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[Show more]Psychology The scientific study of behavior and mental processes. 
Developmental psychology This discipline of psychology studies all aspects of human growth and change from the prenatal period through old age. These include child psychologists, adolescent psychologists, and life-span psychologists....
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Developmental psychology This discipline of psychology studies all aspects of human growth and change from the prenatal period through old age. These include child psychologists, adolescent psychologists, and life-span psychologists....
What is psychology? the study of the mind through the study of behavior 
Explain how experimental design is crucial to the study of psychology through the physics test example. Just because a person does well on a physics test doe snot mean they actually understood the material. There could have bee...
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Add to cartWhat is psychology? the study of the mind through the study of behavior 
Explain how experimental design is crucial to the study of psychology through the physics test example. Just because a person does well on a physics test doe snot mean they actually understood the material. There could have bee...
Creator of classical conditioning Ivan Pavlov () 
Classical (or Pavlovian) conditioning The type of learning in which a response naturally elicited comes to be elicited by a different, formerly neutral stimulus. Generally autonomic, reflexive, involuntary and emotional in character 
Unconditioned St...
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Add to cartCreator of classical conditioning Ivan Pavlov () 
Classical (or Pavlovian) conditioning The type of learning in which a response naturally elicited comes to be elicited by a different, formerly neutral stimulus. Generally autonomic, reflexive, involuntary and emotional in character 
Unconditioned St...
Naturalistic observation observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate and control the situation 
Positive psychology research on human flourishing 
Limbic system neural system located below the cerebral hemispheres; associated with emotions and driv...
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Add to cartNaturalistic observation observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate and control the situation 
Positive psychology research on human flourishing 
Limbic system neural system located below the cerebral hemispheres; associated with emotions and driv...
Metacognition cognition about our cognition; keeping track of an evaluating our mental processes 
executive function set of skills that facilitate the behaviors required to: -Generate responses; stop responding -Maintain a response set -Switch response sets (cognitive flexibility) -Inhibit a respons...
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Add to cartMetacognition cognition about our cognition; keeping track of an evaluating our mental processes 
executive function set of skills that facilitate the behaviors required to: -Generate responses; stop responding -Maintain a response set -Switch response sets (cognitive flexibility) -Inhibit a respons...
Acetylcholine (ACh) responsible for motor control at the junction between nerves and muscles; it is also involved in mental processes such as learning, memory, sleeping, and dreaming 
Action potential (neural firing) the electrical signal that passes along the axon and subsequently causes the releas...
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Add to cartAcetylcholine (ACh) responsible for motor control at the junction between nerves and muscles; it is also involved in mental processes such as learning, memory, sleeping, and dreaming 
Action potential (neural firing) the electrical signal that passes along the axon and subsequently causes the releas...
A. Maturation Changes controlled by a genetic blueprint, such as an increase in height or the size of the brain, are examples of ___________________. 
A) maturation B) growth cycles C) habituation D) learning 
A. Researchers have found support for the existence of both human and animal insight learn...
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Add to cartA. Maturation Changes controlled by a genetic blueprint, such as an increase in height or the size of the brain, are examples of ___________________. 
A) maturation B) growth cycles C) habituation D) learning 
A. Researchers have found support for the existence of both human and animal insight learn...
Why is the word scientific important to psychology? Another important word in the definition of psychology is scientific. Psychologists don't just speculate about behavior and mental processes, accepting guesses and gut feelings as the truth. Instead, we measure the merit of those ideas by applying...
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Add to cartWhy is the word scientific important to psychology? Another important word in the definition of psychology is scientific. Psychologists don't just speculate about behavior and mental processes, accepting guesses and gut feelings as the truth. Instead, we measure the merit of those ideas by applying...
Clinical psychology Clinical psychologists assess and treat people with psychological problems. They may act as therapists for people experiencing normal psychological crises(e.g. grief) or for individuals suffering from chronic psychiatric disorders. 
Counseling psychology Counseling psychologists ...
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Add to cartClinical psychology Clinical psychologists assess and treat people with psychological problems. They may act as therapists for people experiencing normal psychological crises(e.g. grief) or for individuals suffering from chronic psychiatric disorders. 
Counseling psychology Counseling psychologists ...
What is psychology the study of?study of behavior and mental processes 
What are the four goals of psychology?seek to describe, explain, predict, and control behavior and mental processes 
______________ established the first psychology laboratory in Leipzig, Germany, in 1879.Wilhelm Wundt 
Wundt ut...
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Add to cartWhat is psychology the study of?study of behavior and mental processes 
What are the four goals of psychology?seek to describe, explain, predict, and control behavior and mental processes 
______________ established the first psychology laboratory in Leipzig, Germany, in 1879.Wilhelm Wundt 
Wundt ut...
The school of thought in psychology that turned away from the study of consciousness during the first half ofthe last century was..... behaviorism 
What of the following is NOT a state of consciousness? inattachable blindness 
Fast and jerky movements of the eyes are especially likely to be associat...
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Add to cartThe school of thought in psychology that turned away from the study of consciousness during the first half ofthe last century was..... behaviorism 
What of the following is NOT a state of consciousness? inattachable blindness 
Fast and jerky movements of the eyes are especially likely to be associat...
The Scientific Attitude Curious, Skeptical, and Humble 
The Amazing Randi Magician and skeptic James Randi has tested and debunked a variety of psychic phenomena. 
Critical Thinking thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and conclusions. Rather, it examines assumptions, discerns hidden valu...
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Add to cartThe Scientific Attitude Curious, Skeptical, and Humble 
The Amazing Randi Magician and skeptic James Randi has tested and debunked a variety of psychic phenomena. 
Critical Thinking thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and conclusions. Rather, it examines assumptions, discerns hidden valu...
Structuralism (Hint: Used Introspection)Early school of thought promoted by Wundt and Titchener; used introspection to explain the mind 
FuctionalismEarly school of thought promoted by James and influenced by Darwin; explored how mental and behavioral processes function - how they enable an organism...
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Add to cartStructuralism (Hint: Used Introspection)Early school of thought promoted by Wundt and Titchener; used introspection to explain the mind 
FuctionalismEarly school of thought promoted by James and influenced by Darwin; explored how mental and behavioral processes function - how they enable an organism...
Developmental psychology a branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span 
Cross-sectional study research that compares people of different ages at the same point in time 
Longitudinal study research that follows and retests the same people over tim...
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Add to cartDevelopmental psychology a branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span 
Cross-sectional study research that compares people of different ages at the same point in time 
Longitudinal study research that follows and retests the same people over tim...
Geniesocially isolated girl used to study how someones upbringing influences 
Developmental Psychologythe study of changes over the life span in physiology, cognition, emotion, and social behavior 
Prenatal Periodbegins with conception ends with birth 
Infancyfrom birth, lasts for 18 to 24 months 
C...
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Add to cartGeniesocially isolated girl used to study how someones upbringing influences 
Developmental Psychologythe study of changes over the life span in physiology, cognition, emotion, and social behavior 
Prenatal Periodbegins with conception ends with birth 
Infancyfrom birth, lasts for 18 to 24 months 
C...
Sensation the process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment 
Perception the process by which the brain organizes and interprets sensory information 
Bottom-up processing analysis that begins with the sensory receptors and works...
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Add to cartSensation the process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment 
Perception the process by which the brain organizes and interprets sensory information 
Bottom-up processing analysis that begins with the sensory receptors and works...
What is meant by cognitive development? Cognitive development refers to thinking. 
What is meant by psychosocial development? Says that people are shaped by and react to their environment. 
What do we mean by continuous vs. discontinuous theories of development? Continuous development sees our devel...
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Add to cartWhat is meant by cognitive development? Cognitive development refers to thinking. 
What is meant by psychosocial development? Says that people are shaped by and react to their environment. 
What do we mean by continuous vs. discontinuous theories of development? Continuous development sees our devel...
Attribution theory was designed to account for how people explain others' behavior 
Attitudes are ________ that guide behavior. belief-based feelings 
The foot-in-the-door phenomenon refers to the tendency to comply with a large request if one has previously complied with a small request 
The disco...
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Add to cartAttribution theory was designed to account for how people explain others' behavior 
Attitudes are ________ that guide behavior. belief-based feelings 
The foot-in-the-door phenomenon refers to the tendency to comply with a large request if one has previously complied with a small request 
The disco...
The part of the brain that controls life-sustaining functions, such as heartbeat, breathing, and swallowing, is the: medulla. 
Dorothy has spinocerebellar degeneration, a condition that is likely to cause her to have difficulty with: walking, speaking, and/or standing. 
A functional MRI (fMRI) and a...
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Add to cartThe part of the brain that controls life-sustaining functions, such as heartbeat, breathing, and swallowing, is the: medulla. 
Dorothy has spinocerebellar degeneration, a condition that is likely to cause her to have difficulty with: walking, speaking, and/or standing. 
A functional MRI (fMRI) and a...
Encoding -recording info into memory -active process (have to pay attention to stimuli to encode it) 
Storage holding info in memory 
Retrieval accessing information that has been stored in memory 
Short-term memory temporarily holds limited amounts of info (about 20 seconds) and will last as long a...
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Add to cartEncoding -recording info into memory -active process (have to pay attention to stimuli to encode it) 
Storage holding info in memory 
Retrieval accessing information that has been stored in memory 
Short-term memory temporarily holds limited amounts of info (about 20 seconds) and will last as long a...
The belief that every experience can be broken down into its individual emotions and sensations is known as __________. structuralism 
Freud proposed that there is a(n) __________ mind into which we repress threatening urges and desires. unconscious 
The view that objective introspection could be us...
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Add to cartThe belief that every experience can be broken down into its individual emotions and sensations is known as __________. structuralism 
Freud proposed that there is a(n) __________ mind into which we repress threatening urges and desires. unconscious 
The view that objective introspection could be us...
An individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling and acting across time and in various situations personality 
Idea that childhood sexuality and unconscious motivations explain personality development Sigmund Freud psychoanalysis 
Mostly conscious; makes peace between the ID and superego...
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Add to cartAn individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling and acting across time and in various situations personality 
Idea that childhood sexuality and unconscious motivations explain personality development Sigmund Freud psychoanalysis 
Mostly conscious; makes peace between the ID and superego...
Critical Thinking examines assumptions, appraises the source, discerns hidden biases, evaluates evidence, and assesses conclusionsqu 
Structuralism early school of thought promoted by Wundt and Titchener; used introspection to reveal the structure of the human mind 
Functionalism the thought that ps...
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Add to cartCritical Thinking examines assumptions, appraises the source, discerns hidden biases, evaluates evidence, and assesses conclusionsqu 
Structuralism early school of thought promoted by Wundt and Titchener; used introspection to reveal the structure of the human mind 
Functionalism the thought that ps...
Scientific attitude curiosity, skepticism, humility 
Curiosity a strong desire to know or learn something 
Skepticism a philosophy which suggests that nothing can ever be known for certain; have some doubt when approaching an issue 
Humility researchers must be willing to be surprised and follow new...
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Add to cartScientific attitude curiosity, skepticism, humility 
Curiosity a strong desire to know or learn something 
Skepticism a philosophy which suggests that nothing can ever be known for certain; have some doubt when approaching an issue 
Humility researchers must be willing to be surprised and follow new...
PsychopathologyScientific study of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. 
What helps diagnose a mental illness?1.) Statistical Abnormality (Extremities on bell curve) 2.) Social Nonconformity (following social norms -- ex: hold door open, raising hand, etc.) Going out of your way to not confo...
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Add to cartPsychopathologyScientific study of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. 
What helps diagnose a mental illness?1.) Statistical Abnormality (Extremities on bell curve) 2.) Social Nonconformity (following social norms -- ex: hold door open, raising hand, etc.) Going out of your way to not confo...
Operational definition of intelligence IQ score 
An experimenter announces, "This is an experiment on hypnosis." Although the experimenter does not actually hypnotize anyone, most of the participants behave the way they believe hypnotized people do. These results are an apparent example of the eff...
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Add to cartOperational definition of intelligence IQ score 
An experimenter announces, "This is an experiment on hypnosis." Although the experimenter does not actually hypnotize anyone, most of the participants behave the way they believe hypnotized people do. These results are an apparent example of the eff...
A dog salivates when a bell is rung because the bell has in the past been paired with food. What is the best way to break this conditioned response? A. Present the bell alone. B. Provide greater amounts of food. C. Provide food first then ring the bell. D. Present the food alone. A. 
Using the class...
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Add to cartA dog salivates when a bell is rung because the bell has in the past been paired with food. What is the best way to break this conditioned response? A. Present the bell alone. B. Provide greater amounts of food. C. Provide food first then ring the bell. D. Present the food alone. A. 
Using the class...
Language a system for communicating with others using signals that are combined according to rules of grammar and that convey meaning. 
Grammar set of rules that specify how the units of language can be combined to produce meaningful messages. 
phonemes. The smallest units of sound that are recogniz...
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Add to cartLanguage a system for communicating with others using signals that are combined according to rules of grammar and that convey meaning. 
Grammar set of rules that specify how the units of language can be combined to produce meaningful messages. 
phonemes. The smallest units of sound that are recogniz...
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