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Behaviourist Perspective

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Ignored the mind, studied only what could be seen, “Black box” theory

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Cognitive Perspective

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Became interested in memory, likened mind to a computer (except memories change over time)

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Omissions

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When parts of the memory are removed

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Substitutions

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parts of the memory are changed

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Insertions

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new details that did not happen are introduced

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confabulation

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memories that are entirely false

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encoding

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first process of memory where information is transferred into the short term memory and long term memory

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Semantic encoding

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encoding through meaning, most effective

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phonetic encoding

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encoding through sound

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structural encoding

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encoding through structural properties

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Storage

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Second process of memory, memories are transferred from short term to long term

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Sensory memory

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sensory organs collect information and breifly hold it in a sensory register

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short term memory

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lasts indefinitely with rehearsal, lasts 20 seconds without

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long term memory

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many think it lasts forever, many think it is unlimited, memories must be retrieved from here

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retrieval

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third process of memory, recalling or recognizing memories, memories can decay over time

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Sampling error

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mean of the sample - mean of the population

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t-test

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used when two groups are being compared

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f-test

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used when more than two groups are being compared

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If p is LESS than .05…

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we are NOT confident it represents the population

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20
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If correlation is close to 0…

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there is a WEAK relationship between variables

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Three key principles to evolution

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uniqueness, hereditary, selection

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uniqueness

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variation, key for survival

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Heredity

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the passing of genes from parents

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selection

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those best suited towards environment survive

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Australopithecines

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7 mil. years ago, developed bipedalism

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Homo habilis

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2.3 mil. years ago, bigger brains used tools

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Homo E, A, H, N

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1.78 mil. years ago, collective learning

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Homo sapiens

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250 000, expanded upon tools

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Proximate

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how does behavioru work

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30
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ontological

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how does the behaviour change across the lifespan

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Ultimate

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what does behaviourfo

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Phylogenic

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how did the behaviour change across generations

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33
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Acetylcholine

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neurotransmitter necessary for body movement

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dopamine

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important role in pleasure, rewards, learning, and attention

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norephinephrine

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effects alertness and arousal levels

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serotonin

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helps regulate mood, sleep, arousal, and eating

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endorphins

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decrease pain and produce feelings of pleasure and wellbeing

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38
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peripheral nervous system

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connects outer regions of the body to central nervous system

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central nervous system

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brain and spinal cord

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Primary motor cortex

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connects to and moves muscles in the body

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41
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broca’s area

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language production

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primary somatosensory cortex

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receives input from skin and muscles

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secondary somatosensory cortex

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involved with taste

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Wernicke’s area

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involved in language comprehension

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Limbic system

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processes memory (hippocampus and fornix) and attention and emotions

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Globus pallidus

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motor movement and coordination

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hypothalamus and thalamus

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involved with drives, motivations, trafficking of sensory and motor outputs

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midbrain

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processes visual and auditory information

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hindbrain and pons

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processes sensory and motor information

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medulla oblongata

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processes breathing,, digestion, heart and blood vessel function, swallowing, and sneezing

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cerebellum

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controls motor movement, coordination, balance, equilibrium, and muscle tone

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Frontal lobe

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thoughts and language

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temporal lobe

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auditory and olfaction perception

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parietal lobe

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somatosensory sensation

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occipital lobe

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visual information

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Loudness

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sound intensity/pressure close to the eardrum

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pitch

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relates to wavelength

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timbre

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the quality of the sound

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Outer ear

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pinna, ear canal, and tympanic membrane, helps amplify sound

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middle ear

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middle-ear bones, transmits vibrations to the cochlea

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inner ear

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vibrations in cochlea are turned into neuron signals and transmitted to the brain

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Olfaction

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G protein-couples receptors weave back and forth and activate neurons which are paired with glomeruli on the brain, around 350 olfactory genes

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gustation

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bitter and sweet and salty and sour are basic tastes

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Touch and pain

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part of the somatosensory system

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Wavelength

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determines colour, distance between two consecutive waves measured at the same point

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frequency

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number of repetitions the wave makes in a unit of time

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amplitude

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the height of a wave, determines brightness

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complexity

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the number of different wavelengths present within a stimulus

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Rods

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120 mil in periphery of retina, good for low light, insensitive to colour

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Cones

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7-8 mil, sensitive to colour, but not light, red, blue, and green cones

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Top-down processing

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start with a hypothesis, finish with recognition

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Bottom-up

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start with individual features, finish with recognition

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Gestalt psychology

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figure or ground, principle of proximity, principle of similarity, principle of continuity, principle of closure

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interposition

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tendency to percieve blocked objects as further away

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linear perspective

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percieve depth when two lines appear to converge

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relative size

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perceiving small objects to be further away

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texture gradient

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units that make up texture become distorted the further away they are

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visual acuity

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objects fade the further away they are

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motion parallax

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distant objects move slower

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Low awareness

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processing we are unaware of that is constantly happening, influenced by subtle factors, saves mental effort

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high awareness

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effort and careful decision making, uses mental effort, can be used to overcome biases

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Hypnosis

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mental state where someone is highly suggestable and dissacociated

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insomnia

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difficulty falling asleep, difficulty remaining asleep, persistently waking up too early

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narcolepsy

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bursts of extreme sleepiness during the dau

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sleep apnea

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person stops breathing while sleeping

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night terrors

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person awakes experienceing physiological arousal and feelings of panic and terror

87
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sleep walking

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individual arises and walks or performs other behaviours

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Homeostasis

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the tendency to want to resist deviations from the norm

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Stimulants

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drugs that increase nervous system activity

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depressants

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drugs that decrease nervous system activity

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opiates

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supress pain perception and simulate euphoria

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hallucinogens

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alter perception;psychedelics

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Quantitative consciousness

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magnitude of alertness

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qualitative consciousness

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changes in the properties or fundamental elements of normal waking consciousness, happens when using drugs

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Dreams: theory of wish fulfilment

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dreams are the result of repressed bad desires

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dreams: theory of problem solving

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dreams allow us to solve our problems

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Dreams: theory of mental housekeeping

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dreams reinforce new synapses formed during the day

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Activation synthesis

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dreams are just a biproduct

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formal reasoning

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information is complete and objective, there is a clear right answer

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informal reasoning

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information is incomplete or subjective, there is no clear answer

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phonemes

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the sounds of language

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morphemes

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the units of language ex. prefixes

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Components of emotion

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physiological, cognitive appraisal, behaviour

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James-Lange theory of emotion

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autonomic arousal causes emotion

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Cannon-bard theory

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conscious feeling and arousal happen simultaneously

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Two-factor theory

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cognitive appraisal and autonomic arousal must be present for emotional response

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Germinal stage

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conception-2 weeks, zygote implants in uterine wall

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Embryonic stage

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4 weeks-8 weeks, cell differentiation, birth defects common, high chance of miscarriage

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fetal stage

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(8 weeks - birth), baby

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Attachment

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infant’s bond to their caretaker, happens over time

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secure attachment

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fine with mom there and when they left

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anxious-ambivalent attachment

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afraid of stranger, afraid of mother leaving, was mad when mom returned

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avoidant attachment

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didnt really care

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Openness

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open to new things

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conscientiousness

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tendency to be more careful and considerate

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extraversion

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like other people

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agreeableness

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the tendency to go along with what others say

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neuroticism

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tendency to frequently experience negative emotions

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Heuristics

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mental shortcuts that reduce complex problem solving to simpler, rule-based decisions

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Central persuasion

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direct, relevant, logical

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Peripheral persuasion

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subliminal

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Triad of trust

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authority, honesty, likability

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Social Dominance orientation

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belief that group hierarchies are inevitable, focus on economic conflicts

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Right wing authoritarianism

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concerned with differences in values and beliefs, believe groups should be obedient and follow authorities

125
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Theories of etiology of mental illness

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supernatural, somatogenic, psychogenic

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Triarchic model

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disinhibition, meanness, boldness

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Three categories that define a mental disorder

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deviance, distress, dysfunction

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