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[Show more]declarative memory (explicit) memory of knowledge that can be called forth consciously as needed 
Non-Declarative memory (Implicit) long-term memory demonstrated in behavior. Example: A Pianist can play piano without looking at her hands. 
Episodic memory A subtype of Declarative memory: memory for ...
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Add to cartdeclarative memory (explicit) memory of knowledge that can be called forth consciously as needed 
Non-Declarative memory (Implicit) long-term memory demonstrated in behavior. Example: A Pianist can play piano without looking at her hands. 
Episodic memory A subtype of Declarative memory: memory for ...
delayed gratification withholding from an immediate reward for the purpose of acheiving a longer-term goal 
stronger delay gratification behaviour is correlated with... higher SAT scores, lower rates of obesity, lower rates of substance abuse, etc. 
Scores on the delay gratification task are related...
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Add to cartdelayed gratification withholding from an immediate reward for the purpose of acheiving a longer-term goal 
stronger delay gratification behaviour is correlated with... higher SAT scores, lower rates of obesity, lower rates of substance abuse, etc. 
Scores on the delay gratification task are related...
Who has more power in a relationship? The person with the least interest 
Equity theory more complex than just outcomes (rewards-costs). You must consider BOTH partners outcomes 
Three propositions of equity theory 1. Partners are concerned with fairness 2. Inequality causes distress 3. Partners wil...
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Equity theory more complex than just outcomes (rewards-costs). You must consider BOTH partners outcomes 
Three propositions of equity theory 1. Partners are concerned with fairness 2. Inequality causes distress 3. Partners wil...
The Gestaltists were opposed to any type of: Elementism 
Lewin distinguished between ________ explanation of natural events, which emphasized inner essences and categories, and ________ explanation of natural events, which emphasized external causation and dynamics of forces. Aristotle's; Galileo'...
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Add to cartThe Gestaltists were opposed to any type of: Elementism 
Lewin distinguished between ________ explanation of natural events, which emphasized inner essences and categories, and ________ explanation of natural events, which emphasized external causation and dynamics of forces. Aristotle's; Galileo'...
A number of people were admitted to emergency rooms in California. They displayed symptoms of stiffness, inability to initiate movement, resting tremors, catatonia (motor immobility), visual distortions and hallucinations. Due to its rapid onset, symptomology and the fact that patients were quite yo...
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Add to cartA number of people were admitted to emergency rooms in California. They displayed symptoms of stiffness, inability to initiate movement, resting tremors, catatonia (motor immobility), visual distortions and hallucinations. Due to its rapid onset, symptomology and the fact that patients were quite yo...
couple western culture of singlehood - we are largely entered around love and marriage ex: magazines of weddings, TV shows, restaurants, travel industry 
assumptions of marriage - marriage is forever (one, long-term partner, monogamy) - marriage = always happiness - marriage = "normal life" - expe...
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Add to cartcouple western culture of singlehood - we are largely entered around love and marriage ex: magazines of weddings, TV shows, restaurants, travel industry 
assumptions of marriage - marriage is forever (one, long-term partner, monogamy) - marriage = always happiness - marriage = "normal life" - expe...
Hallucinogens A class of drugs producing distortions in perception and body image at moderate doses. - psychedelic drugs 
Classes of Hallucinogens 1. Chemically similar to acetylcholine - atropine, scopolamine and hyoscyamine 
2. indolamine hallucinogens - chemically similar to serotonin - LSD, psil...
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Add to cartHallucinogens A class of drugs producing distortions in perception and body image at moderate doses. - psychedelic drugs 
Classes of Hallucinogens 1. Chemically similar to acetylcholine - atropine, scopolamine and hyoscyamine 
2. indolamine hallucinogens - chemically similar to serotonin - LSD, psil...
Amphetamine Increases dopamine in the synaptic cleft by reversing its transporter as it can take the dopamine inside of the cell and pump it back out. Adderall, made from amphetamine, is prescribed for attention and focus. Meth is its potent form and very much illegal. 
Cocaine Purified extract from...
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Add to cartAmphetamine Increases dopamine in the synaptic cleft by reversing its transporter as it can take the dopamine inside of the cell and pump it back out. Adderall, made from amphetamine, is prescribed for attention and focus. Meth is its potent form and very much illegal. 
Cocaine Purified extract from...
utilitarianism According to ______, the best government was one that provided the greatest amount of happiness to the greatest number of people 
b. the ancient law of contiguity Hobbes's explanation of "trains of thought" relied on a. the existence of innate ideas b. the ancient law of contiguity...
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Add to cartutilitarianism According to ______, the best government was one that provided the greatest amount of happiness to the greatest number of people 
b. the ancient law of contiguity Hobbes's explanation of "trains of thought" relied on a. the existence of innate ideas b. the ancient law of contiguity...
Introspection way of learning about one's own currently ongoing, or perhaps very recently past, mental states or processes 
first used by Wilhelm Wundt 
Wilhelm Wundt Father of experimental psychology/ developed the introspective method 
Mary Whiton Clarkins studied memory/ know for discovering the...
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Add to cartIntrospection way of learning about one's own currently ongoing, or perhaps very recently past, mental states or processes 
first used by Wilhelm Wundt 
Wilhelm Wundt Father of experimental psychology/ developed the introspective method 
Mary Whiton Clarkins studied memory/ know for discovering the...
Why was there a big spike in divorce in the 70/80s? "no fault divorce" and women working 
What are the three biggest causes of difference? -infidelity -incompatibility -drinking/substance abuse 
Who is usually the one to ask for a divorce? women 
What is the evolutionary view in favour of monogamy...
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Add to cartWhy was there a big spike in divorce in the 70/80s? "no fault divorce" and women working 
What are the three biggest causes of difference? -infidelity -incompatibility -drinking/substance abuse 
Who is usually the one to ask for a divorce? women 
What is the evolutionary view in favour of monogamy...
Intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells: play a role in regulating the wake-sleep cycle 
Transduction in olfactory cells involves the opening of: Ca2+ (calcium) activated Cl- (chloride) channels 
Retinal ganglion cells in the peripheral retina have high light sensitivity but low visual a...
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Add to cartIntrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells: play a role in regulating the wake-sleep cycle 
Transduction in olfactory cells involves the opening of: Ca2+ (calcium) activated Cl- (chloride) channels 
Retinal ganglion cells in the peripheral retina have high light sensitivity but low visual a...
7 ways intimate relationships differ from casual relationships 1.Knowledge: share personal info 2.Interdependence: influence eachother 3.Caring: feel affection and love 4.Trust: look out for each others interests 5.Responsiveness: recognize and support each other's needs 6.Mutuality: identities are...
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Add to cart7 ways intimate relationships differ from casual relationships 1.Knowledge: share personal info 2.Interdependence: influence eachother 3.Caring: feel affection and love 4.Trust: look out for each others interests 5.Responsiveness: recognize and support each other's needs 6.Mutuality: identities are...
How do rationalism and empiricism differ? Rationalism seeks to establish the validity or invalidity of a proposition through logic whereas empiricism relies on sensory observation. 
According to Kuhn, in which state of scientific development do a number of competing viewpoints exist? the preparadigm...
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Add to cartHow do rationalism and empiricism differ? Rationalism seeks to establish the validity or invalidity of a proposition through logic whereas empiricism relies on sensory observation. 
According to Kuhn, in which state of scientific development do a number of competing viewpoints exist? the preparadigm...
1.) Compare and contrast Stocking's (1965) notions of presentism and historicism, and discuss the relative merits of each approach -presentism: how psychology is understood today and how it became that way (attempts to understand the past in terms of contemporary knowledge and standards) - helps to...
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Add to cart1.) Compare and contrast Stocking's (1965) notions of presentism and historicism, and discuss the relative merits of each approach -presentism: how psychology is understood today and how it became that way (attempts to understand the past in terms of contemporary knowledge and standards) - helps to...
Functionalistic psychology 1. no sterile search of elements of consciousness, 2. function of mind, 3. psychology=practical science, 4. psychology to animals, children, useful, 5. motivation, 6. mental processes + behavior, 7. differences between organisms, 8. influenced by Darwin and William James. ...
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Add to cartFunctionalistic psychology 1. no sterile search of elements of consciousness, 2. function of mind, 3. psychology=practical science, 4. psychology to animals, children, useful, 5. motivation, 6. mental processes + behavior, 7. differences between organisms, 8. influenced by Darwin and William James. ...
theoretical arguments about language: What is language: Differing definitions of language 1: Some called a system of mental rules Like math, as if language is an equation we can plug stuff into This is we can look at languages as a set of rules that defines with grammatical and what's not 
2: Langu...
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Add to carttheoretical arguments about language: What is language: Differing definitions of language 1: Some called a system of mental rules Like math, as if language is an equation we can plug stuff into This is we can look at languages as a set of rules that defines with grammatical and what's not 
2: Langu...
The ___ tends to assume that the human mind takes information passively Empiricist 
a consistently observed relationship between two or more classes of empirical events defines a Scientific Law 
The contention that what we experience mentally accurately reflects the physical world is called:a. epiph...
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Add to cartThe ___ tends to assume that the human mind takes information passively Empiricist 
a consistently observed relationship between two or more classes of empirical events defines a Scientific Law 
The contention that what we experience mentally accurately reflects the physical world is called:a. epiph...
Adaptive act Carr's term for a unit of behavior with three characteristics: a need, an environmental setting, and a response that satisfies the need. 
Angell, James Rowland () As president of the American Psychological Association and as chairman of the psychology department at the University of Ch...
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Add to cartAdaptive act Carr's term for a unit of behavior with three characteristics: a need, an environmental setting, and a response that satisfies the need. 
Angell, James Rowland () As president of the American Psychological Association and as chairman of the psychology department at the University of Ch...
Neuropsychology The study of the relationships between brain function and behavior, with emphasis on humans 
Paul Broca discovered the link between specific damage located in the left frontal lobe region and language difficulties Who is the first to study neuropsychology? 
Histological Brains sectio...
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Add to cartNeuropsychology The study of the relationships between brain function and behavior, with emphasis on humans 
Paul Broca discovered the link between specific damage located in the left frontal lobe region and language difficulties Who is the first to study neuropsychology? 
Histological Brains sectio...
British Empiricists British philosophers who believed that knowledge is derived from experience 
Empiricism - epistemology asserting that the evidence of the senses constitutes the primary data of knowledge. Knowledge cannot exist until this evidence is gathered and all subsequent intellectual proce...
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Add to cartBritish Empiricists British philosophers who believed that knowledge is derived from experience 
Empiricism - epistemology asserting that the evidence of the senses constitutes the primary data of knowledge. Knowledge cannot exist until this evidence is gathered and all subsequent intellectual proce...
How Neurons Integrate Information- Through dendritic spines, a neuron can establish more than 50,000 connections to other neurons - Nerve impulses traveling from other neurons bombard the receiving neuron with all manner of inputs (excitatory and inhibitory) - The cell body, located between the dend...
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Add to cartHow Neurons Integrate Information- Through dendritic spines, a neuron can establish more than 50,000 connections to other neurons - Nerve impulses traveling from other neurons bombard the receiving neuron with all manner of inputs (excitatory and inhibitory) - The cell body, located between the dend...
-taking the individual pieces of information, and building upon it - structuralism - Tichner - looking for basic "sensations" bottom-up processing 
- gestalt - the "whole configuration" - Wetheimer, Koffka, Kohler Top-down processing 
What are the 5 Gestalt Principles? similarity, proximity, gro...
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Add to cart-taking the individual pieces of information, and building upon it - structuralism - Tichner - looking for basic "sensations" bottom-up processing 
- gestalt - the "whole configuration" - Wetheimer, Koffka, Kohler Top-down processing 
What are the 5 Gestalt Principles? similarity, proximity, gro...
Thomas Kuhn Defined normal science, established paradigms, wrote The Structure of Scientific Revolutions 
Karl Popper concept of falsification 
Paul Feyerabend Argued that science cannot be described by any standard set of rules, principles, or standards. In fact, he said, history shows that scienti...
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Add to cartThomas Kuhn Defined normal science, established paradigms, wrote The Structure of Scientific Revolutions 
Karl Popper concept of falsification 
Paul Feyerabend Argued that science cannot be described by any standard set of rules, principles, or standards. In fact, he said, history shows that scienti...
effector proteins proteins that have some direct effect on the behavior of the target cell 
excitable dendrites Boosts EPSPs 
EPSP summation a simple form of synaptic integration whereby excitatory postsynaptic potentials combine to produce a larger postsynaptic depolarization 
synaptic integration ...
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Add to carteffector proteins proteins that have some direct effect on the behavior of the target cell 
excitable dendrites Boosts EPSPs 
EPSP summation a simple form of synaptic integration whereby excitatory postsynaptic potentials combine to produce a larger postsynaptic depolarization 
synaptic integration ...
interdependence Mutual dependence between people; bi-directional relationship. Different from co-depedent 
equity theory of relationships extension of social exchange theory. indicates that partners judge the distribution of costs and benefits (rewards - costs) according to socially acceptable rules...
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Add to cartinterdependence Mutual dependence between people; bi-directional relationship. Different from co-depedent 
equity theory of relationships extension of social exchange theory. indicates that partners judge the distribution of costs and benefits (rewards - costs) according to socially acceptable rules...
c) it demonstrated that specific mental functions were mediated by different anatomical structures The Bell-Magendie law was significant because: 
a) it solved the mind-body problem b) it confirmed Hartley's view of nerve conduction c) it demonstrated that specific mental functions were mediated by...
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Add to cartc) it demonstrated that specific mental functions were mediated by different anatomical structures The Bell-Magendie law was significant because: 
a) it solved the mind-body problem b) it confirmed Hartley's view of nerve conduction c) it demonstrated that specific mental functions were mediated by...
What are the different "ways of knowing" and how is science unique? The ways of knowing are knowledge via superstition; via intuition; via authority; via tenacity; via rationalism; via empiricism; via science. Science is unique because it merges rationalism and empiricism to craft hypotheisis and ...
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Add to cartWhat are the different "ways of knowing" and how is science unique? The ways of knowing are knowledge via superstition; via intuition; via authority; via tenacity; via rationalism; via empiricism; via science. Science is unique because it merges rationalism and empiricism to craft hypotheisis and ...
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