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how many paragraphs should an essay have?

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as many as it takes to fufill the prompt

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only type of study that can demonstrate a causal relationship

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Cause and effect exp.

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What are scientifically supportted study strategies?

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Interweaving, wrote memorazition is not effective. Try teaching to others.

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What does it mean if a theory is falsifiable?

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There is information that can prove a theory wrong.

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Why is replication important?

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We want other scientists to validate our studies, and what we found.

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Representative sample

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You have characteristics that are not representative of the entire group.

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Random sample

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everyone has the same chance of being picked.

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Positive Correlation coefficients

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As the temperature goes up, people buy more ice cream. No correlation between what you ate for breakfast, and what you’re wearing today.

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Negative Correlation Coefficents

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As weeks increase in number, the amount of people that show up go down.

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Neurotransmitters

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carry chemical signals (“messages”) from one neuron (nerve cell) to the next target cell.

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Four lobes of brain & what they do:

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  1. Frontal: executive function, higher order skills. e.g. math problem.
  2. Occipital Lobe: depth perception, memory formation
    3: Poritial lobe: Senses.
    4:Temporal lobe: Hearing and speech.
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Amygdala

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Fear

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Thalamus

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Relay center of brain

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3 divisions of brain

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Hindbrain, Midbrain, Forebrain

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Difference between monozygotic, and dyzygotic twins:

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dysogotic=2 gyzo eggs
monozygotic= 1 egg split, twins share 100% dna. This is due to an enviornmental influence

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Evolutionary Psychology

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Based on natural selection

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Absolute threshold

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The minimum stimulus needed to detect something.

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Difference threshold

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The difference that needs to happen before you notice the strength of the stimuli.

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Hormones vs Neurotransmitters

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Hormones go through the bloodstream, and have a slower effect. Neurotransmitters stay in the brain.

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Endorphins

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Natural pain killers. e.g. running high

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Rods and Cones

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Gray black white: rods
Cones: color

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Sex assigned at birth is determined by:

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Your genes

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Gender Identity/ Gender

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The way you feel. Gender is a cultural construct.

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Gustation

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Taste, taste responds to chemicals

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Olfaction
Smell. a chemical.
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4 parenting styles
Authorotative (I have authority, but reasoning behind it), Authoritarian (do it because I said so), Negligent (not involved, not there), & Permissive (says yes to anything)
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Pavlov's experiment on classical conditioning
Pavlov trained his dogs to salivate to the sound of a bell.
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Aqqusition
When you gain a new skill.
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Discrimination
You jump when you hear a gun shot, not a loud knock.
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Generalization
All loud sounds you hear you jump
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Extinction
Goes away. If dogs don't get food for long enough, they won't care about the bell.
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Positive vs Negative condition
Add something new + Take something away -
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Reinforcement
do more of that
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punishment
don't do that
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Social learning theory
Says that we learn from observing and imitating others.
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When does adolescene start?
Puberty
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Zone of proximal development
Can learn something new, but needs help.
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Personality
A pattern of the way you think & behave.
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Informative vs. Normative social influence
Informative: Other people may know something that I do not know. Normative: I want to be seen as normal, and apart of the group.
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When are we more likely to be attracted to someone?
Proximity (close to you), similar to you.
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Bystander effect
You're less likely to help if multiple people are around.
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Soloman Asch Conformity Study
Whole group says one. thing, and you conform to that.
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Milgrim's Obedience to Authority
When the person in the white lab coat asks you to shock someone. They found people would go further if there was a person with an authority role in the room.
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Repressed memories
Are not real. But, we can purposely forget things, or experience dissociation.
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Just-world-Phenomenan
You believe if you're an good person, good things happen to you, and vice versa.
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Reciprocal determinism
Theory of personality, where you personal factors, behavoir, and enviornment all affect eachother.
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3 factors that controlm prejudice
Discrimination, Stereotypes, Negative emotions
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When are memories used for eye-witness testimony more likely to be accurate.
Above the age of 4, you weren't asked leading questions. If it was recovered under hypnosis not accurate.
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Atkinson and Shifrin's 3 step memory model
Sensory, Short Term, Long Term
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Big 5 personality traits
Openness to experience, Consientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism/Emotional Instaility
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Personality
Mainly determined by genetics
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What leadz to prejudice?
Just world phenomenon, Them vs us
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Longer lasting relationships
supporting your partner, having 5:1 positive interactions, being vunerable, sharing responsibilities.
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Fundamental Attribution error
Thinking someone is a bad person because something is fundamentally wrong with them, not because of outside factors.
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Stereotypes
Generalized beleifs about groups of people that aren't true.
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Social identity theory
the study of the interplay between personal and social identities. groups, ex: preppy vs emo.
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4 D's of psychology
Danger Distress Dysfunction Devious
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Eating disorders
Control
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Dissasociative disorders
Trauma
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2 most common psychological disorders
GAD MPD
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2 neurodevelopmental disorders:
ADHD ASD
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Antisocial personality disorder
Someone not having empathy for others, and disregarding the rights of others.
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Someone experiencing schizophernia may experience
auditory, visual hallucinations
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Schizophrenia
Not a moral failing and can be treated with the right approach
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PTSD
flaschbacks, depressed mood.
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Mania
Fully thinking you can fly for example.
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Hypomania
Less than full blown mania. Might just not be able to sleep, making poor financal desicions but not spending it all.
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ADHD
People with ADHD have different brain structures, it's not that they can't control themselves, and they can't just work harder
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ASD
Can't be cured/caused by vaccines. Defecits in social situations, & repetitive/restrictive behaviors.
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Therapy
Effective, people get better faster and more efficiently. Won't get bad if you don't.
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Theraputic Orientation
Your style of therapy.
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Change in Theory
outside factors
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APA Ethical Codes
Required rules you must follow.
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Insight based therapy
Help people understand themselves better
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Cognative behavorial therapy
About changing thoughts and behaviors.
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3 things that are common to all psychotherapies?
Generating hope, gaining new perspectives, creating an alliance.
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DoDo Bird Verdict
all psychotherapeutic techniques are equally effective in the end
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Unconditional positive regard
No matter what happens you respect and non judgmentaly care for them.

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