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behaviorism

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watson(little albert) and skinner

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humanistic

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maslow and rogers

how environment influences growth; love and acceptance

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psychology

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science of behavior and mental processes

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intuition

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automatic thought or feeling

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5
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hindsight bias

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inevitability, foreseeability, memory distortion

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3 parts of scientific attitude

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curiosity, skepticism, humility

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7
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the ____ variable effects the ____ variable

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independent; dependent

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Ach
serotonin
dopamine
norepinephrine
endorphins
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muscles, learning; alzheimers 
sleep, arousal, hunger; depressed mood 
movement, attention, emotion; schizophrenia
alertness and arousal; depression
boosts mood
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9
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agonist

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An agonist is a chemical that binds to a receptor and activates the receptor to produce a biological response.

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antagonist

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inhibitor

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brain stem

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medulla, pons, midbrain, reticular formation

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pons

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zombie

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medulla

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breathing and bodily functions

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thalamus

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hearing, taste

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15
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reticular formation

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sleep

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cerebellum

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nonverbal learning and coordination “little brain”

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limbic system

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hypothalamus, hippocampus, amygdala

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hypothalamus

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homeostasis; reward center

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hippocampus

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memory

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20
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amygdala

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fear

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21
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cerebral cortex

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ultimate control and processing center

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corpus callosum

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contralateral control

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temperament

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activity, emotionality, sociability

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sensorimotor

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0-2
object permanence
adaption, assimilation, accommodation

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preoperational

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2-7
language, egocentricism
theory of mind

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concrete

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logic/conservation

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formal

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abstract thinking

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piaget

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sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete, formal

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kohlberg

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levels of moral thinking
preconventional
conventional
postconventional

30
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learning

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acquiring new info through experiences

31
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pavlov

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classical conditioning w salivary glands

32
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acquisition

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links NS and US to trigger CS

33
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law of effect

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favorable = more likely
unfavorable = less likely
34
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primary reinforcement

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food (satisfying basic needs)

35
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secondary reinforcement

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money (to satisfy primary reinforcement)

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attribution theory

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blaming action on personality rather than situation

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social facilitation

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improve if already good, do worse if already bad in front of group

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prejudice

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belief

39
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discrimination

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action

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altruism

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notice
emergency
assume responsibility

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personality

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how we think, behave, and feel

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alder

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content as long as helping others

43
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horney

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women are emotional creatures

44
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jung

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unconscious is source of creative impulse

45
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maslow

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hierarchy of needs

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rogers

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person-centered

genuineness, acceptance, and empathy

47
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humanistic theories

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person-centered & hierarchy of needs

48
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Big 5 personality traits

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Conscientiousness
Agreeableness
Neuroticism 
Openness
Extraversion
49
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reciprocal determinism

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bunjee jumping

50
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self efficacy

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belief of ability to perform task

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self

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center of personality

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ADHD

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inattention, hyperactivity, impulsivity

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GAD

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anxiety interferes with everyday actions
free-floating
uncontrollable worry/depressed mood

54
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panic

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minutes long intense dread

55
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phobias

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irrational fear and avoidance of objects

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OCD

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repetitive unwanted thoughts

57
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Major Depressive Disorder

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2 or more weeks of 1)depressed mood or 2)loss

of interest

58
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Rumination

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compulsive thinking about problems

59
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delusions

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beliefs

60
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hallucinations

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perceptions

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dissociative disorders

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fugue state- loss of identity

62
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personality disorder 3 clusters

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anxiety, eccentric behavior, dramatic/impulsive behaviors

63
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insight therapies

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humanistic therapy -(client-centered)- Rogers - increase awareness - unconditional positive regard

64
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behavior therapy

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not insight - apply learning principles

counterconditioning, exposure therapy (fears)

65
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aversive conditioning

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alcohol/drug/avoidance

66
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antipsychotic

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mimic neurotransmitters; thorazine; schizophrenia

67
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lithium

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mood stabilizing

68
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antianxiety

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suppress CNS activity

69
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antidepressants

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reuptake serotonin

70
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resilience

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personal strength

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