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memory 2.3, 2.4
Memory 1,
Explicit declarative memory 2,
Episodic memory 3
35  cards
memory 2.5, 2.6
Rehearsal 1,
Maintenance rehearsal 2,
Elaborative rehearsal 3
17  cards
memory 2.7
Forgetting curve 1,
Proactive interference 2,
Retroactive interference 3
10  cards
science practices 0.1-0.3
Empirical evidence 1,
The scientific attitude 3 parts 2,
Critical thinking 3
28  cards
science practices 0.5
Biological perspective 1,
Evolutionary perspective 2,
Cognitive perspetive 3
11  cards
science practices 0.4
Correlation 1,
Directionality problem 2,
Third variable problem 3
21  cards
science practices 0.6
Quantitative data 1,
Qualitative data 2,
Descriptive statistics the 3 meas...
18  cards
bio bases of behavior: 1.3, neurotransmitters
Acetylcholine ach 1,
Dopamine 2,
Serotonin 3
8  cards
bio bases of behavior: 1.4, the brain
The brainstem 1,
Medulla brainstem 2,
Reticular formation brainstem 3
32  cards
bio bases of behavior: 1.1, interaction of heredity and the environment
Heredity nature 1,
Environmental factors nurture 2,
Behavior geneticists 3
9  cards
bio bases of behavior: 1.2 & 1.3, nervous system and neurons
Nervous system 1,
What is the nervous system made u...,
Central nervous system 3
16  cards
bio bases of behavior: 1.3, the nervous system and psychoactive drugs
Neuroactive substances 1,
Agonists 2,
Psychoactive drugs 3
12  cards
bio bases of behavior: 1.3, the neuron and neural firing
How is action potential generated 1,
Refractory period 2,
Threshold 2
22  cards
bio bases of behavior: 1.4, the brain (hemispheres, communication)
Hemispheric specialization 1,
Contralateral hemispheric special...,
Left hemisphere 3
8  cards
bio bases of behavior: 1.4, brain imaging
Ct computed tomography scan 1,
Mri magnetic resonance imaging 2,
Eeg electroencephalogram 3
6  cards
bio bases of behavior: 1.3, psychoactive drugs
Alcohol type pleasurable effects 1,
Heroin type pleasurable effects 2,
Caffeine type pleasurable effects 3
9  cards
bbb: 1.6, sensation - basics
Transduction 1,
Psychophysics 2,
Absolute threshold 3
11  cards
bbb: 1.6, sensation - vision
Vision wavelength is equal to 1,
Vision amplitude is equal to 2,
Cornea 3
15  cards
bbb: 1.6, sensation - hearing
Audition 1,
Hearing frequency is equal to 2,
Hearing amplitude is equal to 3
16  cards
bbb: 1.6, sensation - other senses
The sense of touch is a mix of fo...,
Mechanoreceptors 2,
Nociceptors 3
23  cards
bbb: 1.5, sleep
Rem sleep 1,
Nrem sleep 2,
Insomnia 3
12  cards
cognition: 2.8, theories of intelligence and history of iq testing
Intelligence 1,
Spearman theory of intelligence 2,
Thurstone theory of intelligence 3
15  cards
cognition: 2.1, perception - visual organization and interpretation
Perception 1,
Sensation 2,
Feature detectors 3
23  cards
cognition: 2.1, basic principles of perception and attention
Cognition 1,
Bottom up processing 2,
Top down processing 3
14  cards
cognition: 2.2, thinking, problem-solving, judgement, decision making
Concepts 1,
Prototype 2,
Assimilation 3
16  cards
cognition: 2.8, psychometrics
Psychometrics 1,
Standardizing a test 2,
Reliability 3
9  cards
developmental psych: 3.1, themes and methods
Stability perspective 1,
Change perspective 2,
Continuity continuity view 3
4  cards
developmental psychology: 3.2, physical development across the lifespan
Prenatal 1,
Placenta 2,
Teratogens 3
20  cards
developmental psychology: 3.4, cognitive development
Sensorimotor stage milestones 1,
Sensorimotor stage criticisms 2,
Preoperational stage milestones 3
12  cards
developmental psychology: 3.5, communication and language development
Language 1,
Phonemes 2,
Morphemes 3
22  cards
developmental psychology: 3.6, social interaction
Ecological systems theory 1,
Chronosystem 2,
Macrosystem 3
21  cards
developmental psychology: 3.6, self-development
Self concept 1,
Self esteem 2,
Infancy stage 1y 3
19  cards
learning: 3.7, classical conditioning
Learning 1,
Conditioning 2,
Associative learning 3
22  cards
learning: 3.8, operant conditioning
Operant conditioning 1,
Shaping 2,
Instinctive drift 3
20  cards
learning: 3.9, social, cognitive, and neurological factors in learning
Social learning 1,
Vicarious conditioning 2,
Social learning theory 3
6  cards
social pysch & personality: 4.1, attribution theory and person percetion
Attribution 1,
Dispositional attribution 2,
Situational attribution 3
17  cards
social psych and personality: 4.2, attitude formation and change
Stereotypes 1,
Cognitive load 2,
Prejudice 3
16  cards
social psych and personality: 4.3a, social influence on persuasion
Social norms 1,
Social influence theory 2,
Normative social influence 3
11  cards
social psych and personality: 4.3b, social influence on persuasion
Culture 1,
Multiculturalism 2,
Individualistic cultures 3
17  cards
social psych and personality: 4.4, psychodynamic and humanistic theories of personality
Personality 1,
Psychoanalysis 2,
Preconscious 3
24  cards
social psych and personality: 4.5, social-cognitive and trait theories of personality
Social cognitive perspective 1,
Reciprocal determinism 2,
Cognitive appraisal 3
15  cards
social psych and personality: 4.6, motivation
Motivation 1,
Instinct 2,
Drive reduction 3
15  cards
5.1 & 5.2: health psych and positive psych
Health psychology 1,
Stress 2,
Eustress 3
13  cards
5.3: explaining and classifying psych disorders
Psychological disorder 1,
Medical model of mental health 2,
Who international clasification o...
6  cards
5.5: treatment of psych disorders
Psychotherapy 1,
Eclectic approach to psychotherapy 2,
Psychodynamic therapy type of ins...
18  cards

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