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1
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What part of the brain provide sensory communication function

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Mensendepalon, substantial neves, hypothalamus and the pituitary gland

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What part of the brain focuses on memory and emotion

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Hippocampus and amygdala

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Where does high-level process can take place

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The cortex

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Where does visual and all the processing take place

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Prospagnosia

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5
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What controls the heart rate and breathing

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Medulla

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Which part of the brain is responsible for language computation and logical reasoning smart people stuff

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Left

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Which part of the brain is used for spatial reasoning face recognition and music

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Right

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What. Is the right side of the brain responsible for

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Linear sequential symbolic logical verbal and reality

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What is the left Side of the brain responsible for

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Holistic random concrete intuitive non-verbal and fancy

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The CNS determines behaviour and individual differences what is this

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Genetics and nature

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The CNS response the environment physical activity and skills I learnt what is this

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Nurture

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12
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What is the definition of learning

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The process of acquiring the capability to do something

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13
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What is classical conditioning

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Learning conditions to be taken something will occur

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What is instrumental conditioning

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Voluntarily behaviour which will give an outcome consequences that can be used to modify behaviour

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What are the five groups involved in instrumental conditioning

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Negative punishment, positive reinforcement, extinction, positive punishment, negative reinforcement

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What is short-term sensory storage STSS

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Retreat information prior to processing practically unimportant

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17
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What is selective attention

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Process of choosing the relevant bits of information to take in

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18
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Short-term memory how long does it keep information for

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20 to 30 seconds

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19
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How much can a long-term memory hold

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Limitless

20
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What is the definition of motivation

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The direction of intensity and effort

21
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Participant or traits interviews

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Motivated behaviour i.e. the needs of goals of the individual

22
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Situation scented motivation

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Motivated behaviour is determined by situational factors

23
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What is the additive principle

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Add extrinsic rewards twin Hance intrinsic motivations

24
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What are three parts to the cognitive evaluation theory

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Competence relatedness and autonomy

25
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What is self efficacy

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The belief that I have to do a certain activity to achieve a certain outcome

26
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What is self concept

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Describe the use of views on yourself however self-esteem is saying but how do you feel says multi dimensional

27
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What is foxes model

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Physical self perception profile

28
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Who made the self efficacy theory

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Bandura 77 and 97

29
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Who formed the competition cooperation theory

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Deucsh 1949

30
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Who made the social evaluation approach

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Rainer martens 75

31
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Who formed cognitive dissonance

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Festinger 57

32
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What’s the definition of personality and who created it

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The sum of characteristics that make them unique hollander 1971

33
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What else did Holland I create in 1967

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Psychological call and psychodynamic theory

34
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Is eustress good or bad

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Good

35
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What are the 4 C’s in terms of attention

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Confidence commitment concentration and control

36
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What are the four subprocess of attention

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Selective attention, orienteering attention, divided attention, sustained attention

37
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Broadbent 1958 provided selective attention what does this mean

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Certain information is picked out and it’s limited capacity

38
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What types of attentional focus clue bine

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Broad, internal, narrow, external

39
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What are sources of sensory information

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Joint receptors, golgio tendons and organs, muscle spindles, touch receptors

40
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What are the two visual systems

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Ambient and focal

41
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What is a habituation

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The simplest form of learning

42
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Who invented instrumental conditioning

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Skinner

43
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What was the boo-boo don’t experiment

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Models behaviour

44
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What does the motor learning close loop rely on

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Feedback

45
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Our situation centre of use internal external or both

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Both

46
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What did Eyesneck chlorenic study

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Aggressiveness

47
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Who made the psycho analytical approaches

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Freud

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