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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

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putting a behavior under the control of only certain stimuli

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stimulus discrimination

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process of discerning btwn different stimuli though reinforcement

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stimulus generalization (mediated generalization)

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generalizing a learned response to a similar stimulus

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Stress inoculation training

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low dose of stress to build available coping skills

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Sublimation

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finding socially acceptable ways to discharge energy

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30
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substantia nigra

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related to Parkinson Disease

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31
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substitute word technique

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break down words and may substitute parts

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32
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Super’s Career Rainbow

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Growth-> Exploratory-> Establishment-> Maintenance-> Decline

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surface dyslexia

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cannot recognize words, but sounds them out

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Symmetry Theory

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considering intensity of relationship on top of Balance Theory

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synesthesia

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two or more senses are connected

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syntactic

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grammatical

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tachycardia

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excessively rapid heartbeat

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tardive dyskinesia

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abnormal movements of lips, tongue, jaw, limbs, trunk

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telegraphic speech

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puts two words together (18-24 mos)

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Temperament types

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easy temperament, difficult temperament, slow-to-warm-up infants

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Temporal conditioning

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US is repeatedly presented on a fixed schedule

42
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teratogens

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drugs, toxins, other environmental agents that interfere with normal prenatal dev

43
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tertiary prevention

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reduce the recurrence or residual effects of problems

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thalamus

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sensory relay center, input from all senses except smell

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Theory X

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scientific management approach, workers are lazy

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Theory Y

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human relations approach, workers are industirous and find satisfaction with their work

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Theory Z

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Japanese management strategies: loyalty, non-specialized career path, group decision

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thermal biofeedback

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measures peripheral skin temperature

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theta waves

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tranistion between wakefulness & sleep

50
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Thorndike law of effect

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responses accompanied with satisfaction will be repeated, vice versa

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Thorndike law of exercise

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responses occuring often enough will more likely be repeated

52
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Thorndike law of readiness

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one must be ready to perform an act before performing it could be satisfying

53
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threats to internal vailidity

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factors other than the IV may have caused change

54
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Thurstone

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7 distinct mental abilities

55
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Tiedeman & O’hara’s Theory

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Career development focuses on differentiation and integration

56
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Tolman’s latent learning

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learning occurs w/o being immediately apparent through behavior

57
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tonic clonic seizure

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dramatic & convulsions

58
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Tourette’s disorder

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multiple motor or one or more vocal tics

59
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Transactional leaders

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more traditional, influences through emotionless exchanges

60
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Transformational leaders

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broaden and elevate goals or subordinates, utilize charisma

61
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Transtheoretical Model of Beh Change

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Precontemptlation, contemplation, prepareation, action, maintenance

62
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transvestic fetishism

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cross dressing

63
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trend analysis

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determine the shape that describes the relationship between two variables

64
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Triangulation

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child caught in middle of parent’s conflict and pressure to side

65
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trichotillomania

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pulling hair

66
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Troiden’s GL Identity development theory

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sensitization, identity confusion, identity assumption, commitment

67
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true experiment

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IV manipulated & random assignments

68
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Turner’s syndrome

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X0, in women, no menstruation, no ovulation

69
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Two factor theory of avoidance learning(Mowrer)

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explanation of avoidance responses though classical and operant condtioning

70
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tyramine-induced hypertensive crisis

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MAOI side effect, avoid alcohol with MAOI

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Unfairness

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minorities and non-minorities score diff but perform similarly

72
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Upper level needs

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motivators/satisfiers, met-satisfaction

73
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utility analysis

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benefits generated from an intervention

74
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vaginismus

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involuntary spasms of the muscles in the outer third of vagina

75
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verbal prosody

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rhythmic and intonational aspect of language

76
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vestibule training

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simulation of work conditions

77
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Vroom & Yetton’s Normative Model

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extent to which the leaders allow subordinates to participate in decision making

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Vroom’s General Expectancy Theory (VIE)

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behave in how they expect rewards to follow - expectancy, instrumentality, valence

79
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Vygotsky’s social dev theory of cognition

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cognitive dev results from social interaction

80
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Wernicke’s area

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brain area responsible for sensory speech

81
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Whitbourne’s self-concept model

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identity assimilation, identity accommodation, identity balance

82
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word associations

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forming words or sentences with first letter of items to memorize

83
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Yerkes-Dodson law (inverted U function)

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relationship between arousal and performance

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Zeigarnik effect

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tendency to remember more vividly unfinished tasks than completed tasks

85
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zone of proximal development

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difference between what can do w/ or w/o help

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