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1
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UCS
UCR
CS
CR

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Unconditioned Stimulus
Unconditioned response
conditioned stimulus
Conditioned response

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The process of info goes beyond simple screening and coding to include

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A. selection
B. Reorganization
C. Transformation

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3
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How many stages is info processed for humans

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6

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4
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Similarity of new material to old causes interference

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Retroactive inhibition

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5
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Stored material interferes with with new material

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Proactive inhibition

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6
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The use of a WORD to recall a whole scene

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Verbal coding

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7
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An eidetic memory coding system

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Visual

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8
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Strategies to help one remember something

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Mnemonic

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9
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The process by which individuals give and receive cognitive and other info

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Communication

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10
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Three linguistic levels?

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Phonological
Grammatical
Semantic

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What psychologist has brought the important of cognitive development in children to the psychologist attention?

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Piaget

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12
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Means what it intends to measure

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Validity

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13
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The degree to which one obtains the same relative scores each time

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Reliability

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14
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Refers to the individuals scoring the test

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Objectivity

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15
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The procedure yields “norms”

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Standardization

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16
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The general are where sociology and psychology overlap?

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Social psychology

17
Q

An attitude is made up of

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Thought
Feeling
Predisposition to act upon that thought feeling

18
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An inner tension resulting from the attempt to hold 2 contrasting thoughts at the same time

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Cognitive dissonance

19
Q

The stages of child development are considered to be

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Discrete
Sequential
Cumulative
Uniform

20
Q

Development of reflexes and responses

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Sensorimotor stage

21
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Stage of egocentrism

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Preoperational

22
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Logical thinking develops

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Concrete operations

23
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Abstract thinking

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Formal operations

24
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Relatively permanent change in behavior as a result of experience

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Learning

Psych Chapters 6-12 (2 decks)

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