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replication

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repeating the essence of a research study, usually with different participants in different situations, to see whether the basic finding succeeds to other participants and circumstances

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Biopsychosocial approach

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an integrated approach that incorporates bio logical, psychological, and social cultural levels of analysis

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hindsight bias

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The tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it.

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placebo effect

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experimental results caused by expectations alone; any effect of behavior caused by the administration of an intern substance or condition, which the recipient assumes is an active agent

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case study

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an observation technique in which one person is studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles

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naturalistic observation

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observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate or control the situation

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mean

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the arithmetic average of a distribution, obtained by adding the scores and then dividing by the number of scores

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median

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The middle score in a distribution; half the scores are above it in half are below it

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mode

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The most frequently occurring scores in a distribution

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ethics in an experiment

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1)obtaining informed consent of a potential participants 2)protect them from harm and discomfort 3) treat information about individual participants confidentiality and 4) fully explain the research afterwards

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illusory correlation

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The perception of a relationship where none exists

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overconfidence

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we tend to think we know more than we do

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Control group

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in an experiment, the group that is not exposed to the treatment; contrast of the experimental group and serves as a comparison for evaluating the effect of the treatment

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experimental group

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an experiment the group that is exposed to the treatment that is to one version of the independent variable

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autonomic nervous system

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part of the peripheral nervous system that controls the glands and muscles of the internal organs. it’s sympathetic division arouses it’s parasympathetic division calms

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somatic nervous system

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The division of the peripheral nervous system that controls the body skeletal muscles

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sympathetic nervous system

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The division of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the body, mobilizing its energy in stressful situations

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endocrine system

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The bodies slow chemical communication system; a set of glands that secrete hormones into the blood stream

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corpus collosum

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The large band of neural fibers connecting the two brain hemispheres and caring messages between them

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brainstem

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The oldest part and central core of the brain beginning where the spinal cord swells as it enters the the skull; the brainstem is responsible for automatic survival functions

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limbic system

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neural system located below the cerebral hemispheres; associated with emotions and drives

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amygdala

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to lima beans sized neural clusters in the limbic system; linked to emotion

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hypothalamus

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A neural structure lying below the thalamus. it directs several maintenance activities like eating drinking & body temperature. It helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and its link to emotion and reward

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plasticity

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brains ability to change, especially during childhood, by reorganizing after damage or by building new pathways based on experience

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phrenology

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The study of bumps on the scull

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axon

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The extension of a neuron, ending in branching terminal fibers, through which messages pass to other neurons or to muscles or glands

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dendrite

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The bushy, branching extensions of a neuron that receive messages and conduct impulses toward the cell body

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frontal lobe

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portion of the cerebral cortex lying just behind the four head; involved in speaking and muscle movements and in making plans and judgments

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Occipital lobe

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portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the back of the head; includes areas that receive information from the visual fields

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cocktail party effect

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we can only truly concentrate on one voice in a crowd

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Choice blindness

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we only see what we’d like to see

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selective attention

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The focusing on conscious awareness on a particular stimulus

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REM sleep

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rapid eye movement sleep, a reoccurring sleep stage during which vivid dreams commonly occur.

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sleep apnea

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A sleep disorder characterized by temporary cessations of breathing during sleep and repeated momentary awakenings

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narcolepsy

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A sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks.

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melatonin

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a sleep induced hormone

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sleep deprivation

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symptoms include irritability fatigue memory loss increase of appetite

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biological versus adoptive influences

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biological influences shaped our personality and physical appearances. Adopted influences our children’s attitudes, values, manners, faith, and politics

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natural selection

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The principle that among the range of inherited traits variations, those that lead to increased reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations

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behavior genetics

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The study of the relative power and limits of genetic and environmental influences on our behavior

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chromosomes

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threadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes

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DNA

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A complex molecule containing the genetic information that makes up chromosomes

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identical twins

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twins who develop from a single fertilized egg that splits into two, creating two genetically identical organisms

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fraternal twins

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twins who develop from separate fertilized eggs. They are genetically no closer than Brothers and sisters, but they share a fetal environment

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embryo

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The developing human organism from about two weeks after fertilization through the second month

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piaget’s theory of cognitive development

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from birth to nearly 2 years – sensorimotor: experiencing the world through senses and actions involves object permeance and stranger anxiety.
Two to about six or seven years – preoperational: representing things with words and images using intuitive rather than logical reasoning. Pretend play and egocentrism
about 7 to 11 years-concrete operational: thinking logically about concrete events grasping concrete analogies and performing arithmetic operations. Conversion and mathematical transformations appear
about 12 through adulthood-formal operational: abstract reasoning. potential for mature moral reasoning

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Harlows attachment theory

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infants need attachment from their parents. Touching is soothing to the child and is needed for healthy relationship

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object permanence

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The awareness that things continue to exist even when not perceived

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theory of mind

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peoples ideas about their own and others’ mental states. how they perceive their feelings, perceptions, and thoughts, and the behaviors these might predict

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critical period

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in optimal period Shortly after birth wear an organisms exposure to certain stimuli or experiences produces proper development

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menarche

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The first menstrual period

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authoritative

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strict obedience

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authoritarian

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Demanding, responsive, explaining, and adaptive

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egocentrism

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the preoperational child’s difficulty taking another’s point of view

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primary sex characteristics

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non-reproductive sexual characteristics, such as female breasts and hips, male voice quality, and body hair

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cross-sectional study

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A study in which people of different ages are compared with one another

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longitudinal study

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research in which the same people every studied and retested over a long period

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teratogens

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harmful chemicals that affect the baby in the womb. Stuff like alcohol, and drugs

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schema

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A guideline for certain stimulus

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assimilation

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allowing new stimulus to form into our already predisposed schemas

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accommodation

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allowing are already predisposed schemas to change because of new stimulus

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insecure attachment

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infants that are less likely to explore their surroundings they make cling to their mothers and cry loudly when she leave

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primary sex characteristics

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The body structures that make sexual reproduction possible

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Ericksons development theory

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infancy to one year – trust vs miss trust
toddler 1 to 3 years – autonomy vs shame and doubt
preschool 3 to 6 - initiative vs guilt
elementary school 6 to puberty- Industry versus inferiority
adolescence teen years into 20s – identity versus role confusion
Young adulthood 20s into early 40s-intimacy versus isolation
middle adulthood forties to sixties-Generativity versus stagnation
late adulthood 60s and up – integrity versus despair

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subliminal

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below one’s absolute threshold for conscious awareness

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webster’s law

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The principle that, to be perceived as different, two stimuli must differ by a constant minimum percentage

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accommodation

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The process by which the eyes lens changes shape to focus near or far objects on the retina

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gestalt

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and organized whole. Gestalt psychologists emphasized our tendency to integrate pieces of information into meaningful wholes

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figure ground

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The organization of the visual field into objects that stand out from their surroundings

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perceptual consistency

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perceiving objects as unchanging, even as illumination and retinal images change

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perceptual set

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A mental predisposition to perceive one thing and not another

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linear perspective

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parallel lines, such as railroad tracks, appear to converge with distance. The more they converge, the greater their perceived distance

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connectedness

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because they are uniform and linked, we perceive each set of two dots and the line between them as a single unit

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fundamental attribution error

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The tendency for observers, when analyzing another’s behavior, to underestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the impact of the personal disposition

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foot in the door phenomenon

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The tendency for people who have first agreed to a small request to comply later with a larger request

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role

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A set of expectations about a social position, defining how those in the position ought to behave

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cognitive dissonance theory

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The theory that we act to reduce the discomfort we feel when two of our thoughts are inconsistent.

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conformity

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adjusting one’s behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard

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social facilitation

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stronger responses on simple Or well learned tasks in the presence of others

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deindividuation

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The loss of self-awareness and self restraint occurring in group situations that foster arousal and anonymity

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Group polarization

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The enhancement of the groups prevailing inclinations through discussion within the group

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groupthink

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The mode of thinking that occurs when the desire for harmony in the decision-making group overrides a realistic appraisal of alternatives

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mere exposure effect

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The phenomenon that repeated exposure to novel stimuli increases liking of them

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altruism

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unselfish regard for the welfare of others

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GRIT

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graduated and reciprocated initiatives in tension reduction – a strategy designed to decrease international tensions

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Solomon asch experiment

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for people to answer the wrong answer if the group is answering that way

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