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Operant Conditioning

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Consequence that encourages the action is a REINFORCER
Consequence that discourages the action is a PUNISHMENT

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Positive Consequence

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Adds something

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negative consequence

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takes away something

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Positive Reinforcement

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something added to encourage behavior

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something is removed to discourage behavior

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negative punishment

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something is removed to encourage behavior

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negative reinforcement

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something is added to discourage behavior

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positive punishment

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change in knowledge due to building
upon prior knowledge and the process of
mental activity required to store new
information

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cognitive learning

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social-cognitive theory

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learning by watching & imitating others in the unique

through modeling, imitation, social cognition, development, and language

learning via person-environment interaction

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the belief that an individual has control over and is able to execute a behavior

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self efficacy theory

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expectant outcome

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believed consequences of behavior

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belief that intelligence is changeable

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growth mindset

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knowledge is created as an individual derives meaning from their own experiences

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constructive learning

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cognition develops while interacting with the physical environment with focus on stages

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cognitive constructivism

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motivation (definition, explanation, examples)

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need or desire that energizes and directs behavior, it maintains physiological homeostasis, allows for learning and development, arousal can increase focus/survival

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instinct (m)

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unlearned behavior that occurs throughout a species

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drive (m)

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an motivate state caused by a physiological need

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incentive (m)

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environmental stimuli that encourages or discourages behavior

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role of arousal (m)

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motivation -> arousal (alertness, anxiety, energy, fear) -> behavior

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flow (m)

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a highly focused mental state that leads to maximum productivity

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hierarchy of needs (m)

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cannot satisfy all needs at once so must prioritize to stay alive

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extrinsic motivation (m)

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engaging in a behavior due to an external reward or punishment

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intrinsic motivation (m)

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engaging in a behavior due to a personal reward or inherent satisfaction

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role learning theory (m)

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motivation -> attention -> learning -> performance

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depression (m)

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lack of motivation becomes a major issue (failure to accomplish goals, low self esteem)

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attention (definition, explanation, examples)

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the concentration of awareness on some phenomenon to the exclusion of other stimuli

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role of attention in learning, memory, executive function, and working memory (a)

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working memory links attention, executive functions, and memory

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four core elements of attention (a)

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Mirsky model: shift, focus-execute, sustain, encode

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shift

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moving from one thing to another (core aspect of executive function)

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focus-execute

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focus: sustain attention while screening out distractors
execute: select important elements for optimal performance

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sustain

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maintain attention for a period of time

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encode

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registering information, manipulating it mentally, and organizing it for storage

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executive function (a)

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frontal lobe, set of processes involved in planning, directing attention, and impulse control

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selective attention (a)

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focusing on one stimulus over others occurring at the same time

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inattentional blindness (a)

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failure to notice unexpected stimuli, extends to tactile stimuli

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task switching (a)

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shifting attention between tasks or between elements of the same task

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mind wandering (a)

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thoughts do not remain focused on a task

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priming (a)

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presenting a cue or prompt to affect the reaction

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subliminal (a)

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overall inconsistent link between subliminal messaging and behavior

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eye tracking (a)

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researchers track eye gaze as a measurement of attention
particularly useful for those without language
atypical eye gaze is characteristic of neurodiversity

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age (a)

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preschool age (3-5) attention average of 5 minutes
(5-16) sustained attention improves
(16-45) college students: exact duration unclear but one study states that they retain 40% of info
sustained attention then plateaus
(45-60) small declines in sustained attention
(60+) sharper declines in sustained attention

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time of day (a)

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5th grade: attention peaks in afternoon
10th grade: attention peaks in morning
adults at work: focus peaks mid-afternoon

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trauma (a)

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affects memory for negative words/imagery, difficulty focusing attention, increased divided attention

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depression (a)

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attentional bias toward negative stimuli, decreased reward response for positive stimuli

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social anxiety (a)

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those with high social anxiety look at faces longer and have faster heart rates

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anxiety (a)

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vigilance and maintenance hypotheses

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vigilance (a)

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those with anxiety detect and shift attention toward potential threat cues more easily

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maintenance (a)

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those with anxiety find it more difficult to shift attention away from threat cues

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ASD (a)

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40% of individuals with ASD have an ADHD diagnosis

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learning (definition, explanation, examples)

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gaining knowledge or developing new behaviors through experience or study, changes the brain (the way neural networks function, brain structure and organization, how the brain functions)

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behavioral theories of learning (l)

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behavioral, cognitive, social-cognitive, information processing, and constructive

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association (l)

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linking two events together

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classical conditioning (l)

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associate stimuli to anticipate events, basic form of learning that allows organisms to adapt to their environment

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unconditioned stimulus and response (l)

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natural response to something (ex: dog’s mouth salivating after smelling food)

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conditioned stimulus and response (l)

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learned response to something

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extinction PTSD (l)

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a learning process by which repeated presentation of the conditioned stimulus without the unconditioned stimulus reduces the expression of the conditioned response

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operant conditioning (l)

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associate a behavior with its consequence

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shaping behavior (l)

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reinforcing behavior or knowledge

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antecedents and consequences (l)

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antecedents are what happened before challenging behavior while consequences are what happens after challenging behavior

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cognitive theories of learning (l)

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change in knowledge due to building upon prior knowledge and the process of mental activity required to store new information

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social-cognitive theory (l)

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learning by watching and imitating other in the unique environment (modeling, imitation, etc)

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observation (l)

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watching behaviors and learning them

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modeling (l)

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an evidence based teaching practice for individuals with autism

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imitation (l)

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a key component of language development

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person-environment interaction (l)

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different people choose different environments, individual characteristics create unique situations, individual characteristics influence how we interpret and react to events

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self-efficacy (l)

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the belief that an individual has control over and is able to execute a behavior

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expectant outcome (l)

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believed consequences of behavior

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growth mindset (l)

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belief that intelligence is changeable

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constructive learning (l)

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knowledge is created as an individual derives meaning from their own experiences

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Cognitive Constructivism (l)

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cognition develops while interacting with the physical environment with focus on stages

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schemas (l)

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describes a pattern of thought or behavior that organizes categories of information

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assimilation (l)

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when we modify or change new information to fit into our schemas

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accommodation (l)

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the process by which people alter their existing schemas or create new schemas as a result of new learning

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social constructivism (l)

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cognition develops while interacting with the social environment

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scaffolding (l)

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guided support to enhance learning

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zone of proximal development (l)

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task too easy: boredom
task too hard: anxiety

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information processing (l)

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learning occurs when the brain receives, encodes, stores, and retrieves information

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steps of learning (l)

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receiving, storing, and encoding

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effective learning techniques (l)

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distributed practice and practice testing

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memory (definition, explanation, examples)

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information that us acquired, stored, and retrieved

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steps of memory what to notice and hang on tosteps of memory (m)

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acquisition, storage, retrieval

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acquisition (m)

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brain is constantly bombarded with information and needs to decide what to notice and hang on to

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parallel processing (m)

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simultaneous information analyzed and integrated by brain

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encoding (m)

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changing information to a form that is stored

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organizing methods (m)

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chunking, mnemonics, hierarchies

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repeating methods (m)

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self-testing, distributed practice

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maximizing connectivity methods (m)

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making meaning

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implicit v explicit memory (m)

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implicit memories are ones we are not aware of, they are created by automatic processing. explicit memories which we are aware of and are created by effortful processing

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automatic v effortful processing (m)

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automatic processing is through associations, unconscious abilities, space, time, etc
effortful processing takes place when learning a new skill (sports, etc)

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working memory (m)

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active processing of information that is both new or already learned

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long-term memory (m)

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second stage of encoding, brain-based process that is widely distributed

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retrieval (m)

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remembering, or bringing information out of storage

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retrieval cues (m)

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external cue (priming), context (encoding specificity), internal state (emotion), spatial cue (position)

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role in depression and rumination (m)

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repetitive focus on negative thoughts, choices, or memories
more stressful life events -> more rumination -> more severe depression

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emotion (defintion, explanation, example)

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a whole organism response that includes physiological arousal, expressive behavior, conscious experience

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components of emotion

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physiological arousal, behavior, conscious experience

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why emotion matters

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influences motivation, forms social networks, efficient way for genes to guide behavior and ensure survival

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James-Lange theory (e)

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arousal then emotion

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Cannon-Bard Theory (e)

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arousal and emotion at the same time

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Schater-Singer Theory (e)

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arousal and labeling of arousal based on environment must occur in order to experience emotion

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Autonomic responses (e)

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sympathetic nervous system arousal: fight or flight reaction
parasympathetic nervous system calms

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facial feedback (e)

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facial muscles actually send messages to the brain that result in us feeling an emotion

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behavior feedback (e)

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behavior, the way one acts, influences emotions (body language)

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expression (e)

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a behavior that communicates an emotional state or attitude

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nonverbal cues (e)

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Communication without words using techniques such as eye contact, body language, gestures, and physical closeness.

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gender differences (e)

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women are better at reading emotional cues, more open to feelings, more likely to express and identify as having empathy, and have stronger brain response to emotional events

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cultural differences (e)

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nonverbal gestures may vary, facial language generally is the same, level of emotionality differs

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emotion regulation (e)

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individual ability to modify the physiological, behavioral, and conscious components of an emotion

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personality (definition, explanation, examples)

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an individuals unique characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting

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thinking (p)

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example: being an optimist vs a pessimist

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feeling (p)

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example: tending to get angry fast vs staying calm3

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acting (p)

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example: tending to keep a space neat vs messy

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characteristics of a good theory (p)

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replicated, parsimonious (able to explain a phenomena easily), precise, general, progress understanding of behavior

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characteristics of a good assessment (p)

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reliable and valid

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psychodynamic theory and assessment (p

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personality is resolving conflict of biological urges and internalized social controls. (was general and progressed understanding of behavior, and was reliable… did not meet other requirements)

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humanistic theory and assessment (p)

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personality is ones own self concept, strive for personal self concept that is positive. (was parsimonious and progressed understanding of behavior… did not meet other requirements)

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social-cognitive theory and assessment (p)

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personality is result of reciprocal relationship between an individual and their situation (was replicated, parsimonious, and progressed understanding of behavior… did not meet other requirements)

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trait theory and assessment (p)

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people have fundamental identifiable behavior patterns (met all requirements)

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big five emotions (p)

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personality is composed of various levels of five domains OCEAN/CANOE openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism)

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why the big five?

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Somewhat stable, 40% heritable, and its in the brain

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