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absolute poevrty

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inability to meet bare minimum of basic needs incuding cleand rinking water, food, safe housing and reliable access to health care

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achieved status

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statuses that are considered due to be due largely to the individuals efforst

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acquistion

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in classical cond

process of learning association between conditioned stim and response

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action potential

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localized change in neuronès membrane potential that proppogrates away from its point of origin
all or none process mediated by the opening voltage gated Na+ and K+ channels when the membrane is brought to threshold potential; opening Na+ channels causes characteristic depolarization while opening K+ repolarizes the membrane

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activation synthesis theory

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theory that dreams are byproducts of brain activation during REM sleep

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actor observer bias

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tendency to blame our addictions on the situation and blame actions of others on their personalities

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addiction

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compulsion to perform an act repeatedly

consists of psychological dependence or physical dependence

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affect

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personès visible emotion in the moment

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affirmative action

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policies that take factors like sex or race into consideration to benefit underrepresented groups in admissions o job hiring decisions; these policies have been used to benefit those believed to be current or past victims of discrimination

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aggregate

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ppl in same space ut do not interact or share a common sense of identity

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agression

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behavior that is forceful, hostile or attacking

sociology something intended to cause arm or promote social dominance within a group

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Ainsworth Mary

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famous for strange situation experiments where mothers leave their infants in an unfamiliar environment to see how they would react
distinction between securely and insecurely attached infants

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algorithm

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step by step detailing aid in problem solving