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| what does pseudoscience mean |
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| a belief that the shape of the skull revealed personality traits |
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| the tendency to remember or notice information that fits ones expectations, while forgetting or ignoring discrepancies |
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| the scientific study of behavior and mental processes |
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| any observable action/response "anything you do" |
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| all the internal activity of our minds |
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description: what is happening?
explanation: why is it happening?
prediction: when will it happen again?
control: how can it be changed? |
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| the first person to experience bystander effect |
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| the tendency to feel that responsibility for helping is shared among those present |
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| diffusion of responsibility |
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| past behaviors predict future behavior |
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| highly trained in the methods, factual knowledge, and theories of psychology |
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| medical doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders; prescribes medication |
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| an in-depth analysis of the behavior of one person or a small number of people |
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| the first person that a case study was done on |
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| which area of phineas gage's brain was damaged |
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| what did the case study of phineas gage suggest |
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| certain parts of the brain controls certain kinds of behavior |
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| the study of how biological processes brain nervous system relate to behavior |
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| the most complex living structure and one of the largest and most important organs |
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| how much does your brain weigh |
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| what percent of the human brain is water |
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| what part covers the upper part of the brain |
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| how many hemispheres does the brain have |
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| controls the right side of the body |
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| controls the left side of the body |
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| what is the outer layer of the cerebrum |
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| bundle of fibers that connects the 2 hemispheres together and allows them to communicate with one another |
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| what is the "split-brain operation" where the corpus callosum is severed/cut |
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| hemispheric specialization |
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| what procedure treats severe epilepsy, disables communication, and one hemisphere overrides the other |
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| hemispheric specialization |
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| what affects how a person learns and personality/behavior |
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the left brain insists on reading the word
the right brain tries to say the color |
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the capacity of the brain to change in response to experience
"rewire"
jody miller
rasmussen syndrome
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| removal of one hemisphere |
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| sense of self, motor control, and higher mental abilities such as reasoning and planning |
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| sensation such as touch, temperature, and pressure |
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| posture, coordination, balance, muscle tone, and memory of skills and habits |
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located in frontal lobe
controls body's muscles/fine movements |
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| main receiving area for "bodily sensations" from the parietal lobe |
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| involuntary functions and vital life functions |
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| influences sleep and arousal |
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master control center for emotion and many basic motives
thirst
food intake
hormone release
emotion
sex
body temperature |
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| site where short-term memories are converted into long-term memories for storage in other brain areas |
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| how much of H.M.'s hippocampus was removed |
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receives sensory information (vision, hearing, taste, touch) from the brain stem and relays this information to the cerebral cortex
generates brain waves |
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| regulates growth; secretes a growth hormone during childhood that speeds body development |
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| secretes the hormone melatonin |
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fear response allows us to respond to potentially dangerous stimuli
responsible for fight or flight response/stress response |
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| controls levels of arousal, attention, and alertness |
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| the study of progressive changes in behavior and mental processes from conception to death |
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| what debate makes us who we are |
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| whats another name for nature |
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| genetic transmission of physical and psychological characteristics from parents to children |
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| an incredible number of personal features are set at ____ when a sperm and egg unite |
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| the hereditary, physical core of personality "raw material" |
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| whats another word for nurture |
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| "blank slate" all developmental and knowledge comes from experience or perception |
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| the study of observable behavior and the effects of learning behavior is shaped and controlled by ones _____ |
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| john b Watson believed all behavior is learned and most behavior is learned by age _____ |
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| nature vs nurture is no longer a debate ____ are important |
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| environment ____ the hand |
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- behaviors and environment can cause changes that affect the way genes work.
- "above genetics"
- early experiences can have lifelong impacts. |
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| 3 factors that determine your developmental level at any point in life |
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heredity (nature)
environment (nurture)
your own behavior |
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authoritarian
overly permissive
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"do it because I said so"
strict obedience to authority
enforce rigid rules |
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obedient
emotionally stiff
apprehensive
lack curiosity |
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"do whatever you want"
rules are not enforced
few responsibilities
little guidance
not held accountable |
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| overly permissive results |
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dependent
immature
misbehave frequently |
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"do it for this reason"
firm
consistent guidance
ideal parenting
encourage child to act responsibly, to think, and to make good decisions |
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competent
self-controlled
independent
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inquiring |
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| 5 basic reactions to impending death |
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1. denial
2. anger
3. bargaining
4. depression
5. acceptance |
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