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1.1 Psychology as a Science
Psychology,
Meaning of the world psychology,
Where do most psychologists work
24
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1.2 The Evolution of Psychology: History, Approaches, and Questions
Structuralism,
Functionalism,
Psychodynamic
43
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Barron's: History and Approaches - Wave 1 & 2
Trephination,
What year was the beginning of sc...,
When and where to wilhelm wundt 1...
8
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Barron's: History and Approaches - Wave 3, 4, & 5
Unconscious mind,
Repression,
Stimuli
14
cards
2.1 Psychologists Use the Scientific Method to Guide Their Research
Basic research,
Applied research,
Peer review
24
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2.2 Psychologists Use Descriptive, Correlational, and Experimental Research Designs to Understand Behavior
Research design,
Descriptive research,
Correlational research
23
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2.3 You Can Be an Informed Consumer of Psychological Research
Valid research,
Construct validity,
Reliability
14
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Barron's: Chapter 2 - Methods
Hindsight bias,
Applied research,
Basic research
51
cards
3.1 The Neuron Is the Building Block of the Nervous System
Nervous system,
Central nervous system cns,
Peripheral nervous system pns
21
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3.2 Our Brains Control Our Thoughts, Feelings, and Behavior
Cerebral cortex,
Brain stem,
Medulla
27
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3.3 Psychologists Study the Brain Using Many Different Methods
Lesions,
Feature detectors,
Electroencephalography eeg
5
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3.4 Putting It All Together: The Nervous System and the Endocrine System
Nerves,
Central nervous system cns,
Sensory or afferent
25
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4.1 We Experience Our World Through Sensation
Hertz,
Psychophysics,
Gustav fechner 1801 1887
16
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4.2 Seeing
Electromagnetic energy,
Wavelength,
Visible spectrum
32
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4.3 Hearing
Wavelength of the sound wave know...,
Pitch,
Amplitude
15
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4.4 Tasting, Smelling, and Touching
Six different taste sensations,
Taste buds,
Olfactory receptor
7
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4.5 Accuracy and Inaccuracy in Perception
Sensory interaction,
Mcgurk effect,
Synesthesia
11
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Barron's: Chapter 3 - Biological Bases of Behavior
Neuroanatomy,
Neuron,
Dendrites
81
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Barron's: Chapter 4 - Sensation and Perception
Transduction,
Sensory adaption,
Sensory habituation also called p...
65
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5.1 Sleeping and Dreaming Revitalize Us for Action
Consciousness,
Dualism,
Biological rhythems
28
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5.2 Altering Consciousness With Psychoactive Drugs
Psychoactive drug,
Four primary classes of psychoact...,
Tolerance
21
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5.3 Altering Consciousness Without Drugs
Hypnosis,
Sensory deprivation,
Meditation
4
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5.4 Chapter Summary
Consciousness,
Rapid eye movement rem,
Non rapid eye movement
9
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Barron's: Chapter 5 - States of Consciousness
Consciousness,
Levels of consciousness,
Conscious level
39
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6.1 Conception and Prenatal Development
Development,
Infancy,
Childhood
15
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6.2 Infancy and Childhood: Exploring and Learning
Habituation,
Schemas,
Assimilation
20
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6.3 Adolescence: Developing Independence and Identity
Adolescence,
Puberty,
Primary sex characteristics
12
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6.4 Early and Middle Adulthood: Building Effective Lives
Parenting styles,
Authoritarian parents,
Permissive parents
7
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6.5 Late Adulthood: Aging, Retiring, and Bereavement
Crystallized intelligence,
Fluid intelligence,
Dementia
4
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Barron's: Chapter 6 - Learning
Learning,
Acquisition,
Extinction
54
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7.1 Learning by Association: Classical Conditioning
Learning,
Conditioning,
Classical conditioning
14
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7.2 Changing Behavior Through Reinforcement and Punishment: Operant Conditioning
Operant conditioning,
Edward l thorndike,
Law of effect
20
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7.3 Learning by Insight and Observation
Insight,
Latent learning,
Observational learning modeling
3
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7.4 Using the Principles of Learning to Understand Everyday Behavior
Programmed instruction,
Learning theories,
Outcomes
5
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Barron's: Chapter 7 - Cognition
Memory,
Three box information processing ...,
Levels of processing model
62
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8.0 Remembering and Judging
Memory,
Cognition
2
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8.1 Memories as Types and Stages
Explicit memory,
Episodic memory,
Semantic memory
19
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8.2 How We Remember: Cues to Improving Memory
Encoding,
Elaborative encoding,
Spacing effect
22
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8.3 Accuracy and Inaccuracy in Memory and Cognition
Cognitive biases,
Source monitoring,
Confirmation bias
14
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Barron's: Chapter 8 - Motivation and Emotion
Motivations,
Instincts,
Drive reduction theory
44
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9.1 Defining and Measuring Intelligence
General intelligence factor g,
Specific intelligence s,
Fluid intelligence
18
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9.2 The Social, Cultural, and Political Aspects of Intelligence
Normal distribution or bell curve,
Mental retardation,
Down syndrome
5
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9.3 Communicating With Others: The Development and Use of Language
Phonemes,
Morphemes,
Syntax
14
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Barron's: Chapter 9 - Developmental Psychology
Developmental psychologist,
Nature versus nurture,
Cross sectional research
56
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10.1 The Experience of Emotion
Affect,
Arousal,
Emotion
12
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10.2 Stress: The Unseen Killer
Stress,
Post traumatic stress disorder ptsd,
General adaptation syndrome
8
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10.3 Positive Emotions: The Power of Happiness
Optimism,
Self efficacy,
Social support
3
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10.4 Two Fundamental Human Motivations: Eating and Mating
Glucose,
Insulin,
Basal metabolic rate
8
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Barron's: Chapter 10 - Personality
Personality,
Type a,
Type b
52
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11.1 Personality and Behavior: Approaches and Measurement
Personality,
Phrenology,
Somatology
20
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11.2 The Origins of Personality
Id,
Superego,
Reality principle
10
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11.3 Is Personality More Nature or More Nurture? Behavioral and Molecular Genetics
Gene,
Instincs,
Behavioral genetics
8
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Barron's: Chapter 11 - Testing and Individual Differences
Standardized test,
Norms,
Standardization sample
27
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Barron's: Chapter 12 - Abnormal Psychology
Insane,
Dsm,
Anxiety disorders
46
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12.1 Psychological Disorder: What Makes a Behavior “Abnormal”?
Abnormal psychology,
Prevalence,
Psychological disorder
9
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12.2 Anxiety and Dissociative Disorders: Fearing the World Around Us
Anxiety,
Anxiety disorders,
Generalized anxiety disorder gad
12
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12.3 Mood Disorders: Emotions as Illness
Mood,
Mood or affective disorders,
Dysthymia
5
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12.4 Schizophrenia: The Edge of Reality and Consciousnes
Positive symptoms,
Negative symptoms,
Cognitive symptoms
5
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12.5 Personality Disorders
Personality disorder,
Borderline personality disorder bpd,
Antisocial personality disorder apd
3
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12.6 Somatoform, Factitious, and Sexual Disorders
Somatization disorder also called...,
Conversion disorder,
Hypochondriasis hypochondria
6
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Barron's: Chapter 13 - Treatment of Psychological Disorders
Trephining,
Deinstitutionalization,
Prevention
49
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13.1 Reducing Disorder by Confronting It: Psychotherapy
Psychological assessment,
Psychotherapy,
Psychodynamic therapy psychoanalysis
18
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13.2 Reducing Disorder Biologically: Drug and Brain Therapy
Biomedical therapies,
Antidepressant medications,
Antianxiety medications
7
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13.3 Reducing Disorder by Changing the Social Situation
Group therapy,
Self help group,
Community health services
4
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13.4 Evaluating Treatment and Prevention: What Works?
Outcome research,
Meta analysis
2
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14.1 Social Cognition: Making Sense of Ourselvesand Others
Social psychology,
Stereotyping,
Prejudice
14
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14.2 Interacting With Others: Helping, Hurting, and Conforming
Altruism,
Reciprocal altruism,
Diffusion of responsibility
9
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14.3 Working With Others: The Costs and Benefits of Social Groups
Social facilitation,
Social inhibition,
Social loafing
4
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