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1.1 Science of Psychology
Psychology,
Pseudoscience,
Scientific method
9
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1.2 How Psychology Became a Science
Empiricism,
Determinism,
Dualism
21
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2.1 Principles of Scientific Research
Objective measurements,
Characteristics of quality scient...,
Variable
24
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2.2 Scientific Research Designs
Qualitative research,
Research design,
Quanti
18
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2.3 Ethics in Psychological Research
Research ethics board,
Informed consent,
Deception
4
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3.1 Biological Psychology
Genes,
Dna,
Genotype
19
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3.2 How the nervous system works - neurotransmitters + cells
Neurons,
Cell body,
Dendrites
36
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3.3 Structure and Organization of Nervous system
Central nervous system,
Peripheral nervous system,
Somatic nervous system
33
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3.4 Measuring and observing brain activity
Lesioning,
Sham group,
Transcranial magnetic stimulation
12
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4.1 Sensation + Perception
Sensation,
Perception,
Transduction
19
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4.2 The visual system
Sclera,
Cornea,
Pupil
25
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5.1 Wakefulness + Sleep
Consciousness,
Circadian rhythm,
Entrainment
23
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5.2 Altered states of consciousness
Hypnosis,
Dissociation theory,
Social cognitive theory
10
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6.1 Classical conditioning
Learning,
Classical conditioning,
Unconditioned stimulus
18
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6.2 Operant conditioning
Oper,
Reinforcement,
Law of effect
29
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7.1 Memory systems
Memory,
Stores,
Control processes
37
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7.2 Encoding and Retrieving memories
Maintenance rehearsal,
Elaborative rehearsal,
Shallow processing
23
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8.1 The Organization of Knowledge
Concept,
Categories,
Rule based categorization
9
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8.2 Problem Solving, Judgement, and Decision Making
Problem solving,
Algorithms,
Heuristics
15
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9.1 Measuring Intelligence
Anthropometrics,
Intelligence,
Mental age
12
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9.2 Understanding Intelligence
Person with savant abilities,
General intelligence factor,
The hierarchical model of intelli...
7
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10.1 Physical Development from Conception through Infancy
Developmental psychology,
Cross sectional design,
Longitudinal design
14
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10.2 Infancy + Childhood
Sensitive periods,
Cognitive development,
Assimilation
24
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10.3 Adolescence
Primary sex traits,
Secondary sex traits,
Menarche
13
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10.4 Adulthood and Aging
Menopause,
Four houseman of the relationship...,
Socioemotional selectivity theory
5
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11.1 Hunger and Eating
Motivation,
Homeostasis,
Drive
16
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11.2 Sex
Libido,
Intrasexual selection,
Intersexual selection
14
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11.3 Social and Achievement Motivation
Self actualization,
Need to belong,
Passionate love
15
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11.4 Emotion
Autonomic nervous system,
Emotion,
Amygdala
10
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12.1 Contemporary Approaches to Personality
Personality,
Idiographic approach,
Nomothetic approach
12
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12.2 Cultural and Biological Approaches to Personality
Candidate gene approach,
Genome wide association study,
Humourism
8
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12.3 Psychodynamic and Humanistic Approaches to Personality
Conscious mind,
Unconscious mind,
Id
21
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13.1 The Power of the Situation : Social Influences on Behaviour
Synchrony,
Mimicry,
Social norms
14
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13.2 Social Cognition
Explicit processes,
Implicit processes,
Dual process models
22
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13.3 Attitudes, Behaviour, and Effective Communication
Elaboration likelihood model,
Central route to persuasion,
Peripheral route to persuasion
9
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14.1 Behaviour and Health
Body mass index bmi,
Set point,
Social resilience
4
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14.2 Stress and Illness
Stress,
Appraisal,
Primary appraisal
15
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14.3 Coping and Well-being
Coping,
Positive psychology,
Optimism
16
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15.1 Defining and Classifying Psychological Disorders
Abnormal psychology,
Maladaptive,
Asylums
10
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15.2 Personality and Dissociative Disorders
Personality disorders,
Paranoid personality disorder ppd,
Schizoid personality disorder spd
13
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15.3 Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Depressive Disorders
Anxiety disorders,
Generalized anxiety disorder gad,
Panic disorder
12
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15.4 Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia,
Prodromal phase,
Active phase
13
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16.1 Treating Psychological Disorders
Clinical psychologists,
Counselling psychologists,
Psychiatrists
9
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16.2 Psychological Therapies
Insight therapies,
Psychodynamic therapies,
Free association
17
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16.3 Biomedical Therapies
Psychopharmacotherapy,
Psychotropic drugs,
Blood brain barrier
20
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