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Axons and Axon Terminals

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Portion of neuron that SENDS signals

The extension from the cell body

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Cell body

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Central part of the Neuron

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Synapse

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Space between neurons where chemical messages are transmitted

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Myelin Sheath

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Insulator wrapped around the axons

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Action Potential

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electrical impulse that travels down the axon triggering the release of neurotransmitters

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Neurotransmitters

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Chemical transmitters between neurons

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Endorphins

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Chemical specialized in pain reduction

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Neural plasticity

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Ability of the nervous system to change

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Central nervous system

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part of nervous system containing brain and spinal cord that controls the mind and behavior

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Peripheral Nervous System

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nerves in the body that extend outside the central nervous system (CNS)

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Corpus Callosum

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Bundle of nerve fibers connecting the cerebrum’s two hemispheres

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Frontal Lobe

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forward part of cerebral cortex responsible for motor function, language, memory, and planning

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Hypothalamus

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part of the brain responsible for maintaining a constant internal state

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Amygdala

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part of limbic system that plays key roles in fear, excitement, and arousal

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Hippocampus

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part of the brain that plays a role in spatial memory

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Parietal Lobe

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upper middle part of the cerebral cortex lying behind the frontal lobe that is specialized for touch and perception

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Temporal Lobe

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lower part of cerebral cortex that plays roles in hearing, understanding language, and memory

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Occipital

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back part of cerebral cortex specialized for vision

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Cerebellum

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brain structure responsible for our sense of balance

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Somatic nervous system

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part of the nervous system that conveys information between the CNS and the body, controlling and coordinating voluntary movement

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autonomic nervous system

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part of the nervous system controlling the involuntary actions of our internal organs and glands, which (along with the limbic system) participates in emotion regulation

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sympathetic nervous system

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division of the autonomic nervous system engaged during a crisis or after actions requiring fight or flight

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Parasympathetic nervous system

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division of autonomic nervous system that controls rest and digestion

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Endocrine system

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system of glands and hormones that controls secretion of blood-borne chemical messengers

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CT scan

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a scanning technique using multiple X-rays to construct three-dimensional images

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EEG

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recording of brain’s electrical activity at the surface of the skull

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fMRI

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technique that uses magnetic fields to visualize brain activity using changes in blood oxygen level

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Epigenetics

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changes in organisms caused by modification of gene expression

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Heritability

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percentage of the variability in a trait across individuals that is due to genes

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Heredity

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the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another

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Classical conditioning

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form of learning in which animals come to respond to a previously neutral stimulus that had been paired with another stimulus that elicits an automatic response

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Unconditional response

UCR

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stimulus that elicits an automatic response

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unconditioned stimulus

UCS

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stimulus that elicits an automatic response

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Conditioned response

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response previously associated with a nonneutral stimulus that is elicited by a neutral stimulus through conditioning

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Conditioned Stimulus

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initially neutral stimulus that comes to elicit a response due to association with an unconditioned stimulus

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Acquisition

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learning phase during which a conditioned response is established

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Extinction

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gradual reduction and eventual elimination of the conditioned response after the conditioned stimulus is presented repeatedly without the unconditioned stimulus

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Higher order Conditioning

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developing a conditioned response to a conditioned stimulus by virtue of its association with another conditioned stimulus

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Spontaneous Recovery

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sudden reemergence of an extinct conditioned response after a delay in exposure to the conditioned stimulus

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Schedules of Reinforcement

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Pattern of reinforcing behavior

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Continuous reinforce ment

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reinforcing a behavior every time it occurs, resulting in faster learning but faster extinction than only occasional reinforcement

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Partial reinforcement

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only occasional reinforcement of a behavior, resulting in slower extinction than if the behavior had been reinforced continually

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Fixed ratio schedule

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provide reinforcement aft er a regular number of responses.

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Variable ratio schedule

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reinforcement aft er a specific number of responses on average, but the precise number of responses required during any given period varies randomly.

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Fixed interval schedule

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reinforcement for producing the response at least once aft er a specified amount of time has passed.

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Variable interval schedule

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pattern in which we provide reinforcement for producing the response at least once during an average time interval, with the interval varying randomly

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Positive reinforcement

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presentation of a stimulus that strengthens the probability of the behavior

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Negative reinforcement

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removal of a stimulus that strengthens the probability of the behavior

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Positive punishment

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administering a stimulus that the organism wants to avoid, such as a physical shock or a spanking,

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Negative punishment

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the removal of a stimulus that the organism wishes to experience

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Generalization

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Displaying a response to stimuli similar to but not identical to the original stimulus

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Discrimination stimulus

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Displaying a less pronounced response to stimuli that differ from the original stimulus

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Shaping

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conditioning a target behavior by progressively reinforcing behaviors that come closer and closer to the target

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Observational Learning

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learning by watching others

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Latent learning

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learning that’s not directly observable

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Insight Learning

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Once an individual solves the problem, he or she gets the answer right almost every time after that.

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Preparedness

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evolutionary predisposition to learn some pairings of feared stimuli over others owing to their survival value

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Instinctive drift

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tendency for animals to return to innate behaviors following repeated reinforcement

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Cross sectional research

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research design that examines people of different ages at a single point in time

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Longitudinal

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research design that examines development in the same group of people on multiple occasions over time

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Nature via nurture

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Genetic predispositions can drive us to select and create particular environments that influence our behavior, leading to the mistaken appearance of a pure effect of nature.

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Teratogen

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an environmental factor that can exert a negative impact on prenatal development

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Reflexes

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an automatic motor response to a sensory stimulus

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Piaget stages of development

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how children acquire the ability to learn, think, reason, communicate, and remember

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Sensorimotor stage

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No thought beyond immediate physical experiences

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Preoperational stage

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stage in Piaget’s theory characterized by the ability to construct mental representations of experience but not yet perform operations on them

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concrete operations stage

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stage in Piaget’s theory characterized by the ability to perform mental operations on physical events only

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formal operations stage

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stage in Piaget’s theory characterized by the ability to perform hypothetical reasoning beyond the here and now

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Imprinting

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(young geese) seemed to follow around the first person they saw as their mother

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Secure attachment

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reacts to mom’s departure by becoming upset, but greets her return with joy.

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Insecure-avoidant attachment

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shows no distress at mom’s departure, and displays little reaction upon her return.

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Insecure-anxious attachment

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distress when the stranger enters, reacts to mom’s departure with panic, and shows a mixed emotional reaction upon her return,

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Disorganized attachment

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react to the toys, the stranger, and mom’s departure and return with an inconsistent and confused set of responses.

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Strange situation

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a laboratory procedure designed to evaluate attachment style

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Spearman’s G intelligence

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hypothetical factor that accounts for overall differences in intellect among people

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multiple intelligences

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Idea that people vary in their ability levels across different domains of intellectual skill

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Triarchic theory

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model of intelligence proposed by Robert Sternberg positing three distinct types of intelligence: analytical, practical, and creative

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Flynn effect

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finding that average IQ scores have been rising at a rate of approximately three points per decade

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Stereotype threat

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fear that we may confirm a negative group stereotype

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Self-fulfilling prophecies

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Believing something and then your belief influencing and being confirmed by your actions

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within-group heritability

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extent to which the variability of a trait within a group is genetically influenced

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between-group heritability

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extent to which differences in a trait between groups is genetically influenced

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Emotional intelligence

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ability to understand our own emotions and those of others and to apply this information to our daily lives

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Dendrites

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Portion of the neuron that receives signals

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