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Complete AP Psych

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show The study of mental disorders and maladaptive behavior  
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What are psychiatric disorders most commonly aligned with?   show
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What book did Thomas Szazs write?   show
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show "What determines mental illness?"  
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What is Maladaptive behavior?   show
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Personal Distress   show
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Atypical behavior   show
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Violation of cultural norms   show
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show The term for whether or not an individual can be held accountable for criminal behavior  
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The Declaration of Mental Incompetence   show
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show **Term for a mental disorder so severe an individual loses their touch w/ reality.  
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Mental disorder   show
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show A term to describe the process in which holes are drilled into a persons skull to release demonic spirits.  
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Hippocrates   show
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The Four Humors   show
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Lobotomy   show
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show Egas Moniz  
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Assimilation   show
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Accommodation   show
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show **The understanding that objects and people can still exist if they aren't visible to you  
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Discontinuous development   show
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show Term for the improvement of existing skills  
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show The oldest argument upon psychologist  
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show **A fertilized egg  
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show **Term for the extent to which variations of a trait/behavior can be linked to genetics  
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How long does the Germinal Period last?   show
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Placenta   show
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show Term for agents that are harmful to both mother and baby. (Ex. smoking, alcohol)  
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show The fetal stage  
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What takes place during the fetal stage?   show
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show **Term for a biological growth pattern  
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Reflex   show
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show A newborn curls their fingers around objects when their palm is touched.  
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show A learned response to unexpected noises  
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show A theory explaining how children develop motor behavior s  
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show 4-8 weeks  
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The Babinski reflex   show
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show **Term for the emotional attachment between an infant & their caregiver.  
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John Bowlby   show
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show **Innate behavior of an infant; An infant wanting to remain close to their caregiver  
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Insecure attachment bond   show
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show Term for the instinctive bonding to the 1st moving object/person seen hours within birth  
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show Observed strange-situation behavior  
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Zoologist Konrad Lorenz   show
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Harry Harlow   show
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Jean Piaget   show
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show Physical comfort that a caregiver provides  
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show **When we filter out everything besides what is important  
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show **Small amounts of information that are stored for up to 30 sec; very sensitive to interruption  
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Long-term memory   show
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Episodic memories   show
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show Memory of how to do something/complete a task or procedure  
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show The brains ability to handle multiple stimuli at once  
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show The use of cues to activate hidden memories  
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Effortful processing   show
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Maintenance rehearsal   show
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show **Memories that are drawn from common knowledge  
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What Manuel is used as criteria of defining psychological disorder?   show
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Etiology   show
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Eclectic approach   show
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Psychological model   show
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Psycho dynamic model   show
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Behavioral model   show
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show Model that states PSYCHOlogical disorders have a BIOlogical cause  
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show Term for a set of rules by which we gain meaning  
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show Term for knowing when to use certain types of languages  
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Statistical learning   show
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Telegraphic speech   show
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Over-generalization   show
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show **Determines that the language one uses determines how they think  
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Linguistic relatively   show
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Chunking   show
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Memory   show
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show Term for practicing & manipulating of information so that it can be stored  
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show **The interpretation numerous events about stimuli at the same time  
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show Auditory signals  
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show We process everything we sense  
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Multi-store model   show
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Retrieval   show
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Insight   show
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show Psychologist who documented the insight method  
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Mindset   show
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show When we think we are UNABLE to grow  
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show Ways of thinking that veer us away from strictly rational conclusions  
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Fixations   show
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show Term for a tendency to approach a problem in one particular way  
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Representativness heuristics   show
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show Estimates the likelihood of events based on their availability in memory  
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show A problem-solving barrier resulting from evaluating ourselves in an overly favorable manner  
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show When a person concludes that there can never be any change  
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Belief perseverance   show
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show Denying something that goes against their personal belief  
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Justification of effort   show
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Risk of loss aversion   show
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show The scientific study of language  
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show The smallest sound unit in a langauge  
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show The smallest unit that carries meaning  
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Grammar   show
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Syntax   show
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Framing   show
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show The way we ORGANIZE things  
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Continuity   show
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show Filling in gaps with our mind  
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Connectedness   show
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Depth Perception   show
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BInocular cues   show
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show 1 eye; relative size & texture  
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show The ability to judge distance  
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Retinal disparity   show
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Figure & ground   show
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show Looks at the human mind and behavior as a whole  
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show Consist of the pinna, external auditory canal, tympanic membrane. Job is to gather and concentrate and amplify sound waves  
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Middle ear   show
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show Where sound waves vibrate liquid and cause the cilia to vibrate  
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show Ways we can be tricked, in terms of what we're looking at.  
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Frequency   show
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Amplitude   show
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Transduction   show
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Absolute Threshold   show
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Difference threshold   show
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Signal detection theory   show
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show Mental activity associated with thinking, knowledge, and remembering  
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Concepts   show
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show When we go beyond acquiring new information using concepts & prototypes  
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show Mental image of the best example of a specific concept  
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show A question invites only one correct answer; LIMITS creativity  
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Divergent thinking   show
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show Active control and awareness of our own thinking  
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show A process of which we try several different solutions until we find out one that works  
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show A rule/process that guarantees solving a problem  
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show "Rule of thumb"  
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show Our state of awareness of our existence, sensations, and thoughts  
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show Holds the point of view that mind and brain are ENTITIES  
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What level of consciousness includes all perceptions, memories, & feelings you're aware of?   show
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show Waking consciousness  
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Biological rhythms   show
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show the unconscious  
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show Waking and sleeping  
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show Blood circulation, hormonal changes  
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Infradian rhythms   show
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show Heart rate regulation, breathing, digestion, and organ function  
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show Scientist use this process to gather information about how humans behave as well as their psychology  
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show The result of a scientists' observation & experiment  
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show Coherent explanations  
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Experimental method   show
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Methodology   show
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show When a scientist tried to repeat the original  
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show The variable in an experiment that the experimenter MANIPULATES  
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show The variable in the experiment that the experimenter can MEASURE  
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Representative sample   show
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Sampling bias   show
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Random sampling   show
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show The ability to generalize the results of a study to a larger population.  
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Stratified sampling   show
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show Researchers compare several groups to one another based on different variables.  
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Neurons   show
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Axons   show
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show Nerves that are in the back of your brain; send messages to the neck and head  
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show Consist of the brain & extension of the central nervous system  
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show Take input from skin, eyes, mouth, and nose and pass it to the brain  
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Motor neurons   show
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show Allow information to pass between neurons  
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show Body of a NERVE cell  
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Terminal Branches   show
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Myelin sheath   show
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Synapses   show
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Electrochemical communication   show
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Neural firing   show
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Threshold   show
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All-or-none   show
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show Pick up neurotransmitters that enter the synapses  
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show process of removing or destroying parts of the brain  
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Lesions   show
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Prefrontal lobotomy   show
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Deep brain stimulation   show
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EEG (electroencephalogram)   show
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show Generates detailed images images of parts of the body  
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CT scan   show
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show Removal of half the brain  
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PET scans   show
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show Sends signals through hormones  
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Pineal gland   show
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show Signals the pituitary gland to excrete hormones  
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show Gland that releases adrenaline  
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Gonads   show
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show Visual swelling of soft tissue in the brain  
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Statistics   show
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Data set   show
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Descriptive Statistics   show
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Frequency distributions   show
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Discrete data   show
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Continuous data   show
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Nomical scale   show
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Ordinal scale   show
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show Represents data that can be placed in rank order and that have EQUAL measurements  
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show A scale where there is a true zero and intervals between neighboring points.  
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Pie chart   show
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show Useful way to display non-numerical data  
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show Shows data that is CONTINUOUS  
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show Used to display non-numerical data  
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show Average # in a data set  
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Median   show
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Mode   show
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Variance   show
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show The average distance from the MEAN to a specific point in a data set  
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Z-score   show
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show Symmetrical deviations  
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show Percent of scores in a distribution that a particular scores fall above  
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Skewed data   show
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Positively skewed   show
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show The mean falls to the LEFT of the median  
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Correlation coefficient   show
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show Displays the relationship of 2 variables  
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show Measure of how likely the result of an experiential is due to the manipulation of the independent variable, or, due to chance  
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show John Watson  
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show Observable behavior rather than subjective "self-reporting"; States that behavior is a "reflex"  
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show Believed in RADICAL BEHAVIORISM; Created an OPERANT conditioning box known as "Skinner Box"  
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show An animal would be trained to complete VOLUNTARY behavior once the behavior was completed, the animal would receive a reward.  
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Cognitive Approach   show
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show Female Psychologist who studied how CHILDREN'S cognitive development unfolds.  
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Humanistic Approach   show
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Biological Approach   show
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Dementia   show
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show A rapid decline of certain cognitive abilities 2 weeks prior to death  
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show Represents individuals from age 12-18; During this stage teens begin to discover their own identity  
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Intimacy vs. Isolation   show
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show Middle of Adulthood; Individuals begin to reflect on their life's work  
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Integrity vs. Despair   show
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