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septum

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regulates emotions and the ability to learn and control impulses

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serial position effect

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people remember first (delay) or first and last (immediate) better than middle

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serotonin

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dep & mania - low; schizophernia - high

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sexual dimorphism

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systematic differences between different sex in the same species

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sexual masochism

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being humiliated or made to suffer

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sexual sadism

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sexual excitement resulting from suffering of a victim

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shaping

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creating more complex operant behs to reach desired beh

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Sickle-cell anemia

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mostly in Af-Ams, deformed, fragile red blood cells that clog vessels

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sleeper effect

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forgetting the source of communication over time, but remembering the message

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Social buffer hypothesis

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perception of having an adequate social network reduces risk of emotional distress

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Social exchange theory

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choosing most favorable reward to cost ratio as partner

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Social exchange theory

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behaviors in relationships maintained by ratio of costs & benefits

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social facilitation

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task performance increase in presence of others (taske simple or familiar)

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social identity theory

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own’s group more attractive and belittling outgroups

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social inhibitation

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task performance decline in presence of others (task novel or complex)

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social loafing

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don’t work as hard when part of a group

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Social play stages

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solitary, parallel, associative, cooperative

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Spearman

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g factor

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spermarche

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first ejaculation

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spinal cord

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cervical (C1-C7), thoracic (T1-T12), lumber (L1-L5), sacral (S1)

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spontaneous recovery

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reappearance of response after CS/reinforcer is re-introduced

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Stable Coalition

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one parent unite with the child against other person

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state-dependent memory

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remember material better when in same state as learned

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Sternberg

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focus on process: internal components, capacity to adapt; apply experiences

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Stimulus control
putting a behavior under the control of only certain stimuli
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stimulus discrimination
process of discerning btwn different stimuli though reinforcement
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stimulus generalization (mediated generalization)
generalizing a learned response to a similar stimulus
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Stress inoculation training
low dose of stress to build available coping skills
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Sublimation
finding socially acceptable ways to discharge energy
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substantia nigra
related to Parkinson Disease
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substitute word technique
break down words and may substitute parts
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Super's Career Rainbow
Growth-> Exploratory-> Establishment-> Maintenance-> Decline
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surface dyslexia
cannot recognize words, but sounds them out
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Symmetry Theory
considering intensity of relationship on top of Balance Theory
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synesthesia
two or more senses are connected
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syntactic
grammatical
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tachycardia
excessively rapid heartbeat
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tardive dyskinesia
abnormal movements of lips, tongue, jaw, limbs, trunk
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telegraphic speech
puts two words together (18-24 mos)
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Temperament types
easy temperament, difficult temperament, slow-to-warm-up infants
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Temporal conditioning
US is repeatedly presented on a fixed schedule
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teratogens
drugs, toxins, other environmental agents that interfere with normal prenatal dev
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tertiary prevention
reduce the recurrence or residual effects of problems
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thalamus
sensory relay center, input from all senses except smell
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Theory X
scientific management approach, workers are lazy
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Theory Y
human relations approach, workers are industirous and find satisfaction with their work
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Theory Z
Japanese management strategies: loyalty, non-specialized career path, group decision
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thermal biofeedback
measures peripheral skin temperature
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theta waves
tranistion between wakefulness & sleep
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Thorndike law of effect
responses accompanied with satisfaction will be repeated, vice versa
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Thorndike law of exercise
responses occuring often enough will more likely be repeated
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Thorndike law of readiness
one must be ready to perform an act before performing it could be satisfying
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threats to internal vailidity
factors other than the IV may have caused change
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Thurstone
7 distinct mental abilities
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Tiedeman & O'hara's Theory
Career development focuses on differentiation and integration
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Tolman's latent learning
learning occurs w/o being immediately apparent through behavior
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tonic clonic seizure
dramatic & convulsions
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Tourette's disorder
multiple motor or one or more vocal tics
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Transactional leaders
more traditional, influences through emotionless exchanges
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Transformational leaders
broaden and elevate goals or subordinates, utilize charisma
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Transtheoretical Model of Beh Change
Precontemptlation, contemplation, prepareation, action, maintenance
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transvestic fetishism
cross dressing
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trend analysis
determine the shape that describes the relationship between two variables
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Triangulation
child caught in middle of parent's conflict and pressure to side
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trichotillomania
pulling hair
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Troiden's GL Identity development theory
sensitization, identity confusion, identity assumption, commitment
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true experiment
IV manipulated & random assignments
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Turner's syndrome
X0, in women, no menstruation, no ovulation
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Two factor theory of avoidance learning(Mowrer)
explanation of avoidance responses though classical and operant condtioning
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tyramine-induced hypertensive crisis
MAOI side effect, avoid alcohol with MAOI
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Unfairness
minorities and non-minorities score diff but perform similarly
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Upper level needs
motivators/satisfiers, met-satisfaction
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utility analysis
benefits generated from an intervention
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vaginismus
involuntary spasms of the muscles in the outer third of vagina
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verbal prosody
rhythmic and intonational aspect of language
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vestibule training
simulation of work conditions
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Vroom & Yetton's Normative Model
extent to which the leaders allow subordinates to participate in decision making
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Vroom's General Expectancy Theory (VIE)
behave in how they expect rewards to follow - expectancy, instrumentality, valence
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Vygotsky's social dev theory of cognition
cognitive dev results from social interaction
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Wernicke's area
brain area responsible for sensory speech
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Whitbourne's self-concept model
identity assimilation, identity accommodation, identity balance
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word associations
forming words or sentences with first letter of items to memorize
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Yerkes-Dodson law (inverted U function)
relationship between arousal and performance
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Zeigarnik effect
tendency to remember more vividly unfinished tasks than completed tasks
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zone of proximal development
difference between what can do w/ or w/o help

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