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Psychology

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Nature vs. Nurture

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Wilhelm Wundt

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Structuralism

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Gestalt

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Behavioral

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Cognitive

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Psychoanalytic

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Scientific Method

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Confirmation Bias

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Participant Bias

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Methods of research

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Case Study

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Naturalistic Observation

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Survey

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Correlation

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Positive Correlation

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Negative Correlation

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Illusory Correlation

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Longitudinal Study

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Cross Sectional Study

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Operational Definition

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Experimental Group

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Control Group

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Placebo

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Independent Variable

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Dependent Variable

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Dendrites

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Soma

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Nucleus

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Axon

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Myelin Sheath

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Nodes of Ranvier

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Axon Terminals

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Resting Potential

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Action Potential

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Threshold

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Depolarization

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All or Nothing Response

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Refractory Period

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Strength of Signal

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Sensory Nerves

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Interneurons

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Motor Nerves

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Neurotransmitters

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Antagonist

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Agonist

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Central Nervous System

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Peripheral Nervous System

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Autonomic Nervous System

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Sympathetic Division

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Parasympathetic Division

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Endocrine System

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Hormones

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Pituitary Gland

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CAT/CT Scan

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MRI

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EEG

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PET Scan

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Brainstem

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Medulla (Oblongata)

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Reticular Formation

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Thalamus

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Cerebellum

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Limbic System

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Hypothalamus

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Hippocampus

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Amygdala

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Cerebral Cortex

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Frontal Lobe

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Parietal Lobe

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Occipital Lobe

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Temporal Lobe

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Motor Cortex

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Somatosensory Cortex

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Left Hemisphere of Brain

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Longitudinal Fissure

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Corpus Callosum

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Sensation

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Bottom-Up Processing

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Perception

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Top-Down Processing

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Absolute Threshold

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Difference Threshold

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Signal Detection Theory

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Sensory Adaptation

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Selective Attention

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Vision

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Parts of the Eye

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Trichromatic (Three-Color) Theory

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Color Deficiency

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Opponent-Process Theory

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Hearing

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Pitch

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Decibels

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Smell and Taste

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The Skin Senses

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Body Senses

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Kinesthetic Sense

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Vestibular Sense

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Cornea

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Pupil

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Iris

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Lens

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Retina

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Fovea

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Optic Nerve

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Blind Spot

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Perception

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Gestalt

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Figure-Ground

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Grouping

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Similarity

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Proximity

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Closure

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Continuity

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Depth Perception

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Visual Cliff

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Binocular Cues

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Retinal Disparity

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Convergence

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Monocular Cues

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Relative Size

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Relative Motion

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Interposition

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Relative Height

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Texture Gradient

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Relative Clarity

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Linear Perspective

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Perceptual Constancy

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Size Constancy

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Shape Constancy

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Lightness Constancy

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Perceptual Set

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Extrasensory Perception

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Illusions

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Stress

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Stressors

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Stress Reaction

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Eustress

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Distress

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Conflict Situations

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Approach-approach Conflict

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Avoidance-avoidance Conflict

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Approach-avoidance Conflict

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Double Approach-avoidance Conflict

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General Adaptation Syndrome

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Three Stages of the Body’s Stress Reaction

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Resistance

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Exhaustion

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Daily Stress

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Burnout

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Significant Changes

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Catastrophes

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Effects of Perceived Control

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Type A Personality

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Type B Personality

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Wellness

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Exercise

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Family and Friends

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The Faith Factor

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Positive Psychology

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Flow

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Happiness

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Optimism

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Zygote - 0-2 Weeks

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Genes

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Embryo - 2-8 Weeks

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Fetus - 9 Weeks - 9 Months

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Teratogens

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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

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Rooting Reflex

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Grasping Reflex

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Stepping Reflex

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Babinski Reflex

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Moro Reflex

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Maturation

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Critical Period

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Schemas

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Assimilation

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Accommodation

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Sensorimotor Stage - 0-2

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Object Permanence

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Preoperational Stage - 2-7

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Conservation

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Egocentrism

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Concrete Operational Stage - 7-11

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Formal Operational Stage - 11 to adulthood

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Attachment

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Stranger Anxiety - 8 Months

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Imprinting

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Authoritarian

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Permissive

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Authoritative

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Negligent

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Learning

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Classical Conditioning

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Stimulus

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Response

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Unconditioned Stimulus

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Unconditioned Response

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Conditioned Stimulus

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Conditioned Response

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Acquisition

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Extinction

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Spontaneous Recovery

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Generalization

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Discrimination

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Ivan Pavlov

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John Watson and Rosalie Rayner

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Robert Rescorla and Allan Wagner

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John Garcia and Robert Koelling

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Taste aversion - avoid certain foods from classical conditioning

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Operant Conditioning

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Law of Effect - Edward Thorndike

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B.F. Skinner

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Trained pigeons do tricks for food

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Reinforcement

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Increase behavior

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Positive Reinforcement

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Negative Reinforcement

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Primary Reinforcement

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Secondary Reinforcement

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Punishment

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Decrease behavior

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Positive Punishment - behavior leads to an undesirable event

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Negative Punishment - Behavior ends a desirable state or event

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Reinforcement Procedures

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Shaping

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Discrimination

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Extinction

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Schedules of Reinforcement

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When we reward/punish

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Continuous Reinforcement

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Partial Reinforcement

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Fixed Ratio Reinforcement

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Variable Ratio Reinforcement

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Fixed Interval Reinforcement

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Variable Interval Reinforcement

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Encoding

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Storage

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Retrieval

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Automatic Processing

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Effortful Processing

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Rehearsal

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Overlearning

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Serial Position Effect

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Recall first and last items of a list easier

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Semantic Encoding

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Encoding of meaning

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Self-Reference Effect

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Enhanced semantic encoding of info - personally relevant

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Mnemonic Device

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Memory trick or technique

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Method of Loci

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Associate items you want to remember with imaginary places

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Peg-Word System

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Associate items you want to remember with a list of words already memorized

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Chunking

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Organize info into meaningful units

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Sensory Memory

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Initial coding of sensory information in memory system

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Short-Term Memory

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Contains info you were consciously aware of before it was stored

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Long-Term Memory

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Relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of memory system

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Flashbulb Memory

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Vivid memory of emotionally significant event

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Long-Term Potentiation

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Increase in synapses firing efficiency - when neurons fire repeatedly

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Explicit Memory

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Memory of facts and experiences (hippocampus)

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Implicit Memory

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Memory of skills and procedures (cerebellum)

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Recall

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Type of retrieval, must search for previously stored information

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Recognition

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Type of retrieval, must identify previously learned items

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Context Effect

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Enhanced ability to retrieve information when in similar environment to the one you’re currently in

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State-Dependent Memory

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Retrieve memory when in same physical and emotional state you were in when you encoded the info

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Permastore Memory

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Long-term memories especially resistant to forgetting - likely to last a lifetime

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Proactive Interference

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Older memory disrupts recall of newer memory

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Retroactive

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More recent memory disrupts recall of older memory

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Repression

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Process of moving anxiety-producing memories to unconscious mind

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Misinformation Effect

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Incorporate misleading information to memory of an event

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