  
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ANTHROMORPHIZING   show
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LAW OF EXERCISE   show
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show the more often an association was practiced, the stronger it became (restatement of Aristotle’s law of frequency) (we learn by doing)  
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LAW OF DISUSE   show
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show seeks to understand women’s place in psychology as a product of socially constructed notions of gender, psych, and history. The notion that knowledge is socially constructed & is inevitably influenced by social context.  
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Variability Hypothesis   show
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show essentially said that a women’s sphere (i.e., her place in society based on her natural inborn qualities) included piety, purity, submissiveness, domesticity, and nurturance.  
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show psychology that insists on studying only those things that are directly measurable.  
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Experimental Neurosis   show
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First signal system   show
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Second signal system   show
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show According to Pavlov, brain activity that leads to reflexive overt behavior  
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Inhibition   show
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Watson’s concept of instinct   show
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Extinction   show
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show to study animals legit, science vs church debate, func/adap value of behavior, appl/prac value, operant condit., behavior, ind diff, shift of psych from europe to US, functionalism, influence for evolutionary psych and sociology  
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Mechanism-natural selection   show
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darwin & birds   show
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show views of evolution-applied to human societies. says humans have a complex nervous system & therefore we can make associations, more intelligent then other species. supports progress towards perfection & first to introduce the word intelligence into psych  
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Laissey-fair   show
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show influence on capt,econ,& buis, intelligence, eugenics & sterilization, influenced hitler, exploitative imperialism, welfare, food stamps, roles of women (sexism)  
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show go to other countries and establish colonies, white people are better than africans  
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show brit emp-wanted to test senses or sensory acuity, diameter, rate of movement, 2-pt threshold. germ rat-wanted to test logic, reasoning, abstract thinking, and problem solving  
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show invented weather map, worked with finger prints and one of the first people to say to NOT just measure general laws BUT INC diff.  
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Galtons measurements to prove int. is due to genetics   show
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2 ways to increase general intelligence   show
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show twin studies, accepted darwins theory, study of INV diff, int. testing movement, nature vs nurture view of int., eugenics/steril., 1st questionnaire, & correlation  
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James Cattell   show
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show his conclusions about INT. are IMPT for three reasons. 1.unitary "G" factor 2.INT is inherited 3.his views shaped U.S. testing movement  
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show Test people to be officers and commanders in WW1, timed tasks on tests the faster you are the smarter you are  
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show 1.science 2.practicality 3.emphasis on individual 4.evolutionary theory  
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William James   show
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show 1. empirical self a.everything tangible b.social self c. spiritual self 2.the self as knower 3. self esteem  
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personal vs professional conflict   show
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Contributions to Psych   show
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Munsterberg   show
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show evolutionary tradition, 1st to get ph.d, 1st student wundt had, 1st US research lab, 1st journal in US, founded american psychological association.  
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Hall & adolescent psych   show
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Recapitulation theory   show
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John Dewey   show
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Cattell   show
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Cattell contributions   show
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show american functionalist, transition to behaviorism-following darwin-comparative psych anecdotal-informal observation.  
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Morgan's cannon   show
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three conclusions for cat in puzzle box   show
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show 1. he used very mentalistic terms 2. he was not willing to abandoned introspection  
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Thorndike's major contributions   show
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darwins views regarding intelligence of women   show
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spencers views on INT of women   show
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Educational Barrus   show
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Career barriers   show
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show helping people with mental illness and child guidance movement  
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mental tests and child development   show
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show never married, lived with her rents her whole life. munsterberg asked harvard to let her get her PHD,  
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Mary's contributions   show
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show never married, 1st PHD with psych animal motivation-mindbook, 2nd female pres. of APA, elected into national academy of sciences.  
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show married & career, mental testing and challenge thoughts of women. INT largely inherited-women inferior to men, challenged that eminence is inherited, womens cognitive functioning and menstruation,involved in testing movement, edu. gifted children  
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show 1. classical and operant conditioning (pavlov) 2.most behavior is learned and impacted by the environment 3.science and research 4.overt/observable/measurable events  
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show thoughts do not cause behavior rather external stimulation causes all behavior (reflex). Overt-observable, covert-thoughts.  
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show had no tolerance for mentalistic terms, trying to study animals digestive tract, he thought mentalistic properties were subjective. Classical conditioning. first and second signal system.  
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show emphasized psych as a science and it should be objective, the brain, learning theory, lots of good therapy techniques,  
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Pavolvs attitude toward psych   show
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