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midterm Flashcards

1
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crystallized intelligence

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accumulated knowledge

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2
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s (intelligence)

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skills in narrower domains of intelligence

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3
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intelligence

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ability to think, learn from experience, solve problems, and to adapt to new situations

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4
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fluid intelligence

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the capacity to learn new ways of solving problems and performing activities

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5
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IQ

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average intelligence quotient

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g (intelligence)

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an underlying factor for cognitive abilities and skills

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7
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persuasive essay

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convince the reader to adopt a certain view

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8
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expository essay

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explain or provide info on a topic

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9
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comparative essay

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compare and contrast items for linking items under a central thesis

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10
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precis

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concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts

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11
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annotated bibliography

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reference list followed by short descriptions

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12
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response/reaction paper

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summary of one or more works describing personal reactions

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13
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limbic system

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a subcortical brain system, including the amygdala, hypothalamus, and thalamus, that determines basic emotions.

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14
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most important indicator of emotion

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face

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15
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two-factor theory

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posits experience of emotion is determined by intensity of arousal followed by the cognitive appraisal of that arousal.

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16
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james-lange theory

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posits experience of emotion is the result of arousal.

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17
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cannon-bard theory

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posits experience of emotion is the dual experience of emotion plus physiological arousal.

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18
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broca and wernicke

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neurologists who discovered a connection between language and certain regions of the left cerebral hemisphere

19
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phenomena

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a fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen, especially one whose cause or explanation is in question

20
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consciousness

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the unified mental pattern that brings together the object and the self

21
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lesion

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areas of circumscribed brain damage caused by neurological disease

22
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knock out

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neuroscientific approach where a gene is inactivated experimentally causing a legion to determine whether the consequences of the knock out are as predicted

23
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image

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a mental pattern in any of the sensory modalities

24
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punctuation

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establishes the cadence of a sentence: where to pause, stop, or take a detour.

25
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em dash

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sets off an element added to amplify or digress from the main clause.

26
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style

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guidelines that ensure clear, consistent communication and presentation in written works.

27
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slash

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mark also called a virgule, solidus, or shill

28
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somatic nervous system

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Afferent signals sent to the skeletal muscles.

29
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vagal nerve

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connects brain to face and internal milieux.

30
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efferent

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A signal moving away from the brain.

31
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afferent

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A signal entering through the senses toward the CNS.

32
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affective forecasting

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ability to predict one’s future feelings is often can be inaccurate

33
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impact bias

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tendency to overestimate intensity of future feelings

34
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durability bias

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tendency to overestimate how long negative affects will affect them

35
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planning falacy

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While being generally aware of our knowledge, abilities, and future prospects, we may underestimate how long a task will taker

36
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heuristics

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

37
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schema

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mental model or representation of things we come across in life (mental blueprint for how we expect someone to behave)

38
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schizophrenia

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A disorder characterized by disconnection with bodily experience (reduced sense of mineness of the self)

39
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depression

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A disorder characterized by resting state disbalanced toward internal contents (bodily experience) and abnormal midline structure activity.

40
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neurophenomenology

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An approach that defines the self according to experience and neurological function

41
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inappropriate affect

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laughing in the absence of an appropriate stimulus

42
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depression (northoff)

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having heightened self-focus, reduced environmental focus, association of self with negative emotions and increased cognitive process of the own self

43
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middle ring

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cortical midline structures

44
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inner ring

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subcortical structures

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