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1
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anticipatory nausea and vomitting is an example of what

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classical inhibition - sights smells and thoughts preceding treatment are potent conditional stimuli

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2
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negative reinforcement is what

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the avoidance of an aversive event

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3
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the sound system and combination rule for meaningful speech are called what

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phonology

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4
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what is the worse method for changing students attitudes towards smoking

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showing graphic photos - the best method is to ban it from place

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5
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which scientist is associated with the concepts of a language acquisition device and universal grammar

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chomsky

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6
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what are examples of pain assessment devices

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pain thermometer
mcgill pain questionnaire
visual analogue scales

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7
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what is TENS

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is used in pain relief - transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

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8
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what is an example of indirect discrimination

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not allowing someone in the GP practise due to hem being blind and having a dog - the dog is not allowed on the premises

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9
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what is the role of the amygdala

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rapid processing of fear - has a protective function

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10
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what are the defining characteristics of social norms

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shared beliefs regarding appropriate conduct
behaviours that characterise groups
the basis for interventions to reduce young peoples alcohol and drug use

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11
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what is required before a person engages in an illness behaviour

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symptom perception

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12
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what are the differences in gender abilities

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non - recent meta analysis show few gender differences in abilities, attitudes and behaviour

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13
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what is the james lange theory of emotion

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physiological changes produce emotions

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14
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which theory proposes that health inequalities can be largely eradicated by encouraging people in low socioeconomic classes to change to a healthier life style

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individual/behavioural

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15
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what is the most common cause of insomnia

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depression and anxiety account for 80% of insomnia in the general population

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16
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what is binocular disparity

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the two views of the world produced by two intact eyes that the brain integrates for 3D perception

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17
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what does the social impact of a set of individuals on a single target person increase with

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number and immediacy - lateness law of social impact suggest their strength also affected has an impact on a single target

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18
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in adult life what are the majority of experiences

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mostly negative life events

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19
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at 6 months old who is a child more likely to be attached to

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the mother is she is the primary care giver

started to develop multiple attachments tho

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20
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what are the 4 D’s of defining psychological abnormality

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distressing
deviance
dysfunctional
dangerous

21
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according to the UN what are some markers of absolute poverty

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information deprivation
insufficient calories
lack of maternity care

22
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what is absolute poverty

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severe deprivation of basic human needs not the level of income

23
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what is relative poverty

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low income compared to others in the county

24
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H and H on monkeys showed new borns preferred which one quality

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comfort contact

25
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what does the general adaptation syndrome describe

who described it

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GAS - general model of physiological response to stress - developed by han selye

26
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what are figure ground effects in perception

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basic level of perceptual organisation

27
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negative feelings about a group are best described as

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negatie stereotypes

28
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which area of competence is most closely associated with global self-esteem in adolescents

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physical appearance

29
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what causes expressive aphasia

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damage to broca’s area

30
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what causes receptive aphasia

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damage to wernickes area

31
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recovery sleep following more than three nights of sleep deprivation shows total sleep time recovered to be what percentage

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30% - around a third of total sleep lost is recovered and there is selective recovery of certain types of sleep

32
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is self harm more common in young or old people

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young but suicide shows the opposite trend and more common in the older population

33
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is there a big gender difference is self harm

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no but more prevalent in teenage girls

34
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what is the WAIS a measure of

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intelligence - wechsler adult intelligence scale for adult intelligence

35
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at what age will a child be able to show conservation of volume and what is this stage called

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8 years old roughly

conservation marks the start of the concrete operational stage of cognitive development

36
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at what age would a child be cooing

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around 6 weeks old - earliest forms of vocalisation which precedes babbling at 3-4 months

37
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when does telegraphic speech occur

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20 months

38
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when does the basis of adult thinking start and what is it

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formal operation stage starts at 11 years in most children

39
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what stage does dreaming occur

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any stage but more common during REM

40
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which stages of sleep decrease with age

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stages 3 and 4 as does total sleep time

41
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what stage is the entry to sleep from the conscious state

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stage 1

42
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what is the difference between core sleep and optional sleep

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core sleep is the first 5 hours of sleep

optional sleep is relatively more stage 2 and REM sleep

43
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what is sleep latency

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the time taken for sleep onset to occur

44
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what is latency

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the amount of time taken to initiate a behaviour

45
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what is semantic memory

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used to store and recall general knowledge information

46
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what is echoic memory

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verbally presented information remains briefly and is shown but recency effect in a serial position curve

47
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what is another term for episodic memory and what is it

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autobiographical memory

used to recall events in which you were involved

48
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what is procedural memory

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includes skills or behaviours that are practised and appear autonomic such as riding a bike - can still occur even during brain injury

49
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what is recency memory

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persistence of information in short term memory stores

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