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Psych Final review Flashcards

1
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Introspection

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an examination of one’s own thoughts and feelings

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psychoanalysis

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the school of psychology, founded by Sigmund Freud that emphasizes the importance of unconscious motive and internal conflicts as determinate of human behavior

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behavioral perspective

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taught, behavioral, monkey see monkey do

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cognitive

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thoughts, trying to solve problems, weighing options

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humanistic

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reaching fullest potential, best version of self

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psychoanalytic/psychodynamic

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past experience, unconscious

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biological

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brain, nervous system

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sociocultural

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culture, gender

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hypothesis

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a prediction or assumption about behavior that is tested through scientific research

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bias

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a predisposition to a certain point of view despite the facts

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correlation

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the relationship between variables

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informed consent

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the consent given by the research participant

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variable

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factors that are measured or controlled in a scientific study

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case study

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an in depth study of a single person or group to reveal some universal principle

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theory

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a statement that attempts to explain why something is the way it is and happens the way it does

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16
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explain the importance of random sampling

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to avoid bias

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17
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why do psychologists have to replicate experiments

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to see if results are the same

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Naturalistic

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watching in natural environment

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Labratory

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manipulating independent and dependent variables

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20
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List the order a psychologist would follow when conducting research

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  1. create a question
  2. write a hypothesis
  3. test hypothesis
  4. analyze results
  5. draw a conclusion
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21
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positive and negative correlation

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increase/decrease together- positive
disagree- negative

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list the independent and dependent variable from given hypothesis

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independent- if, changing
dependent- result

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central nervous system

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brain and spinal cord

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neurons

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nerve cells, the basic block of the nervous system

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endocrine system

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glands that secrete the hormones into the blood stream

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heredity

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the genetic transition of trails from one generation to the next

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hormones

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chemicals produced by endocrine glands that regulate specific body functions

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chromosomes

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a microscopic threadlike structure in the nucleus of every living cell

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hypothalamus

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the neutral structure located below the thalamus that controls temperature, hunger, thirst, various aspects of emotion

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pituitary gland

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master gland

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thyroid gland

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controls metabolism

32
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adrenal gland

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fight or flight, adrenaline

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pns

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peripheral nervous system

34
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nervous system

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cns + pns

35
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why do psychologists study hereditary

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looking to see if genes impact behavior

36
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monocular cues

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only need one eye to see
ex. color, shape

37
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sensory adaptation

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the process by which people become more sensitive to weak stimuli and less sensitive to unchanging stimuli

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sensation

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the stimulation of sensory receptors and the transmission of sensory information to the cns

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absolute threshold

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the minimum amount of difference that can be detected between two stimuli

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perception

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the psychological process of organizing and interpreting sensory stimulation

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binocular cues

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visual cues that require both eyes
ex. depth perception

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gate control theory

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only a certain amount of information can be processes by the nervous system at a given time

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consciousness

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both aware and awake

44
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circadian rythm

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24 hour varying levels of consciousness

45
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REM

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when dreaming occurs

46
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NREM

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non rapid eye movement

47
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three reasons we sleeo

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-remember
-recuperation
-growth

48
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in what stage of sleep do we do most of our dreaming

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REM

49
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explain two sleep disorders

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insomnia- unable to fall or stay asleep
sleep walking- walking in your sleep

50
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operate conditioning

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rewards and punishments

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conditioned response

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a learned response to a previously neutral stimulus

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extinction

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the disappearance of a conditioned response

53
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classical conditioning

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making a connection between two stimuli

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reinforcement

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increases stimuli

55
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fixed interval

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same time between reinforcements

56
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variable interval

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different time between reinforcements

57
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fixed ratio

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same number of behaviors between reinforcements

58
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variable ratio

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different number of behaviors between reinforcements

59
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example of shaping when used as a learning technique

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gradual and symmetric way of getting someone to do something
ex. learning to write, learning a sport

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short term

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limited space

61
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long term

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unlimited space

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