All Psychology Vocab Flashcards
(271 cards)
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Psychology
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Nature vs. Nurture
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Wilhelm Wundt
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Structuralism
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Gestalt
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Functionalism
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Neuroscience/Biological
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Behavior Genetics
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Behavioral
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Cognitive
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Social-Cultural
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Psychoanalytic
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Humanistic
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Scientific Method
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Confirmation Bias
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Participant Bias
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Methods of research
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Case Study
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Naturalistic Observation
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Survey
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Correlation
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Positive Correlation
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Negative Correlation
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Illusory Correlation
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Longitudinal Study
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Cross Sectional Study
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Operational Definition
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Experimental Group
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Control Group
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Placebo
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Independent Variable
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Dependent Variable
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Dendrites
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Soma
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Nucleus
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Axon
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Myelin Sheath
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Nodes of Ranvier
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Axon Terminals
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Resting Potential
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Action Potential
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Threshold
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Depolarization
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All or Nothing Response
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Refractory Period
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Strength of Signal
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Sensory Nerves
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Interneurons
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Motor Nerves
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Neurotransmitters
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Antagonist
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Agonist
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Central Nervous System
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Peripheral Nervous System
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Somatic Nervous System
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Autonomic Nervous System
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Sympathetic Division
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Parasympathetic Division
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Endocrine System
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Hormones
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Pituitary Gland
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CAT/CT Scan
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MRI
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EEG
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PET Scan
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Brainstem
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Medulla (Oblongata)
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Reticular Formation
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Thalamus
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Cerebellum
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Limbic System
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Hypothalamus
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Hippocampus
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Amygdala
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Cerebral Cortex
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Frontal Lobe
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Parietal Lobe
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Occipital Lobe
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Temporal Lobe
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Motor Cortex
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Somatosensory Cortex
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Left Hemisphere of Brain
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Right Hemisphere of Brain
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Longitudinal Fissure
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Corpus Callosum
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Sensation
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Bottom-Up Processing
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Perception
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Top-Down Processing
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Absolute Threshold
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Difference Threshold
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Signal Detection Theory
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Sensory Adaptation
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Selective Attention
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Vision
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Parts of the Eye
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Trichromatic (Three-Color) Theory
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Color Deficiency
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Opponent-Process Theory
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Hearing
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Pitch
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Decibels
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Smell and Taste
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The Skin Senses
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Body Senses
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Kinesthetic Sense
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Vestibular Sense
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Cornea
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Pupil
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Iris
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Lens
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Retina
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Fovea
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Optic Nerve
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Blind Spot
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Perception
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Gestalt
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Figure-Ground
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Grouping
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Similarity
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Proximity
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Closure
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Continuity
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Depth Perception
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Visual Cliff
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Binocular Cues
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Retinal Disparity
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Convergence
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Monocular Cues
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Relative Size
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Relative Motion
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Interposition
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Relative Height
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Texture Gradient
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Relative Clarity
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Linear Perspective
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Perceptual Constancy
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Size Constancy
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Shape Constancy
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Lightness Constancy
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Perceptual Set
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Extrasensory Perception
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Illusions
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Stress
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Stressors
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Stress Reaction
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Eustress
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Distress
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Conflict Situations
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Approach-approach Conflict
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Avoidance-avoidance Conflict
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Approach-avoidance Conflict
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Double Approach-avoidance Conflict
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General Adaptation Syndrome
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Three Stages of the Body's Stress Reaction
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Resistance
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Exhaustion
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Daily Stress
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Burnout
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Significant Changes
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Catastrophes
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Effects of Perceived Control
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Type A Personality
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Type B Personality
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Wellness
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Exercise
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Family and Friends
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The Faith Factor
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Positive Psychology
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Flow
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Happiness
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Optimism
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Zygote - 0-2 Weeks
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Genes
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Embryo - 2-8 Weeks
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Fetus - 9 Weeks - 9 Months
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Teratogens
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
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Rooting Reflex
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Grasping Reflex
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Stepping Reflex
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Babinski Reflex
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Moro Reflex
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Maturation
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Critical Period
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Schemas
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Assimilation
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Accommodation
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Sensorimotor Stage - 0-2
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Object Permanence
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Preoperational Stage - 2-7
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Conservation
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Egocentrism
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Concrete Operational Stage - 7-11
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Formal Operational Stage - 11 to adulthood
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Attachment
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Stranger Anxiety - 8 Months
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Imprinting
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Authoritarian
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Permissive
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Authoritative
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Negligent
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Learning
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Classical Conditioning
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Stimulus
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Response
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Unconditioned Stimulus
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Unconditioned Response
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Conditioned Stimulus
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Conditioned Response
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Acquisition
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Extinction
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Spontaneous Recovery
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Generalization
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Discrimination
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Ivan Pavlov
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John Watson and Rosalie Rayner
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Robert Rescorla and Allan Wagner
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John Garcia and Robert Koelling
Taste aversion - avoid certain foods from classical conditioning
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Operant Conditioning
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Law of Effect - Edward Thorndike
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B.F. Skinner
Trained pigeons do tricks for food
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Reinforcement
Increase behavior
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Positive Reinforcement
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Negative Reinforcement
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Primary Reinforcement
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Secondary Reinforcement
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Punishment
Decrease behavior
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Positive Punishment - behavior leads to an undesirable event
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Negative Punishment - Behavior ends a desirable state or event
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Reinforcement Procedures
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Shaping
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Discrimination
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Extinction
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Schedules of Reinforcement
When we reward/punish
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Continuous Reinforcement
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Partial Reinforcement
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Fixed Ratio Reinforcement
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Variable Ratio Reinforcement
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Fixed Interval Reinforcement
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Variable Interval Reinforcement
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Encoding
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Storage
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Retrieval
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Automatic Processing
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Effortful Processing
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Rehearsal
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Overlearning
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Serial Position Effect
Recall first and last items of a list easier
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Semantic Encoding
Encoding of meaning
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Self-Reference Effect
Enhanced semantic encoding of info - personally relevant
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Mnemonic Device
Memory trick or technique
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Method of Loci
Associate items you want to remember with imaginary places
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Peg-Word System
Associate items you want to remember with a list of words already memorized
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Chunking
Organize info into meaningful units
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Sensory Memory
Initial coding of sensory information in memory system
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Short-Term Memory
Contains info you were consciously aware of before it was stored
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Long-Term Memory
Relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of memory system
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Flashbulb Memory
Vivid memory of emotionally significant event
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Long-Term Potentiation
Increase in synapses firing efficiency - when neurons fire repeatedly
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Explicit Memory
Memory of facts and experiences (hippocampus)
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Implicit Memory
Memory of skills and procedures (cerebellum)
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Recall
Type of retrieval, must search for previously stored information
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Recognition
Type of retrieval, must identify previously learned items
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Context Effect
Enhanced ability to retrieve information when in similar environment to the one you’re currently in
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State-Dependent Memory
Retrieve memory when in same physical and emotional state you were in when you encoded the info
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Permastore Memory
Long-term memories especially resistant to forgetting - likely to last a lifetime
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Proactive Interference
Older memory disrupts recall of newer memory
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Retroactive
More recent memory disrupts recall of older memory
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Repression
Process of moving anxiety-producing memories to unconscious mind
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Misinformation Effect
Incorporate misleading information to memory of an event
