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Psychology chap 4-6 Flashcards

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Consciousness voluntary control; able to describe to others

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Consciousness

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Simultaneous without consciousness

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Unconscious

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Focus intently on ONE THING

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Selective attention

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Regular cycles of behavior

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Biological rhythm

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24 hour biological cycle of humans/many other species

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Circadian rhythm

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Seasonal affective disorder

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One outcome

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Falling asleep; slow alpha waves

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Yawn

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drowsy; theta waves
breathing, heart rate slow
muscle tension, body temperature decline
body “twitching”

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N-1 (non-REM 1) (15 minutes)

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“sleep spindles” ; clearly asleep
further decrease in muscle activit y
50% of nighttime sleep here

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N-2 (non-REM 2) (30 minutes)

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more transition; some dreaming (NOT the dream stage)
slow-wave sleep; large delta waves
sleepwalking, bedwetting, nightmares
can STILL process stimuli

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N-3 (non-REM 3) (30 minutes)

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REM Sleep rapid brain-wave activity
eyes dart; MAJOR DREAM
genital/vaginal arousal
muscles relax; not easily wakened
active limbic system/amygdala

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REM Sleep

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12
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When does the cycle repeat?

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every 90 minutes

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13
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Persistent difficulty falling OR staying asleep

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Insomnia

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Short periods of no breathing

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Sleep apnea

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Overwhelming sleepiness (not tied to time of day); genetic and neurologic reasons

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Narcolepsy

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Scared; recall nothing likely in REM

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Sleep/night terrors

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17
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Why do we sleep?

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Restore body tissue; builds immunity; sleep deprivation

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18
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Images, thoughts, sounds, emotions, while sleeping

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Dreams

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What do we dream?

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Freud = “manifest content”
Day’s events, details

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Why do we dream?

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Freud = “latent content”
Hidden meaning (wishes, drives)

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A chemical substance that alters perception and / or mood

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Psychoactive Drug

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22
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The drugs absence results in physical pain and intense cravings

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Physical dependence

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23
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Larger doses needed to achieve effect

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Tolerance

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24
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Psychological need, especially for drugs that reduce stress

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Psychological dependence

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25
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Negative reaction to reducing or stopping drug

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Withdrawal

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Compulsive drug craving and use

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Addiction

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27
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__________ dependence is often harder to break than _______ dependence.

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1) psychological
2) physical

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28
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SPEED UP CNS by blocking reuptake of dopamine, adrenaline, serotonin in synapses

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Stimulants

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29
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Stimulant risk groups

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Athletes, dieters, those desiring to stay awake

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30
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REDUCE activity of CNS

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Depressants

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31
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Increase activity in certain receptor neurons in the brain and digestive system

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Opioids

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32
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Most extreme alteration of consciousness; distort sensations and perceptions

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Hallucinogens

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33
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Reducing stimuli to your five senses to alter consciousness

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Sensory deprivation

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34
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Focuses on internal state of being

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Meditation and relaxation

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35
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Erik Erikson

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Interested in SOCIAL need to resolve goals and demands of each stage

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36
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Jean Piaget

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Interested in COGNITIVE development - thinking

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37
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Lawrence Kohlberg

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Interested in MORAL development

38
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Fertilization of an egg by sperm; begins with ovulation

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Conception

39
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fertilized egg - conception to implantation

40
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Typically 2-8 weeks post-implantation

41
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8-40 weeks; grow, grow, grow

42
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Harmful agents

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Terotagens

43
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Neurons at work; “growth spurt” ; brain “plastic”

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Brain development

44
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stroke a babies cheek right after birth and they will move their head towards that side (looking for breast/bottle)

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Rooting reflex

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Lay a newborn down flat with their hands by their ears in tight fists; while you gently move their head to one side, their hand straightens out to the side

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Tonic neck reflex

46
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Startle response when someone picks a baby up because they are startled

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Moro reflex

47
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Mental activities associated with thinking and knowing

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“Concepts” of knowledge related to long-term memory

49
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Interpret experience through CURRENT schema that is already developed

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Assimilation

50
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Adjust to fit NEW information into an existing schema

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Accommodation

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(birth-2): coordinate senses and motor skills; no “object permanence” until - 8 months

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Sensorimotor

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(2-6): form mental images, but not abstract; egocentric

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Preoperational

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(7-11): concrete thought; more accurate concepts of time, space, numbers; still not adult logic

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Concrete-operational

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(12-on): abstract thought (imagination)

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Formal operational

54
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Personal knowledge worth (begins early)

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Self-concept

55
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Need for closeness to primary caregiver (body contact)

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Attachment

56
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No critical period or “imprinting” for humans

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Familiarity

57
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Capable of reproducing; hormonal changes that cause rapid physical change in the body

58
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Comfortable sense of “self”

59
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Form emotionally close ties; needs identity FIRST

60
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later independence, later marriage, later child-bearing

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“not-yet-settled” phase of life

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Weaker immune systems, but accumulate antibodies

62
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RECALL weakens; RECOGNITION intact

63
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General knowledge (accumulate)

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Crystallized intelligence

64
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Ability to acquire information quickly abstractly (decrease)

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Fluid intelligence

65
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A relatively permanent change in behavior due to experience

66
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We learn to associate stimuli

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Classical conditioning

67
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We learn to associate our action with stimuli

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Operant conditioning

68
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Learning by watching others

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Observational learning

69
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Stimulus that NATURALLY triggers a response

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Unconditioned stimulus

70
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UNLEARNED reaction

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Unconditioned response

71
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a previously NEUTRAL stimulus that, after association, triggers a c. conditioned response

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Conditioned stimulus

72
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LEARNED response to a conditioned stimulus

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Conditioned response

73
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US

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Unconditioned stimulus

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UR

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Unconditioned response

75
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CS

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Conditioned stimulus

76
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CR

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Conditioned response

77
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Gradually attain a response that is strengthened over time/exposure

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Acquisition

78
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Take away US, and CR will weaken and sipper

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Extinction

79
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Return of a CR after a brief period of nonexposure

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Spontaneous recovery

80
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Response to similar stimuli after a CR to a stimulus has occurred

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Generalization

81
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Ability to distinguish between CS and another similar but IRRELEVANT stimulus

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Discrimination

82
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The organism learns to associate a stimulus with its own voluntary behavior

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Operant conditioning

83
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B.F Skinner

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Applied the science of operant conditioning to real world issues

84
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Involves reinforcing closer and closer desired responses

85
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The rate of response increases

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Reinforcement

86
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The rate of response decreases

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Punishment

87
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Reward after every desired response

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Continuous reinforcement

88
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Reward after a fixed number of non-reinforced responses

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Fixed-ratio

89
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Reward after a variable number of non-reinforced responses

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Variable ratio

90
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Reward after a fixed amount of time elapses

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Fixed interval

91
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Reward after a variable amount of time elapses

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Variable interval

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