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Unit 1: History and Approaches
A type of thinking that does not ...,
The idea that knowledge comes fro...,
An early school of though promote...
37  cards
Unit 1: Perspectives
Looks at the physical makeup and ...,
What could be going on in this pe...,
Strengths psychology is an object...
22  cards
Unit 1: Psychological Practices
Assesses and treats mental emotio...,
Studies human perception thinking...,
Helps communities to prevent prob...
16  cards
Unit 2: Research Methods (Pt. 1)
Tendency to believe after learnin...,
An explanation using an integrate...,
A testable prediction often impli...
26  cards
Unit 2: Research Methods (Pt. 2)
The outcome that is measured the ...,
Factor that is manipulated the va...,
The extend to which a test or exp...
26  cards
Unit 2: Types of Research
To explore cause and effect,
Strengths manipulate one or more ...,
To detect naturally occurring rel...
14  cards
Unit 3: Modules 9-11
A nerve cell the basic building b...,
The part of the neuron that conta...,
A neuron s often bushy branching ...
47  cards
Unit 3: Neuroimaging Techniques
Works by sticking small metal dis...,
Used in sleep studies detect abno...,
Use a dewar machine that has mult...
12  cards
Unit 3: Modules 12-15
Intricate fabric of interconnecte...,
Portion of the cerebral cortex ly...,
Portion of the cerebral cortex ly...
36  cards
Unit 3: Nerocards, Endocrine Structures
Concentration excitatory affects ...,
Mood inhibitory contributes to we...,
Surplus high blood pressure high ...
22  cards
Unit 5: States of Consciousness
State of being away and aware of ...,
Periodic natural loss of consciou...,
Biological clock regular body rut...
36  cards
Unit 5: Dream Theory and Sleep Disorders
Sorting out the day s events cons...,
Develop and preserve neural pathw...,
Random memories stimulation are w...
10  cards
Unit 4: Module 16
Process by which our sensory rece...,
Sensory nerve endings that respon...,
Process of organizing and interpr...
17  cards
Unit 4: Module 17-19
Mental predisposition to perceive...,
Controversial claim that percepti...,
Study of paranormal phenomena inc...
33  cards
Unit 4: Gestalt Psychology and Monocular Cues
Things that are near each other s...,
Similar things tend to appear gro...,
Points that are connected by stra...
12  cards
Unit 4: Modules 20-21
The number of complete wavelength...,
A tone s experienced highness or ...,
The chamber between the eardrum a...
22  cards
Unit 4: Summarizing the Senses
Source light waves striking the e...,
Source sound waves striking the o...,
Source pressure warmth cold harmf...
7  cards
Unit 6: Module 26 - 27
The process of acquiring through ...,
Decreasing responsiveness with re...,
Learning that certain events occu...
38  cards
Unit 6: Module 28 - 30
A system for electronically recor...,
A biological predisposition to le...,
The tendency of learned behavior ...
22  cards
Unit 7: Module 31
Persistence of learning over time...,
A measure of memory in which the ...,
A measure of memory in which the ...
24  cards
Unit 7: Modules 32-33
Explicit memory of facts and gene...,
Explicit memory of personally exp...,
A neural center located in the li...
20  cards
Unit 7: Modules 34-36
All the mental activities associa...,
A mental grouping of similar obje...,
A mental image or best example of...
31  cards
Unit 11: Testing and Individual Difference
The ability to learn from experie...,
According to spearman and others ...,
A statistical procedure that iden...
29  cards
Unit 11: Comparing Theories of Intelligence
A basic intelligence predicts our...,
Strengths different abilities suc...,
Other considerations human abilit...
15  cards
Unit 8 Module 37-39
A need or desire that energizes a...,
A complex behavior that is rigidl...,
A basic bodily requirement
17  cards
Unit 8: Modules 40-44
The need to build relationships a...,
Deliberate social exclusion of in...,
Excessive self love and self abso...
28  cards
Unit 8: Emotion Theories
Emotions arise from our awareness...,
Emotion arousing stimuli trigger ...,
Our experience of emotion depends...
5  cards
Unit 9: Developmental Psychology (Pt. 1)
A branch of psychology that studi...,
The fertilized egg it enters a 2 ...,
The developing human organism fro...
33  cards
Unit 9: Developmental Psychology (Pt. 2)
In psychology the socially influe...,
Any physical or verbal behavior i...,
An act of aggression physical or ...
32  cards

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