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Mods 1-13 Flashcards

1
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Aristotle

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4th century bce - Observation and questioning to understand surroundings

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William James

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Functionalism - (1842-1910) study thoughts &a feelings & behaviors

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Wilhelm Wundt

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Father of psych- science of mental life- carefully measured observations and controlled experiments

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Structuralism

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E. B. Titchener - introspection- (results very from person to person)

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Functionalism

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William james_ Consider functions of thoughts and feelings_ influenced by charles darwin_ James thought thinking developed because it was adaptive.

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Behaviorism

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Study how people react to different situations

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humanistic psychologists

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Carl Rogers and Maslow, study hoe environment can nurture or effect our cognitive development or functioning. growth potential

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cognitive neuroscience

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underlying brain activity and mental activities marriage

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9
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hindsight bias

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knew it all along

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overconfidence

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thinking we know more than we do _ the unscrambled words thing

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critical thinking

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examines assumptions, appraises the source, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, and assesses conclusions

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12
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freudian psych

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how unconscious thought affects behavior

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Three phenomena

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hindsight bias-judgemental overconfidence- tendency to perceive patterns in random events.

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The scientific attitude

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curiosity-skepticism-humility

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general definition

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an observation that two traits or attributes are related to each other

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scientific definition

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measure of how close two factors vary together.

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positive correlation

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between 0 and +1.00

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negative correlation

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0 and -1.00

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correlation coefficient

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provides a statistical measure of how closely two things very together.

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illusory correlation

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refers to the perception of a relationship between two variables when little or none exists

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consciousness

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awareness of self and environment

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spontaneously occurring

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daydreaming, dreaming

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physiologically induces

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hallucinations, food/oxygen starvation

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psychologically induced

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meditation, hypnosis-video

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dual processing

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principle that information is often simultaneously processed on separate conscious and unconscious tracks

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selective attention

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focusing on particular stimulus

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parallel processing

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processing many parts of a problem for many functions

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innattentional blindness

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failing to see objects when attention is directed elsewhere

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behaviorism

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scientific study of observable behavior.

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theory

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Explanation that organizes thoughts and predicts future events.

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hypothesis

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testable prediction_ often implied by a theory.

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operational definition

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carefully worded statement of the EXACT procedures used in research study. (step by step specific instructions )

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replication

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repeating the essence of a research study usually with different participants in different situation in order to see if the basic finding extends to a greater populous.

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correlation

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obs. that two traits are related.

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illusory correlation

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perception of a relationship when there is none.

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independent variable

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factor that is manipulated, the variable whose effect is being studied

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confounding variable

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factor other than the independent variable that might produce an effect

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dependent variable

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factor that is measured , variable that may change when the independent variable is manipulated.

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cerebral cortex

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2 hemispheres, each hemisphere has 4 lobes

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4 lobes

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parietal(upper-back) , occipital(lower-back), temporal(lower-front), frontal(upper-front)

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hallucinogens

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distorts perceptions and calls up sensory imaging without any input from the senses

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marijuana

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has leaves containing thc (delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol)

increased sensitivity to colors, sounds, tastes, smells, lingers in body longer

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lsd(acid)

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powerful hallucinogenic drug, interferes seratonin,

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Frontal Lobe

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Identity & sense of self

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parietal lobe

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occipital lobe

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temporal lobe

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auditory inputs, understanding time,

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