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Intro to Psych - College Network - CLEP

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Social Psychologist   show
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show Development of human cognitive & social processes throughout their life-span eg(observe children to investigate when first begin to play with others)  
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show Physiological/Biological research to understand interaction between behavior & brain processes eg(rats in maze to test hypothesis on how learning occurs)  
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show Study “abnormal” human processes & their alleviation thru treatment eg(determine ability person understand court proceedings or determine mental state at time of offense)  
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show Study “normal” human interactions & processes to help individuals “grow” eg(work through chronic illness or help shape laws & procedures)  
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Industrial/Organizational Psychologist   show
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Educational Psychologist   show
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show Effects of beliefs & ideas on perception  
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Behaviorist Movement   show
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Humanist Movement   show
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show Returned to study mental process although more scientifically rigid fashion now  
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Psychology   show
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Psychiatry   show
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show Methods used to unobtrusively study behaviors in natural environment by control/manipulation to determine what actually influences behavior  
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show In order to be classified as a psychologist, an individual must have obtained at least a PhD in psychology  
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False Statement   show
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show Psychological studies rarely involve the application of scientific processes  
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True Statement   show
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Responsibility of a psychologist   show
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Responsibility of a psychologist   show
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Responsibility of a psychologist   show
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show Gestalt Movement  
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show Humanist Movement  
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Aspects of human functioning that are directly observable, measurable and publicly verifiable   show
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Unobtrusive observation of people in social settings   show
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show Counseling psychologists study "normal" human interactions & processes  
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Examining interrelationship between childhood sexual abuse, different cognitive interpretations of this abuse and development of hisrionic personality disorder later in life   show
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show Focus on learning & thinking processes  
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Personality Psychologist   show
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show Psychoanalytic theory Neurology  
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show Philospher Bodily functions & mental functions separate but interacting  
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show Empiricist  
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show Associationism  
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show Mathematical equations  
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show Perception of color Role of nervous system in relfex behaviors  
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show "Father of Psychology" Structuralism  
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James   show
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Watson   show
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Binet   show
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Wertheimer   show
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Perls   show
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Empiricism   show
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Associationism   show
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Structuralism   show
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show James Processes help man adapt to environment, survive & prosper Consciousness dynamic & flowing ("stream of consciousness") Mental processes could not be broken into separate elements  
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show Watson & Binet Human function observable, measureable & publicly verifiable Identify ways people learn thru interactions with environment  
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Gestalt   show
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show Freud Unconscious conflicts & their resolutions to explain human behavior Person't "psychic energy" = id, ego, super-ego  
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show People & their behavior must be considered in context of biological systems, psychological processes and social influences  
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show Binet Analyzes various aspects of human functioning & measures differences in functioning between individuals  
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show Geared to gaining knowledge & clarifying concepts with limited emphasis toward applicability  
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show Involves active study and/or resolution of existing problems  
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Case Study   show
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show Case studies  
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Survey   show
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show Problems w/ surveys  
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show Surveys  
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Experiment   show
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show Experiment  
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show Simple description of phenomenon/situation  
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Documentation on how people are generally   show
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Correlation Studies   show
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show Correlation study  
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show Experiment  
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Laboratories & Psychology   show
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Controlling situation so extraneous variables do not intrude/influence study   show
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show Empiricism  
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Ideas organized in mind based on initial association through experience   show
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show Structuralism  
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show Structuralism  
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Processes help adaptation to environment, survival and prosperity   show
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show Gestalt  
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show Gestalt  
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Structure created to encompass various experiences   show
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Unconscious conflicts & their resolutions   show
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show Psychoanalysis  
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Considering biological, psychological and social functions   show
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Epidemiological Research   show
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Studing various psychological problems humans experience in area of abnormal psychology   show
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show Epidemiological research  
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show Percentage of individuals who have certain disorder during certain period of time  
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show Number of new cases in given period  
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show Incidence  
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Percentage of population who will have specific disorder at some time during life   show
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show Use statistical techniques: Correlation/Experiment  
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show Inferential Study  
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show Inferential Studies  
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show Which variables appear to go together in Correlational Studies  
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Hindsight Bias   show
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a priori   show
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Experimental Bias   show
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Cross-validation   show
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show Cross-validation  
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show Compiling results of numerous studies on particualr phenomenon & analyzing compiled data  
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Potential unknown/unmeasurable influenes on particular study minimized   show
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Generating explanation of situation/event after it has already occurred   show
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Empirical Research   show
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Study revealing depression associated with lack of assertiveness   show
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Study on violent TV shows leading to more aggression: 1 group does not see any violent TV shows and the other only sees violent TV shows and displays more aggression   show
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show Subjects chosen from overall population to be used for the research  
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Population   show
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show Sample whose traits reflect those of the population as a whole on some basis  
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Reliability   show
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Validity   show
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Frequency Distribution   show
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Histogram   show
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Range   show
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Outliers   show
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show Mean, median, mode  
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show Arithmetic average of scores: Add all the values in the data set and divide by the total number of values  
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Mode   show
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Median   show
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show Correspondence between scores/ratings of 2 different variables ranging from -1 to +1  
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show Both variables correspond perfectly to each other Eg(1 set measured in inches and the other in centimeters, but 1" = 2.5cm)  
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show Ratings between both variables are perfect opposites Eg(lines drawn across a piece of paper of different lengths)  
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Correlation Coefficient 0   show
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show Degree to which research results have NOT occurred by chance typically at 0.05 (stating 99.5 accuracy).  
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Descriptive Statistics   show
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show Allow researches to determine how likely results found reflect real-world findings  
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show Inferential Statistics analyzing differences between 2 groups  
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ANOVA   show
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Glial Cells   show
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Nervous System   show
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Central Nervous System   show
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show Nerves throughout remainder of body  
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Neurons   show
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Sensory/Afferent Neurons   show
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Interneurons   show
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show Carry information from brain to muscles  
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Dendrites   show
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Cell Body   show
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Axon   show
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Neuron Anatomy   show
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Nodes of Ranvier   show
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show Fatty material sheath protecting axon which helps speed up conduction of action potentials  
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show electric charge at rest (-70mlv)  
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Refractory Period   show
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show Gap between nerve cells of synaptic vesicles  
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show Structures at nerve cell gap that transmit neurotransmitters  
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Neurotransmitter   show
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show Cause depolarization in recipient cell and increase likelihood of triggering action potential  
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Inhibatory Neurotransmitters   show
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show Stimulation exceeds threshold of neuron, Na+ and K+ rush into cell and change to +50mlv initiating response  
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Agonists   show
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show Drugs which inhibit effects of neurotransmitter  
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show Nervous System  
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Patrick's scale consistently yields 4oz error   show
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show Descriptive Statistics  
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Center of all nervous system activity   show
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3 main sections of brain   show
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show "oldest" part of brain first to develop in course of evolution 2 structures: pons/medulla  
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show Directly connected to spinal cord Monitors reflex functions & control involuntary reflexes Nerve cross over from right to left & vice-versa  
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Pons   show
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Influences sleep-wake cycle   show
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show Medulla  
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show Brain Stem  
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show Brain Stem  
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First to develop in course of evolution   show
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Directly connected to spinal cord   show
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show Medulla  
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Controls involuntary reflexes   show
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Relay Station of brain   show
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Reticular Activating System (RAS)   show
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Bundle of nerve fibers responsible for arousal from sleep   show
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show Reticular Activating System  
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show Cerebellum & Limbic System  
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Cerebellum   show
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show Cerebellum  
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Cerebellum & Limbic System   show
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show Septum, Amygdala, Hippocampus Handles basic emotional functioning  
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Handles basic emotional functioning   show
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show Limbic System  
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Septum   show
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show Produces rage when stimulated  
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show When septum damaged - anger, aggression, violence  
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Hippocampus   show
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show Hippocampus  
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show Trauma to Hippocampus  
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Thalamus   show
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show Thalamus  
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show Thalamus  
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Hypothalamus   show
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Thirst, temperature, hunger   show
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Respiration & heart rate   show
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Eye blinks, breathing, involuntary swallowing   show
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show Hypothalamus  
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Motivation & influences aggressive and sexual impulses   show
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Medial Forebrain Bundle   show
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show Medial Forebrain Bundle  
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Reward Pathway   show
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show Center for higher brain function: language, perception, cognition, voluntary motor movements  
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Language, perception, cognition   show
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Voluntary motor movements   show
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show Cerebral Cortex  
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show Cerebral Cortex  
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show Each hemisphere primarily controls different functions of brain  
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Left Hemisphere   show
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Language, analytical abilities   show
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show Left Hemisphere  
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show Controls left half of body Creative functions Visual & spatial orientation Perception of emotions  
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show Right Hemisphere  
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show Right Hemisphere  
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show Right Hemisphere  
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Corpus Callosum   show
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Stop frequency of epileptic seizures in severe cases   show
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Frontal Lobes   show
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show Frontal Lobes  
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show Sensation of touch  
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show Visual Information  
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show Auditory Information  
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show Ability of brain to compensate for certain injuries/malformations  
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Brain most "plastic"   show
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Peripheral Nervous System   show
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show Connects central nervous system to voluntary muscles  
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Autonomic Nervous System   show
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show Autonomic - Prepares body for energy expenditure  
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Parasympathetic Nervous System   show
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Energy Expenditure   show
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Restoration of energy   show
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Sympathetic & Parasympathetic Nervous Systems   show
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show Autonomic Nervous System  
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Voluntary Control   show
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Endocrine System   show
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Hypothalamus   show
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Pituitary   show
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show Control metabolism rates  
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show Release adrenaline - fight/flight  
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Pancreas   show
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Testes/Ovaries   show
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show Controlled by Autonomic Nervous System  
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show Process of converting physical energy of environment into neural energy processed by nervous systems  
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show Process by which external energy becomes neural impulses  
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Information Processing Theory   show
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Perception   show
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5 basic senses   show
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Absolute threshold   show
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show No single absolute threshold - different for each person based on experience, expectation, motivation, fatigue level  
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Difference threshold   show
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JND - Just Noticeable Difference   show
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Feature detectors   show
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Brain assembles perceived image   show
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Sensory adaptation   show
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Weber's Law   show
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Absolute difference between 2 stimuli not as important as percentage of difference   show
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Synesthesia   show
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Sensory receptors connected to "wrong" nerves   show
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show Synesthesia  
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show Sensory adaptation  
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Cornea   show
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show Ring-shaped muscle opens/closes pupil  
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Lens   show
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show Photoreceptors of eye where image finally focused  
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show Center point in retina where image focused  
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Rods   show
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show Rods  
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show Short fat photoreceptors taper to pointed tip located away from center of retina  
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Color perception   show
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show Retina has 3 types of color receptors: red, green blue  
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show 2 additional color processes: red vs green and yellow vs blue  
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Negative Afterimage   show
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Cones function as predicted   show
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show Hering's theory  
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Photoreceptors   show
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show Feature receptors: nerves programmed only to perceive particular shapes, colors, movements, etc.  
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show Visual cortex via feature receptors  
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Properties of sound   show
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Amplitude   show
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show Number of times sound wave repeats itself Humans detect range 20-20,000Hz  
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show Domination by single-frequency waves  
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show Sharpness of a sound  
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show Hear different pitches because sound waves trigger different places along cochlear basilar membrane inside ear  
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show Firing rate of nerve cells matches frequency of sound wave triggering impulses to brain at same frequencly as the sound wave  
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show Place Theory  
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show Frequency Theory  
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Conduction Deafness   show
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show Damage to cochlear hair cell receptors or associated nerves  
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Skin Sensations   show
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Pain   show
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show Spinal cord contains neurological gate blocking/allowing pain signals to pass on to brain & be perceived  
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show Sense of position & movement of body parts in relation to each other Allows us to perceive where body is positioned in space via receptors through CNS  
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Equilibratory sense   show
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show Fluid within 3 semicircular canals & 2 vestibular sacs shifts dramatically causing overstimulation  
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show Small mucous epithelium areas on nasal septum  
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show Triggered in cerebral cortex & limbic systems via olfactory nerves connected to the olfactory bulb triggering memories of past events  
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show Chemicals produced as method of communication through odor to attract another - related to production of sex hormones  
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show Sense of taste through receptors located on surface of tongue, pharynx and larynx projected to thalamus then sensory cortex of brain where becomes correlated with information from olfactory organs  
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show Contain many gustatory cells which extend hairlike microvilli into surrounding fluid Some can only detect 1 taste, others can detect all 4  
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show Sweet, sour, salty, bitter  
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show Tip of tongue  
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show Sides & tip of tongue  
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show Sides of tongue  
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Bitter Taste   show
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show Means by which 1 sense influences/interacts with another (smell and taste together)  
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Perception   show
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Attention   show
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Orientation   show
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Cupping ear - squinting   show
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Selective Attention   show
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Watching TV over listening to parents   show
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Bottleneck Model   show
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show Psychological limitations determine amount of stimulation we can process  
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Perception Research   show
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Figure   show
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show Surroundings or background of focal point  
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show True Statement  
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Visual Grouping   show
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Proximity   show
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Similarity   show
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Continuity   show
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show Completing figures with gaps to create a whole object  
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show Perceiving spots, lines, areas as single unit when figures uniform & linked  
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Depth Perception   show
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show Requires both eyes to process visual cues: Retinal disparity & Convergence  
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Retinal disparity   show
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show Binocular cue which is muscular movement determines extent to which eyes turn inward. Brain determines focal distance by angle of convergence  
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show Visual cues processed by each eye separately: Relative size Linear perspective Texture gradient Relative motion Overlap  
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Relative size   show
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show Parallel lines appear to converge in distance  
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show Closer objects appear to have greater detail  
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Perceptual constancy   show
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show Perceptual constancy  
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show If we are aware of object's color, we will continue to perceive the object as that color  
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show Ability to discriminate between images/objects  
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show Occurs when person's belief or expectation influences perception  
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show Perceptual set  
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show Abiity to differentiat something from the other stimuli surrounding it  
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show The greater the likelihood it will be selected for further perceptual processing: Motion Repitition  
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show Occur when one's perception of a stimulus differs significantly from actual properties.  
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show Illusion  
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show Effects perception in that we notice or see what interests us  
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Mental set   show
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show Claim one can perceive things imperceptible to others  
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Telephathy   show
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show ESP - perception of remove events in time/space  
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show ESP - perception of future events  
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Parapsychology   show
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Consciousness   show
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show Process events one at a time giving each our undivided attention  
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show Process large amount of information simultaneously without awareness  
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show Unconscious/Automatic Processing  
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Avoiding hitting cars   show
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Selective attention   show
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show Cocktail party effect  
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show 4 Stages Stages 2,3,4 repeat every 90 minutes with Stage 4 getting longer each cycle  
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show Appx 2 minutes Sensory images...hallucinations Falling/Floating sensation Jerking Thought processes become illogical  
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show Appx 20 min Relax more deeply EEG - bursts of brain wave activity Awakens easily  
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show Transitional few minuts EEG - beginnings of delta waves  
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Stage 4 Sleep   show
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show After appx 1 hour, deep sleep for 10 min in Stage 4 Important role in learning Most dreams occur  
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Most dreaming   show
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show Daily life experiences Most common: falling, being chased/attacked and attempting but failing to do something  
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Information Processing Theory   show
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show Release of taboo feelings blocked by defense mechanisms when awake.  
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Activation-Synthesis Theory   show
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Hobson & McArthy   show
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Dysomnias   show
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show Inability to fall asleep or remain asleep  
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Parasomnia   show
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Narcolepsy   show
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show Intermittent periods of arrested breathing during sleep  
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show Frequent & disruptive nightmares  
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show Screaming or talking incoherently during Stage 4 in first few hours of sleep. Rarely wakens fully and often does not remember anything upon waking  
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show Sleep less & REM time decreases  
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Delirium   show
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Profound difficulty paying attention & focusing   show
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show Pervasive cognitive impairment from compromised nervous system. Attend conversations & focus attention but have troubles with memory  
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Able to attend conversation & focus attention but trouble with memory   show
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show Impairment of memory caused by neurological problems interfering with self-identity  
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Hypnosis   show
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Highly hynotically susceptible people   show
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Induction   show
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Suggestion   show
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Concerns with hypnosis   show
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Dissociation   show
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show Mental exercise to control one's consciousness by focusing on sounds/images and attaining state of relaxation  
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show Responds well to meditation  
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Alpha Waves   show
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Delta Waves   show
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Psychoactive Substances   show
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CNS depressents   show
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Stimulants   show
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Opiates   show
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Hallucinogens   show
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show Marijuana and hashish  
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show Glue and gasoline  
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Chemicals   show
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Energy, exhileration, talkativeness and mood elevation   show
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show Common everyday stimulants  
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Mild overdose of stimulants   show
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Severe overdose of stimulants   show
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show Long-term effects of stimulants  
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Tolerance   show
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show Feeling like nothing is enjoyable  
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show Usually the reverse of their action  
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Slow heart rate, relax muscles and promote sleep   show
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show Social disinhibition - allowing individuals to temporarily forget worries & enjoy the moment  
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show True statement  
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show Depress CNS leading to relaxation, slurred speech, impaired motor coordination  
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Benzodiazepines   show
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Mild overdose of CNS depressants   show
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show Blackouts, unconsciousness, coma leading to death  
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Combining barbiturates & alcohol   show
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Withdrawl from CNS depressants   show
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show Alcohol  
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Korsokoff's syndrome   show
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Opiates   show
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show Opiates  
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Opioids   show
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Methadone   show
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Overdose of opioids   show
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Endorphins   show
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show De-automatization, sensory illusions occur and experience synesthesia  
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Depersonalization may occur   show
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De-automatization   show
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Overdose of hallucinogens   show
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Already-occuring psychotic processes accelerated   show
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show Marijuana & hashish  
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show Cannabinoids  
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Enhanced visual and auditory perception, decreased short-term memory functioning, decreased physical coordination, possible paranoia/panic   show
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show Irritability, insomnia, restlessness, decreased appetite  
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show Primarily related to practice of smoking  
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show Glue, amyl nitrate, kerosene, paint thinner  
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show Solvents  
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show Toxic solvents (poisons)  
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Solvent negative effects   show
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Effectiveness and potency of drug   show
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Quicker route of absorption   show
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Shortened half-life   show
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show Tolerance  
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Body rebounding in opposite direction when not taking substance   show
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show Essential to survival(innate sense)& adaptation to environment  
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show Durable change in behavior resulting from association and encoding into memory relationships between experiences  
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Habituation   show
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Maturation   show
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show Maturation  
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show Determined by age-related mental & physical skills (Maturation)  
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show Neutral stimulus paired with one that elicits automatic/unconditioned response - Pavlov's expereiment)  
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show Classic conditioning  
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show Physiologist Conditioned response experiments - association  
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Unconditioned response   show
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show Stimulus that always triggers natural biological process (UR) (food)  
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Conditioned response   show
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show Neutral stimuls paired with unconditioned stimulus so will eventually com to produce the same response (bell, tone, light, empty foot bowl)  
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Skinner   show
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Operant conditioning   show
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show Change in environment following behavior & increased likelihood behavior will be repeated - good or bad  
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Primary reinforcer   show
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Secondary reinforcer   show
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Positive reinforcement   show
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Negative reinforcement   show
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Punishment   show
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show Process of gradually guiding natural behavior toward another behavior through reinforcement  
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Successive approximation   show
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Acquisition   show
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show Process which several related responses learned through operant conditiong  
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Learning everything one can about the ball, stance, bat, light, wind to become the best baseball batter   show
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Generalization   show
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Being able to act in certain way with new situation because it resembles something else   show
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show Process for distinguishing between slightly similar stimuli and responding to one but not another  
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show Gradual breaking of the stimulus-response pattern due to lack of reinforcement (ignoring behavior will lead person to stop)  
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show Reinforcement every time desired behavior is performed  
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Intermittent reinforcement   show
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To decrease/resist extinction   show
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show Schedule of reinforcement based on number of times certain behavior performed  
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show Reinforcement provided after specific number of responses Fastest initial response process  
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show Reinforcement provided after specific period of time  
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Fixed schedule   show
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Interval schedule   show
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show Reinforcement provided after differing amounts of time or numbers of behaviors  
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show Variable schedule  
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Variable Interval schedule   show
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Variable Ratio schedule   show
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Instinct drift   show
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Natural instinct response limits capacity for operant conditioning   show
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show Psychologist studied insight  
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Insight   show
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Recognition of relationship between various parts of a problem/situation to solve it   show
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Kohler's Experiment   show
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Monkey moves box under banana, stands on box and swings with stick to knock banana down   show
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Bandura   show
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show Learning by observing & imitating another's behavior (reinforcement/punishment guide outcome)  
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Effective observation learning   show
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show Bandura Video of adults hitting and kicking doll elicites same action by kids watching video  
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Reproduction   show
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Auditory memory   show
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Echoic memory   show
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show Auditory or Echoic memory  
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show Occurs with little or no effort - automatically without awareness or paying special attention  
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show Automatic processing  
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show Recalling information best in environment learned  
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show Context effect  
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show Allows us to remember facts or events Long-term Semantic & Episodic  
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show Declarative memory involving remembering bits of information  
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show Semantic memory  
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show Declarative memory involving remembering personally experienced events  
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show Rentention of information requiring effort & attention - Rehearsal  
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Rehearsal   show
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Conscious repition of information   show
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Encoding   show
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Explicit memory   show
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Flashbulb memory   show
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Remembering details of Kennedy's assassination, but not the day before or after   show
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Iconic memory   show
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Visual memory   show
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Remembering swinging light   show
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show Use of mental pictures for encoding & retrieval of memory Retrieval cue  
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show Retrieval of information without conscious awareness  
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show Modern View of sensing, perceiving, learning, thinking & remembering Automatic & Efforfull  
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Long-Term memory   show
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Procedural memory   show
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Memory   show
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Misinformation effect   show
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show Aids/tricks to help remember more than would otherwise: Methods of loci (association w/ familiar locations) Acronyms (abbreviations - SOB, NKA, etc) Rhymes("Thirty days hath Sept...)  
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Priming   show
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Proactive interference   show
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Recall   show
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Recognition   show
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show Recognition  
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show Alteration or loss of painful/anxiety-provoking memories  
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show Extracting iinformation from memory for use  
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show Provide reminder for information not otherwise accessable from memory: Priming & Imagery  
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Retroactive interference   show
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show Initial record lasting only very brief period of time - usually visual/auditory  
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Serial position effect   show
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Remembering "ABCD" and "WXYZ" only   show
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show Information activley attented to which lasts 15-30 seconds - Working memory - Intentional memory  
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Recalling a phone number just obtained   show
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Spacing effect   show
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show Spacing effect  
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State dependence   show
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Being in same internal state when recalling information as learned it   show
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show Relatively passive process keeping information in memory for periods of time  
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show Another name for short-term memory 15-30 seconds Intentional memory  
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show Remember certain details then add further information based on what believed to have happened from subtle suggestions  
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show Reconstruction  
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Accomodation   show
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show Process of taking new experience & incorporating it into existing category, concept idea  
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show Ways in which aquire, retain, interpret, use knowledge  
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show Cognition  
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Concrete operations stage   show
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show Concrete operations stage  
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show Idea that given quantity remains same despite shape changes  
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Formal operations stage   show
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Scientific reasoning & deducing consequences - Potential present for mature moral reasoning   show
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show 2 - 6 y/o Words & images represent things Ability to pretend Egocentric  
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Stage lack logical reasoning but pretend & egocentric   show
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show Concepts that consolidate past experiences & offer model for understanding future experiences  
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show Schemas  
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Sensorimotor stage   show
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show Sensorimotor stage  
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show Cannot perceive things from another's viewpoint  
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The fewer instincts animal has, the more it relies on learning to survive   show
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show Effortful processing  
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Assimilation   show
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show Altering previous knowledge in light of new concepts  
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Perceptions of the world that develop out of and are organized around individual's experiences   show
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Intellectual development according to Piaget   show
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show Designed to determine what has already been learned  
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show Predict ability to learn new skills  
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SAT   show
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show Standardized Reliable Valid  
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Factor approach   show
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show General intelligence Underlying specific intelligences/abilities that may vary Basis of the idear of IQ  
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show Indicator of "g" factor  
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show Ability to learn information & solve problems  
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show Nature, genetics (60%) and environment  
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IQ   show
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95% of population IQ levels   show
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Mental retardation   show
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show Mild Moderate Severe Profound  
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Mild retardation   show
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show Can develop skills up to 2nd grade and may learn to perform unskilled labor with supervision  
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Severe retardation   show
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Profound retardation   show
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show Abstract concept is eventually viewed as reality itself  
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Spearman   show
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show Frames of mind: Linguistics Logical - Math Spatial Musical Bodily kinesthetic Interpersonal Intrapersonal  
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show Triarchic model: Analytic Creative Practical  
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Imagination   show
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Expertise   show
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show Ability to be motivated & satisfied by task itself rather than relying on external factors  
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Venturesome personality   show
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"g" factor suggests   show
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show Cultural differences in way tasks are learned  
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show Impossible to determine as every person has strengths/weaknesses not reflective of overall IQ  
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show Clinical settings  
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Babbling   show
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Grammer   show
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show Primary vehicle thru which humans express thoughts  
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show Whorf Language determines thought  
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show Won't be considered per Whorf  
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show Small variation of thing most likely to be perceived/considered per Whorf  
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show Smallest elements of language that have meaining  
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show Starts around age 1 with child starting to use 1-syllable words that carry meaning  
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show Group of elementary sounds  
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Two-word stage   show
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show Phonemes Morphemes Grammer  
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Child's statements mostly made of nouns & verbs   show
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Child's use of one-syllable words that carry meaning   show
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Basis for much of internal thought   show
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Skinner   show
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show Skinner  
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Chomsky   show
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Surface structure (syntax/grammer and deep structure   show
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Ability to understand phrases/sentences not previously learned   show
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show Whorf - Linguistic relativity hypothesis  
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Language determines   show
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show Methodical logical procedure for problem solving which is slower than heuristics but less prone to error  
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Slower problem solving technique which is less prone to error   show
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show Shortcut based upon most available memories  
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show Availability heuristic  
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Confirmation bias   show
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show Confirmation bias  
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show Cannot think of situation in new way because cannot escape current conception of the sitution  
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Framing   show
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Cell phone ad showing boss being able to be away from the office   show
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show Perception of the functions of an object are fixed and allow no other creative uses of the object  
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show Shortcuts to problem solving - rules of thumb  
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show Heuristic  
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Insight   show
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Mental set   show
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show Thinking about thinking in order to improve cognitive ability  
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Prototypes   show
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show Prototypes  
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Representativeness heuristic   show
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Trial and error learning   show
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Using a magnet to hold a note to metal filing cabinet   show
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show Drives person's intensity, persistence and effort to obtain goal  
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Anorexia nervosa   show
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show 2nd component sexual response cycle  
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show Arousal phase  
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show Compulsive overeatiing followed by self-induced purging  
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show 1st component sexual response cycle  
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Increased blood flow & lubrication to genital area   show
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Double-depletion hypothesis   show
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show Energy/tension developing from specific need  
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show Seeking achievement to receive reinforcement from others or to avoid punishment  
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show Extrinsic  
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show Process of maintaining constant/balanced state despinte changes in environment  
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show Strong motivators of homeostasis  
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Intimacy   show
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show Internal desire for achievement for own sake to personal goa.  
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show X managers  
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show Y managers  
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show Pyramid theory prioritizing needs over behavior  
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show Basic life needs in Maslow's theory  
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Safety   show
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show Fulfilling need for affiliate with others in Maslow's theory  
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show Competence, independence, success leading to respect from others in Maslow's theory  
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show Abstract & different needs to fulfil life goals & potential in Maslow's theory  
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show Lateral hypothalamus stimulation  
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Depress hunger   show
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Specific hunger   show
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Motivation   show
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show Lack of a biological necessity  
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show 3rd component of sexual response cycle  
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show Orgasm  
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Resolution   show
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Body returns to normal   show
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show Technique to overcome sexual dysfunction based on performance/fear/pain related to sex  
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show Fixed weight level due to competition of the lateral & ventromedial hypothalamus  
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show Difficulty in one phase of sexual response cycle  
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show Biological  
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Acquired motives   show
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Melzack   show
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show Human motivation in 3 criteria: Attention Consequences Dissatisfaction  
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show Murray Responding to pictures w/o clear directions/significance (ink blots?)  
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Instinct   show
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show Instinct  
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Cannon-Bard theory   show
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show Emotional release or venting of anger  
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James-Lange theory   show
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Feeling glad/happy after smiling and sad after frowning   show
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show Machine measuring respiration, pulse and breathing while being asked questions to determine honesty  
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show Emotions composed of physical arousal and cognitive label  
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Components of emotions   show
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Basic emotions   show
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Complex emotions   show
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Fear   show
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Anxiety   show
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People experience physiological & emotional reactions to stimuli simultaneously   show
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Behavior genetics   show
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Cognitive development   show
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show Cognitive development  
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show Similarity with regard to given trait  
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Twin Studies   show
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show Kohlberg: Rightness of behavior determined by reaction to approval/disapproval of others  
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show Measures difference in people at 1 age or at 1 point in time  
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show Cross-sectional Studies  
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Developmental psychology   show
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Longitudinal Studies   show
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Physical development   show
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Major influence on developing personality & intelligence   show
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Postconventional level   show
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Preconventional level   show
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Psychosocial stages   show
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Social-emotional development   show
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show Social-emotional development  
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Gender Studies   show
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Erikson   show
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show Moral Reasoning: Preconventional, Conventional & Postconventional  
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Gilligan   show
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show Tablua rasa "blank slate" Strong belief in nurturing shaping development  
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Nature   show
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show Environment  
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show Development psychology  
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Studies used to compare development of an individual with peers   show
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Gender identity influenced by   show
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show Psychosocial Studies - Erickson  
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Trust vs mistrust   show
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Autonomy vs self-doubt   show
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Intitiative vs guilt   show
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Competency 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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Integrity vs despair   show
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show Trust vs mistrust Safety  
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show Autonomy vs self-double Self-efficacy (capabilities)  
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show Initiative vs guilt Self-confidence  
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School-age   show
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show Identity vs role confusion Self-comfort  
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show Intimacy vs isolation Closeness & commitment to another  
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show Generativity vs stagnation Ability to focus beyond self  
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show Integrity vs despair Satisfaction with life  
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show Pairs of genes inherited (1 ea) from parents  
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show Blood sample from mother during 16-17wk of pregnancy indicated possible birth defects  
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Alzheimer's   show
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show Test done 16-18wk of pregnancy to determine presence certain birth defects  
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show Amniocentesis  
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show Special bond between infant and caretakers thru body contact, familiarity, temperment & parenting  
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show Attachment  
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Ainsworth   show
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show Dictated rules, expectation of compliance w/o explanation or reasoning or open discussion  
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Authoritative parenting   show
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show Authoritative  
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Chromosomes   show
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Building blocks   show
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Crystallized intelligence   show
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show 3-9th week Various body parts form & organs begin to function  
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome   show
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show Prenatal development from 9th wk to birth with rapid growth  
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Fetus can survive   show
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Fetoscopy   show
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Fluid intelligence   show
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show Fluid intelligence  
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Down's Syndrome   show
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Generativity   show
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show Segment of DNA that function as hereditary units carrying code providing instruction to manufacture proteins  
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Genetic Counselors   show
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Genotypes   show
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show Prenatal develope from conception through 2nd week  
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Stage where zygot adheres to uterine wall & becomes an embryo   show
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Heterozygous   show
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Homozygous   show
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show Perception of self as an individual  
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Menarche   show
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show Awareness objects exist even when out of view Piaget's sensorimotor stage  
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show Parents acquiesce to child's demands, make few requirements and rarely if ever use punishment  
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show Observatlbe traits of a person...hair/eye color  
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show Not being involved in child's life, expecting little and devoting little of own time/effort ir rearing child  
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Teratogens   show
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Most common Teratogen   show
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show Sonogram of fetus to look for possible birth defects  
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show Umbilical cord blood studied for liver function & other fetal bodily functions not measurable any other way  
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Kubler-Ross   show
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show More vulnerable to illness Not as intellient Eventually beome senile Death preoccupies thoughts  
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show Cognitive development stages: Sensorimotor - Learn sensory & motor contact Preoperational - Logical reasoning concrete Postoperational - Abstract reasoning  
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Infant development   show
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Language & motor abilities develop rapidly   show
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Start becoming independent   show
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show Toddler  
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Need to communicate increases   show
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show Adolescence turmoil due to lack of security achieving approval of peers & sense of parental alienation  
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Hall   show
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Develop concrete reasoning as well as hypothetical reasoning   show
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Predict consequences   show
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show Adolescence  
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show Kohlberg's Preconventional Stage  
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show Trust vs mistrust  
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show Mathematical reasoning ability may have strong genetic component  
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show Cross-sectional study physical development  
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80 year old generally pleased with his life but disappointed with strained relationship with son   show
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Period from 3rd wk to 9th wk after conception   show
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show Germinal Stage  
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Period from 9th wk after conception to birth   show
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Genetic patterns that cannot be seen   show
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show Freud’s second stage of psychosexual maturation, which involves the task of becoming toilet trained during years two and three.  
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Compulsion, stubborness, controlling, perfectionist   show
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show Anal Stage problems  
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show Spiritual symbols that appear in many different cultures.  
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show Archetypes  
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Behaviorism   show
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Behavior entirely conditioned thru environment   show
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show Ego defense mechanism that involves developing alternative behaviors and traits to make up for weaknesses.  
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show State of tension that motivates humans  
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show Ego defense mechanism that involves involuntary “blinding” of self to reality.  
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show Ego defense mechanism that involves shifting negative feelings to “safer” targets.  
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Ego (I)   show
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In contact w/ external world & functions under reality principle   show
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show The phenomenon in human development that occurs anywhere from ages three to five when girls develop a bond with their father and develop a fear of or rivalry with their mother.  
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show Electra complex  
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show The failure to resolve a certain psychosexual stage.  
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Becoming stuck due to stage being blocked causing inability to progress thru maturity   show
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Genital Stage   show
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show Theories of personality that focus on the subjective experiences of individuals striving for meaning and growth.  
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Id (it)   show
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show id  
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show Ego defense mechanism that involves reducing moral anxiety by aligning self with a valued person, goal, or cause.  
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Introjection   show
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Latent stage   show
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show Silyman Passive resignation, or a feeling of helplessness, hopelessness, and depression that is sometimes experienced by people who face repeated traumatic events that they have no control over.  
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Learning theories   show
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show Rotter The place where people perceive to have the greatest influence over their behavior.  
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show Discomfort caused by superego punishment for violating personal morality or being imperfect.  
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Neurotic anxiety   show
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show A model that explores the relationship between people or things (objects) and the individual’s perceptions of these objects, based on the underlying concept that two people may see the same object but experience two extremely different reactions.  
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Oedipus complex   show
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Phenomenon of boys in Phallic Stage   show
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Oral stage   show
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Eating disorders, smoking, drinking, excessive talking   show
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Personality   show
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show Freud’s third stage of psychosexual maturation, during which children become aware of their genitals and begin to experience pleasure through fondling or rubbing them.  
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show Phallic stage  
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show The principle stating that people seek immediate pleasure to avoid pain and to reduce tension.  
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Projection   show
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Psychodynamic theories   show
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show Freud’s five stages of maturation: oral, anal, phallic, latent, and genital.  
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Link between mental activity & instinct to seek pleasure   show
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Rationalization   show
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show The process of substituting a particular reaction with its opposite reaction to avoid guilt, punishment, or another negative experience.  
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Realistic anxiety   show
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Reality principle   show
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show Reality principle  
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Regression   show
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show A kind of motivated forgetting, in which a person does not remember something because of the emotional pain or anxiety it causes.  
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Self-actualization   show
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Sublimation   show
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show The Freudian component of personality that considers the internalized beliefs and censures created by societal norms that strive to limit the ungoverned pursuit of gratification.  
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show Superego  
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show A person’s consistent behaviors and attitudes that last over time and across situations.  
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show Traits  
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show The process of defining categories of personality based on common traits rather than the personality traits of an individual.  
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show Sibling rivalry  
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Adler   show
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Adler   show
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show Collective unconscious  
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show Spirituality containing archetypes  
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Horney   show
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show Childhood experiences solidify personality before adulthood  
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show Styles of interacting with others: Moving toward Moving away Moving against  
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Erikson   show
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show Establishing basic trust  
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show Time for establishing identity  
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Erikson & Adulthood   show
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Rotter   show
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Internal locus   show
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External locus   show
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show Internal locus  
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Seligman   show
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show Self concept center of personality: Genuiniess Acceptance Empathy  
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show Rogers Parents honest & open with children  
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show Rogers Parents exrpessed caring even with rule breaking  
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Empathy   show
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show An assessment process that aims to interpret a person’s responses and characteristics in a natural environment.  
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show Behavioral assessment  
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show A process that requires a client to respond (in person rather than on paper) to ambiguous questions, situations, or tasks so that the person conducting the assessment can interpret the responses.  
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show A model that views human personality in terms of five general traits: openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.  
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OCEAN   show
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show Approaches to studying personality that consider individuals as a whole and in the context of their situational surroundings.  
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show Approaches to studying personality that look at specific elements of personality (e.g., warmth or agreeableness) across groups of individuals, typically ignoring the context within which these elements or traits are enacted.  
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show The belief that one is able to perform the required behaviors to produce a desired outcome.  
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show Self-efficacy  
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show The tendency to think of oneself favorably.  
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show Self-serving bias  
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show Reliable & valid Taker can be "normed"  
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show Most widely used Objective test  
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show Business & career counseling still use though not reliable/valid in empirical sense  
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show Widely used in clinical, counselling & educational settings of the Big 5  
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show Test used prior to NEO which was used to predict likely fitness into profession/occupation  
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Projective tests   show
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TAT   show
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Sentence completion   show
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show Ego & Reality  
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show Moving away  
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show That which inhibits the adaptation of an individual to the demands of his or her environment.  
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Depression leads to changes in work habits, sleeping & eating   show
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Abnormal psychology   show
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show A framework that considers each of the subsystems of human functioning—physical, psychological, and social—rather than concentrating on only one aspect, thus allowing for multiple treatment pathways for healing or improvement.  
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show Biopsychosocial framework  
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Etiology   show
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Maladaptivity   show
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show Either cause disturbance to individual or individuals behavior disturbs those around them  
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GAF   show
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Biological Model   show
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show Abnormality influenced by inner conflict between competing needs  
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Learning Model   show
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Humanistic Model   show
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Mismatch of behavior imposed by society and who individual actually is   show
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Existential Model   show
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show Abnormality result of interaction between individual & S.O.  
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show Abnormality influenced by aspects of socity like discrimination, poverty, lack of social support  
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DSM   show
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Axis I   show
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Axis II   show
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Axis III   show
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show Environmental contributing stressors  
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show Overall quality of social & occupational functioning  
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show Individual's attempts to meet needs and avoid punishment  
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Psychopathological models with greatest impact   show
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show Provide concrete definitions of what constitutes abnormality  
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show Axis III disorders contribute to presence of Axis I disororders  
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show A form of schizophrenia characterized by positive symptoms, motor manifestations, relatively minor thought disturbances, and a positive response to neuroleptic medication.  
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Agoraphobia   show
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show Agoraphobia  
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show A loss of memory for events, which may even involve loss of memory of one’s identity.  
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show A personality disorder manifested by a pattern of irresponsible and harmful behavior as indicated by academic failure, poor job performance, illegal activities, recklessness, and impulsive behavior.  
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One personality disorder receiving lots of study   show
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show Psychological disorders that involve excessive fear, worry, and physiological reactivity.  
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Sympathetic Nervous System activated despite absence of real danger   show
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3 basic anxiety disorders   show
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show A personality disorder in which affected individuals desire close relationships with others but avoid them out of fear of rejection.  
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Biofeedback   show
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Bipolar disorder   show
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show Unstable mood, self-image, unstable intense inerpersonal relationhips Display extremes of overidealization & devaluation Marked shift to extreme mood, anxiety or impulsiveness  
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One personality disorder receiving lots of study   show
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show A form of schizophrenia characterized by negative symptoms, conspicuous thought disturbances, evidence of cerebral atrophy, and generally poor response to neuroleptics.  
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Conversion disorder   show
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show Conversion / Psychogenic pain disorder  
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show A psychological disorder that involves the presence of a persistent delusion or misbelief about an aspect of one’s existence or reality.  
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Delusions   show
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Dependent personality disorder   show
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Dissociative disorders   show
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Amnesia / Fugue State   show
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Dissociative identity disorder   show
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Dysthymia   show
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Factitious disorder   show
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Fugue State   show
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show A model that examines the ways in which an animal’s natural, physical response to a stressor can become problematic under the influence of prolonged stress.  
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show Involves excessive anxiety and worry about a number of events for a period of at least six months, resulting in symptoms including restlessness, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, irritability, muscle tension, or sleep disturbance.  
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show General adaption syndrome  
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Hallucinations   show
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show Branch of psychology concerned with the relationship between physical disease and psychological stress.  
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show Health psychology  
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show A personality disorder characterized by excessive attention seeking and often sexually seductive behavior.  
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Hypochondriasis   show
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Hypomania   show
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show Hypomania  
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show A mood disorder characterized by long-lasting emotions of sadness, irritability, emptiness, apathy, self-hate, and guilt that affect an individual’s entire body.  
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Appr 15% population will suffer of this during their lifetime   show
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"Whole body" disorder   show
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Hopelessness   show
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Malingering   show
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show Period of elevated or irritable mood lasting at least 1 week as well as excessive involvement in activities despite potentially neagive consequences  
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Mood disorders   show
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Narcisistic personality disorder   show
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show Symptoms of schizophrenia that are marked by a lack of significant activity; examples include anhedonia, apathy, flat affect, and social isolation.  
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show Person experiences obsessions, or recurrent and intrusive thoughts or images that he or she cannot control, and attempts to eliminate the anxiety associated with them by carrying out repetitive, intentional behaviors called compulsions.  
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Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder   show
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Panic attack   show
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show A specific instance of unexpected, intense fear or anxiety, including shortness of breath, increased heart rate, dizziness, perspiration, choking sensations, trembling, or other bodily sensations, as well as a fear of dying or “going crazy.”  
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show Panic disorder  
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show A personality disorder characterized by consistent and stable patterns of suspicion of others, despite an apparent lack of psychotic paranoid processes.  
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show Paranoid personality disorder  
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show Disorders characterized by stable, deviant, inflexible patterns of social behavior and intrapsychic experiences.  
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Become stable over time & situations   show
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show Symptoms of schizophrenia that involve increased activity; examples include hallucinations, delusions, excitement, and disorganized speech.  
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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)   show
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Psychogenic pain disorder   show
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show A largely discarded term for illnesses or physical conditions that have psychological factors as part of their cause.  
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show A personality disorder characterized by distant interpersonal behavior and an apparent lack of interest in relationships with others.  
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show Severe psychological disorder characterized by symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions, bizarre behavior, and deterioration in one’s general level of functioning.  
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Social phobia   show
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show A disorder in which a person experiences pain or other physical symptoms as a result of a psychological cause.  
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Schizotypal personality disorder   show
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show A fear of being painfully embarrassed in a social setting.  
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Type A Individuals   show
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show Individuals who are more relaxed and tranquil.  
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Paranoid   show
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show Speech & behavior problems predominate  
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show Extreme negativism, mutism, peculiarities of voluntary movement or sterotyped movements predominate  
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show No single clinical presentation predominates  
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show Prominent psychotic symptoms no longer predominate  
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show The process of investigating aspects of an individual’s situation systematically to generate hypotheses regarding the problems involved, their causes and effects, and potential solutions.  
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show The process of using the information collected during an initial assessment and determining how the patient’s problems fit into a general classification scheme.  
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Global therapies   show
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Mental status examination   show
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show Approaches to treatment in which a particular problem or symptom is chosen as the focus, and specific techniques are employed to alleviate the problem.  
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Structured interviews   show
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show Interviews that involve learning through discussing an individual’s history, as well as his or her social, educational, medical, and psychological status.  
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show Global therapies  
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show Diagnosis  
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Attention & concentration, memory and thought processes   show
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Specific problem result of some fundamental problem in the system   show
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Cenceptualization of problems then looking for means of addressing them   show
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Treatments can include   show
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Objective tests   show
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show Having pt explain, describe or respond to presented stimuli  
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show By clinician in office, or in environment with S.O.'s and daily logs  
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show A group of medications that have historically been used to treat seizure disorders but are now also used to treat bipolar disorders.  
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show Another term for anticonvulsants  
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Depakote, Lamictal, Neurontin   show
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Antidepressants   show
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Antipsychotic meds working in 2-4 weeks   show
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Antipsychotic meds also helpfull with anxiety & panic disorders   show
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Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil   show
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show A method that focuses on changing a person’s thoughts to reduce his or her problematic symptoms of depression or anxiety.  
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Time limited & concrete goal oriented therapy   show
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Automatic thoughts   show
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Couples therapy   show
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show Helps work on relationships with others, develop social skills, helping others & seeing how own behavior affects others  
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Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)   show
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show Common with ECT  
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show The ability to see the world through another person’s eyes.  
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show Empathy, Genuiness, Warmth  
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Family therapy   show
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show Family therapy  
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Flooding   show
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show Flooding, Modeling and Systemic desensitization  
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Free association   show
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Individuals not only censor throughts from others, but also from self-recognition   show
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Genuineness   show
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show The most common drugs used to treat anxiety; these medications act as minor tranquilizers.  
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show High-potency benzodiazepines  
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show High-potency benzodiazepines  
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show A form of salt that is considered to be the primary treatment for bipolar disorder which is 80% effective when taken  
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Needs to be monitored closely for CNS or CV dysfunction   show
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show A brain operation formerly used to treat severe chronic schizophrenia.  
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show Lobotomy  
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show Behavioral & Cognitive view  
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show Humanistic view  
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Problems caused by unconscious factors   show
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Effective therapy for phobias   show
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show A procedure used to treat phobias in which an individual watches a model expose himself or herself to the feared stimulus; gradually, the individual becomes involved with the model and interacts with the feared object.  
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Neuroleptics   show
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show Neuroleptics  
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Thorazine, Haldol, Zyprexa, Seroqual   show
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Antipsychotic drug effective as long as taking   show
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show Neuroleptics  
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show Therapies that focus largely on the social relations the patient has: those in the past with parents and others, those in the present with significant others, and the relationship that develops between the patient and the therapist.  
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show Psychodynamic therapy  
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show Ellis A cognitive approach to therapy in which the therapist approaches the client in a directive manner to identify irrational beliefs, refute them, and give responsibility to the patient to extinguish those beliefs.  
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Systemic desensitization   show
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show The unconscious act of transferring the feelings one has for an important person in one’s life to someone else.  
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Allowing client to transfer conflicts/unresolved issued to therapist   show
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show The ability to be emotionally close to another person and offer him or her hope and caring.  
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Early anti-psychotic meds   show
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show Rational-emotive therapy  
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show Neuroleptics  
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show Mental status examination  
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Finding out patient's dates of institutionalization, family hx of mental hisoty is   show
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Aggression   show
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Influenced by genetics, neural system and biochemicals   show
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Altruism   show
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Attitudes   show
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show Attitudes  
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Attribution theory   show
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show Internal cause  
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show External cause  
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show A term used to describe the fact that people are much less likely to help someone in trouble if there are other bystanders who also do not help  
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Cognitive dissonance theory   show
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show An individual’s adjustment of behavior in order to align with the norms of a group.  
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Deindividuation   show
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show Deindividuation  
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Fundamental attribution error   show
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show The thinking that transpires when a group desire for harmony in a decision-making group overrides a focus on considering all options and arriving at a balanced decision.  
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show Minority opinion consistent, unwavering & more successful. Bringing in outside impartial experts. Splitting into subgroups to discuss issues & come to conclusions. Leaders avoid taking stance early in discussions.  
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show 1) Forming 2) Storming - intragoup conflict for control 3) Norming - cohesiveness & close relationships with common expectations 4) Performing - fully functioning 5) Adjourning - preparing to disband as objectives met  
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show The standards of appropriate and inappropriate behaviors within a group.  
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Obedience   show
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show Groups that allow people to define themselves as members and consequently feel that the group is significant  
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show The perception that others hold about how one should behave in a situation.  
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Role perception   show
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show Guides for socially appropriate behavior that people develop based on societal norms  
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show A theory proposing that if an individual perceives that the rewards for helping will outweigh the costs, then that person will become willing to help  
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Social loafing   show
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Social psychology   show
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show Social psychology  
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show A goal that is important to two groups and requires them to work together  
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Affiliation   show
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show The simple concept that people are drawn to each other by proximity, physical attracton, reciprocity, similarity  
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Bicultural identity   show
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show The definition of one’s identity based on a group’s identity, which awards priority to group goals - Interdepedency (Eastern culture)  
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show The rich connection that develops in a love relationship over time  
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Culture   show
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Ethnicity   show
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show Ethnicity  
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Friendship   show
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show The set of characteristics by which individuals are identified as either male or female  
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Gender identity   show
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Gender roles   show
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show Gender roles  
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Individualism   show
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show The phenomenon in which two or more individuals have positive attitudes toward each other  
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Passionate love   show
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Prejudice   show
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Scapegoating   show
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Most affected measure of central tendency by outliers   show
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show Behavioral approach  
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"Response latency is number of seconds that elapse between stimulus & response" is an example of   show
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Releast of neurotransmitter information into synaptic cleft caused by   show
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show Resting state  
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Sendory deprivation in adults cause   show
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Rods more dense in   show
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show Rapid low amplitude waves  
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show Variable ratio schedule  
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show Reinforcement  
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Recall performace on typical forgetting curve   show
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How is information processed   show
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In an inverted U shaped functional model, which levels will lead to poorest performance   show
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show Utilized as own experimental controls  
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When someone accepts another's values & imitates their behavior   show
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Angered, firt impulse is to strike at person but insteads yells & kicks door   show
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show Psychoanalysis  
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show Unstable & introverted  
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Eysenck's personality dimension   show
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show Durability  
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show Unwanted thought  
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show Attraction  
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show Bystander effect  
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Levels of compassion per Sternberg   show
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Job satisfaction has inverse relationship with   show
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Focusing on individual's ability or personality characteristics   show
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show PET  
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Temperment   show
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show Latent learning  
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show Free will  
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show Negative transfer  
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Hostility   show
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Personality disorders characterized by   show
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Attempts to correct irrational beliefs that lead to psychological distress   show
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show Detailed investigation of single subject/topic from which findings generalized  
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Correlation Studies   show
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show Correlation  
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show Checking data against other' findings to reduce possible bias  
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show Complining results of numerous studies on particular phenomena & analyze data  
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Perceptual Constancy   show
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Contract Perception   show
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show Taking "new experience" and incorporating into existing concept/idea  
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show Expanding on'e schemas (concepts from past experience) when no longer adequate  
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show General intelligence exists in people and may vary across individuals of same level.  
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Cannon-Bard Theory   show
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James-Lang Theory   show
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show Physical arousal & cognitive label  
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show Physiological, behavior, conscious experience  
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show Positive Correlation  
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Withdrawl from can be fatal if not monitored   show
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Child avoids homeworks & parent reminds them until done then stops   show
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show Predict ability to learn new skill/material  
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Period in cycle men cannot have orgasm   show
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show SuperEgo  
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Pt interacts with staff like does with mother   show
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show 3-6 wks  
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show Applied Research  
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To a dog, a bone is   show
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Series of dates to remember on immediate recall   show
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show Representative heurestic  
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show Postconventional  
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Germinal stage starts from   show
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According to Erikson, main adolescent psychosocial task   show
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show Latent  
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show Trait Theory  
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Negative symptom of schitzophrenia   show
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Example of dissociative disorder   show
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ECT effective for   show
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show Become more prejudiced  
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