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_____serves an inhibitory function and ____ anxiety

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GABA, decreases

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_____ is an excitatory NT and is linked to LTP

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Glutamate

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_____ is linked to attention, learning, and movement

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Dopamine

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______drugs are used to treat nausea, IBS, motion sickness

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anticholinergic

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cholinergic = ____ which is a NT implicated in ____ and ____

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Ach, Alzheimer’s and OCD

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noredronergic = ____ and is linked to OCD but not as much as ____

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norepinephrine , seratonin

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7
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most effective drugs for OCD are _______

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seratonergic

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8
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damage to ____ results in slurred speech, jerky movements

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cerbellum

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9
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olfaction bypasses the _____ and goes straight to the ______

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thalamus, limbic system

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10
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Damage to the _____ is linked to Parkinson’s, Huntington’s

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basal ganglia

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11
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OCD and Tourettes = damage to the

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basal ganglia

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12
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_____ region is especially important in declarative and spatial memories

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hippocampus

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13
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PTSD and depression linked to ____

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amygdala

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14
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sex hormones are monitored and regulated by the _____

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hypothalamus

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15
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the ____ connect the two halves of the _____ and plays a role in the integration of ____

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pons, cerebellum, movement

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16
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2 prominent traits of the cerebral cortex include

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1-hemispheric dominance

2-contralaterlization

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17
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injury to the left hemisphere would result in the _____ of ____ emotions

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increase of negative

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18
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stimulation to the left hemiphere would result in the _____ of _____ emotions

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increase of positive

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stimulation to the right hemiphere would result in the _____ of _____ emotions

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increase of negative

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20
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injury to the right hemisphere would result in the _____ of ____ emotions

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increase of positive

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21
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if damage to prefrontal cortex, what kind of memory issues would you have?

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working memory

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22
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contralateral neglect = damage to the _____ lobe

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parietal

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23
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gerstman’s syndrome = damage to the

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L parietal

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24
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wernicke’s area is in the ____ lobe

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temporal

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25
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if wernicke’s area is damaged, can have ___ speech which is ___ of content

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fluid, devoid

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wernicke’s and broca’s areas are connected by the _______, and damage to that leads to _______ aphasia

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arcuit fissiculus, conduction aphasia

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27
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prosopagnosia is trouble recognizing _____ which results from damage to the _____

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faces, occipital lobe

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28
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In TBI, retrograde and anterograde amnesia can occur. Regarding retrograde, the ____ memories return ____, which is known as

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older (remote) return first aka shrinking retrograde amnesia

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29
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antipsychotics are aka

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neuroleptics

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30
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atypical antipsychotics affect which NTs

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Dopamine, Seratonin, Norepinephrine, Glutamate

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31
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Agranulocytosis is a side effect of _______, which reflects severe ____ in _____ blood cell count

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atypical antipsychotics, decrease, white blood cells

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32
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TCAs block the reuptake of _____ and can be lethal due to potentially being _____

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Norepinephrine, cardiotoxic

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33
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Due to their potential for being cardiotoxic, don’t give ____ to suicidal and people with heart conditions

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TCAs

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34
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SEs of ____ include nausea, vomiting, sexual dysfunction

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SSRIs

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35
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____ block the enzymes that breakdown norepinephrine and _______

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MAOIs, seratonin

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36
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SEs of ___ include confusion, tremor, anticholinergic

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MAOIs

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37
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combining an MAOI with ______ can result in a ________ crisis

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antihistamine, hypertensive

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38
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_____ stimulate the inhibitory aspect of GABA

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benzos

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39
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SEs of ____ include drowsiness, lethargy, slurred speech

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benzos

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40
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what kind of drugs can result in increased tolerance and rebound excitability

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benzos

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41
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______mimic or increase _____ and norepinephrine

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Stimulants, dopamine

42
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SEs of ______ include decreased appetite, abdominal pain, anxiety, irritability, and some children’s growth is ______

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stimulants, suppressed

43
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SEs of ____ include nausea, thirst, urination, hand tremor

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lithium

44
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aggression and deindividuation is attributed to ______, who said that _____ can lead to _____ aggression.

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zimbardo, anonymity, increased

45
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social identity theory says that we have _____ and _____ identities and the most salient one depends on the ______

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individual, group, situation

46
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minority influence is more ____ and more likely to result in ____ or internalization of the opinion while majority influence usually results in ____

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enduring, acceptance, compliance

47
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the 3 factors that minority’s influence depends on:

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1) instill doubt in majority
2) firm stance without being dogmatic
3) alternative & coherent POV

48
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the selection, evaluation, and training of people

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personnel psychology

49
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difference between halo, central tendency, strictness, and leniency biases is

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halo affects one person and the others affect everyone

50
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criterion measures used to eliminate rater bias are either _____ or ______

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relative or comparative

51
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relative measures don’t provide adequate chances to

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give feedback

52
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what’s it called when the employer follows the employee around and records outstanding or very poor performance

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Critical Incident Technique

53
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best way to improve rater accuracy is to provide with more _____ with a focus on _____ skills rather than focusing on _____

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provide them with more training focusing on observational skills instead of biases

54
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focuses on varying levels of effectiveness for each dimension of job performance

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frame of reference training

55
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you would conduct a _______ to see if training is needed to improve employee performance

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needs assessmnt

56
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the 3 factors of a needs assessment include

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job analysis, person analysis, and organizational analysis

57
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when different groups score different on predictors but the same on criterion

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unfairness

58
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what’s the best remedy for unfairness

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use different cutoff scores

59
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when a predictor’s validity coefficient is substantially different for different group of people

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differential validity

60
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habituation is used to study memory in ____

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infants

61
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length of time a newborn pays attention to different stimuli implies if he remembers it or not…shorter amount of attention means

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he remembers it

62
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studies show that infants give clear signs of _____ memory

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recognition

63
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operant conditioning is used for studies of ____ recall while deferred imitation is for ____ recall

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cued, delayed

64
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having someone model a sequence of actions in front of a baby and then return the baby to see if he will repeat the actions is a study of

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delayed recall

65
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children’s development of memory strategies in order

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rehearsal, organizational, elaborative

66
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undergratification of the oral stage results in what in childhood and what in adulthood

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child-thumbsucking

adult-critical, sarcastic

67
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overgratification of the oral stage can result in

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smoking, compulsive eating

68
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frequency of visits of noncustodial father by itself is / is not predictive of the child’s outcome

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is not

69
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for boys, greater frequency of contact by the noncustodial father has a better outcome when which 2 conditions are met?

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1) authoritative style of parenting

2) good relationship with custodial mother

70
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freuds stages

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1) Oral - birth - 1 yr
2) Anal - 1-3 yrs
3) Phallic - 3-6 yrs
4) Latency - 6-12 yrs
5) Genital - 12+

71
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piaget’s stages of cognitive dvlpmt

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Sensorimotor - birth -2 years
Preoperational - 2-7
Concrete Operational - 7-11/12
Formal Operational - 11/12+

72
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piaget’s stages of moral dvlpmt

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heteronomous - 6-10

autonomous - 11/12

73
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In Piaget’s sensorimotor stage, when an infant exercises his own reflexes, it’s called ____ and occurs during which months

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reflexive schemas (birth-1)

74
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In Piaget’s sensorimotor stage, when an infant varies an action to see its consequences, it’s called ____ and occurs during which months

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tertiary circular reactions (12-18)

75
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In Piaget’s sensorimotor stage, when an infant tries to reproduce a pleasurable event involving other people/objects (shaking a rattle), it’s called ____ and occurs during which months

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secondary circular reactions (4-8)

76
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In Piaget’s sensorimotor stage, when an infant develops representational (symbolic) thought and can think of objects in past events, it’s called ____ and occurs during which months

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mental representation (18-24)

77
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In Piaget’s sensorimotor stage, when an infant combines schemas into new, more complex action sequences, it’s called ____ and occurs during which months

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coordinated secondary circular reactions (8-12)

78
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In Piaget’s sensorimotor stage, when an infant attempts to repeat pleasurable events involving his own body, it’s called ____ and occurs during which months

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primary circular reactions (1-4)

79
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In Piaget’s theory, conservation depends on ____ and _____

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decentration, reversibility

80
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In Piaget’s theory, the order in which one acquires the understanding of conservation is ____, ____, ____, and ____.

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s, length, mass, liquid

81
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Spearman proposed a ___ factor for all tasks and a ___ factor for specific tasks

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g and s

82
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Sternberg says that traditional tests focus on ____ aspects but neglect ____ and _____

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analytical, creativity, practicality

83
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The BG is a screener for impairment, has ___ cards, and is for ages ___

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16, 3+

84
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A score of ____ or below on the MMSE indicates impairment

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23/24

85
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An issue with the MMSE is that it lacks ____ in ____ forms of impairment

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sensitivity, milder

86
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A negative for both the BG and MMSE is that they’re affected by one’s

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education

87
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The SB5 has a lot of items that are appropriate for both low and high functioning people, therefore it has a ___ floor and ___ ceiling

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low, high

88
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the WISC has the same scales as the WAIS plus the extra ______ scale and ancillary scales that are specific to _____ difficulties

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fluid reasoning, learning

89
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When an IV is _____ the investigator does not manipulate it; rather, he measures the subject’s status on it (age, gender)

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organismic

90
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A likert scale is an example of a ____ score and IQ scores are ___ scores

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ordinal, interval

91
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reducing alpha ____ power

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decreases

92
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A one way ANOVA shows if there are ___ effects for the ___

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main for the IV

93
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Facotrial ANOVA shows if there are ____ and ____ effects

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main and interaction

94
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In correlational research we refer to the IV as the _____ and the DV as the ______

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predictor, criterion

95
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In regression analysis, the correlation coefficient is indicated by ___ and it reflects the association between how many predictors and criteria?

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r, 1 and 1

96
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when “r” is squared in a correlation, it indicates a correlation of _____ aka shared ______

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determination, variability

97
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In multiple regression analysis, the correlation coefficient is indicated by ___, and it reflects the association between how many predictors and criteria?

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R, 2+, 1

98
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when R is squared, it indicates a correlation of _____ determination, which reflects the shared _____ of all the predictors and criterion

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multiple, variability

99
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What do you use when there are 2 or more predictors for 2 or more criterion?

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canonical correlation

100
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A _______ analysis is used for 2 or more predictors and ___ nominal score

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discriminant function analysis, 1 Nominal criterion

101
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A ________ is less restrictive than a discriminant function analysis and it’s used if any of the ______ are not met for a discriminant function analysis, which say that scores are ____ distributed, ____ related, and have ___ variances within groups

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logistic regression, assumptions, normally, linearly, equal