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1
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How many paragraphs should an essay have?

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As many as it takes

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What are scientifically supported study strategies?

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Testing
Interleaving

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What type of study can demonstrate a causal relationship?

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Experimental

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Representative sample

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People represent the demographic to be selected

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5
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Is rote memorization effective

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NO

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6
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Falsifiable

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If there is enough evidence against it

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Why is replication important?

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So other scientists can validate the study

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Random sample

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Everyone has equal chance of being picked

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9
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Correlation coefficients

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Positive- up and up
Negative- down and down
None- non related
Inverse- opposite
Direct- +/-

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10
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Neurotransmitters

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Chemical messangers

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11
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Four lobes of the brain

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  1. Frontal- thinking
  2. Occipital- eyes
  3. Temporal- hearing/speech
  4. Parietal- senses
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12
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Amygdala

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Fear

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13
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Thalamus

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Relay center

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Three divisions of the brain

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  1. Hindbrain
  2. Midbrain
  3. Forebrain
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15
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Monozygotic twins

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One egg
Share 100% of DNA

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Dizygotic twins

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Two eggs
Share 50% of DNA

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17
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What is the difference between monozygotic twins attributed to?

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Environmental changes

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18
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Evolutionary psychology

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Natural selection

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19
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Absolute threshold VS difference threshold

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Absolute threshold- minimum stimulus needed to detect something

Difference threshold- difference between strength of stimuli until you can detect it

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What is the difference about hormones and neurotransmitters

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Goes through the bloodstream/is slower

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21
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Endorphins

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Natural painkillers

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22
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Rods VS cones

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Rods- black and white
Cones- color

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23
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What is sex assigned at birth determined by?

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Genes

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24
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Gender

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The way you feel/identify

Cultural construct

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25
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Gustation

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Taste in response to chemicals

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26
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Olfaction

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Smell

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27
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Four parenting styles

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  1. Authoritative- good balance
  2. Authoritarian- dictator
  3. Negligence- not involved
  4. Permissive- allows everything
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28
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Original classical conditioning experiment

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Pavlov’s dog

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29
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Acquistion

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Gain the skill

(Salivating at the bell)

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30
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Discrimination

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Understanding the difference between stimuli and other sounds

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Generalization

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All sounds are similar to the stimulus

32
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Positive VS negative operant conditioning

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Positive- adding
Negative- taking away

33
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Reinforcement VS punshiment

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Reinforcement- continue the behavior

Punishment- stop doing the behavior

34
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Social learning theory

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Observing/imitating others

35
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What does adolescence start?

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Puberty

36
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What is the zone of proximal development

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Area where you can learn something new but need help

37
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Gender identity

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How you identify

38
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Personality

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Patterns

39
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Informative VS normative social influence

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Informative- thinking someone has more information than you do

Normative- wanting to be normal/following the crowd

40
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When are we more likely to be attracted to someone?

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-Proximity
-Similarity

41
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Bystander effect

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The more people around, the less likely you are to help

42
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Conformity study

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Line study, conforming to the group

43
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Obedience to authority study

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Lab coat man says to keep shocking the subject and they listen

44
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Are repressed memories real?

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NO

45
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Just world phenomenon

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Believe you get back what you put in
(karma)

46
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Reciprocal determinism

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Your own personal factors/environmental influences/behaviors impact each other

47
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What three factors compose prejuidice?

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  1. Discrimination
  2. Stereotypes
  3. Negative emotions
48
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When are memories used for eye witness testimonies accuracte?

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-Person is older
-No leading questions
-Not hipnosis

49
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3 step memory model

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Sensory, short term, long term

50
Q

Big 5 personality traits

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Openness
Conscientiousness
Extraversion
Agreeableness
Neuroticism

51
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What is personality determined by?

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Genetics

52
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What leads to prejuidice?

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In group out group bias

53
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What leads to longer relationships?

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-Supporting partner
-More positive than negative interactions
-Vulnerability
-Sharing tasks

54
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Fundamental attribution error

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Making a wrongful assumption about someone, but not knowing their situation

55
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Steyotype

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A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.

56
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Social identity theory

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Being in groups determines who we are

57
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4 D’s of psycopathology

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Distress
Danger
Dysfunction
Deviance

58
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What are eating disorders about

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Control

59
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What is dissociation caused by

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Trauma

60
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Most common psychological disorders

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Generalized anxiety disorder/major depressive disorder

61
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Antisocial personality disorder

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No empathy

62
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Schitozphreinia

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Hallucinations

63
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Neurodevelopmental disorders

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Can be treated

64
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PTSD

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Flashbacks/memories of event

65
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Mania

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Full mania is more dangerous

66
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Medical model of psychological disorders

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67
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ADHD

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Have a different brain structure

68
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Autism

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Cannot be cured/caused by vaccines

-Deficits in social situations/behaviors

69
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Is therapy effective?

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Yes

70
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Therapeutic orientaiton

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Style of therapy

71
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Most of the change of therapy happens because of what?

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Outside factors

72
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APA ethical code?

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Must follow code

73
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Inight based therapies

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Help people understand themselves better

74
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Cognitive behavioral therapy

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Changing behaviors and thoughts

75
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Dodo bird verdict

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All therapies are equally effective

76
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What three things are common to all psychotherapies

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  1. Relationship between therapist and patient
  2. Generating hope
  3. New perspective
77
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Unconditional positive regard

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No matter what happens you won’t judge client as a therapist/care for them

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