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Decks in this class (60)

Unit 1 Terms
Critical thinking,
Empiricism,
Structuralism
58  cards
Unit 1 Important People
G stanley hall,
Wilhelm wundt,
William james
9  cards
Module 4 - The Need for Psychological Science
Hindsight bias
1  cards
Module 5 - The Scientific Method of Description
Theory,
Hypothesis,
Operational definition
10  cards
Module 6 - Correlation and Experimentation
Correlate,
Correlation coefficient,
Variables
16  cards
Module 9 - Biological Psychology and Neurotransmission
Neuron,
Cell body,
Dendrite
16  cards
Neurotransmitters
Acetylcholine ach,
Dopamine,
Serotonin
9  cards
Module 10 - The Nervous and Endocrine Systems
Nervous system,
Central nervous system,
Peripheral nervous system pns
19  cards
Module 11 - Studying the Brain, Older Brain Structures, and the Limbic System
Eeg electroencephalogram,
Meg magnetoencephalography,
Ct computed tomography scan
15  cards
Unit 2 Important People
Paul broca,
Carl wernicke,
Roger sperry
4  cards
Module 12 - The Cerebral Cortex
Cerebral cortex,
Frontal lobes,
Parietal lobes
10  cards
Module 13 - Brain Hemisphere Organization and the Biology of Consciousness
Corpus,
Split brain,
Left hemisphere
9  cards
Module 14 - Behavior Genetics: Predicting Individual Differences
Behavior genetics,
Heredity,
Environment
14  cards
Module 16 - Sleep Patterns and Sleep Theories
Sleep,
Circadian rhythm,
Rem sleep
16  cards
Module 17 - Sleep Deprivation, Sleep Disorders, and Dreams
Insomnia,
Narcolepsy,
Sleep apnea
17  cards
Module 18 - Psychoactive Drugs
Psychoactive drugs,
Substance use disorder,
Tolerance
13  cards
Specific Drugs
Nicotine,
Cocaine,
Methamphetamine
9  cards
Module 20 - Basic Concepts of Sensation and Perception
Sensation,
Sensory receptors,
Perception
15  cards
Module 21 - Influences on Perception
Perceptual set,
Extrasensory perception,
Parapsychology
3  cards
Module 22 - Vision: Sensory and Perceptual Processing
Wavelength,
Hue,
Intensity
19  cards
Module 23 - Visual Organization and Interpretation
Gestalt,
Figure ground,
Grouping
25  cards
Module 24 - Hearing
Audition,
Frequency,
Pitch
14  cards
Module 25 - The Other Senses
Gate control theory,
Olfaction,
Kinesthesia
6  cards
Unit 3 Important People
Gustav fechner,
Ernst weber,
David hubel and torsten wiesel
3  cards
Module 26 - How We Learn and Classical Conditioning
Learning,
Habituation,
Associative learning
20  cards
Module 27 - Operant Conditioning
Operant conditioning,
Law of effect,
Operant chamber
20  cards
Unit 4 Important People
Bf skinner,
Edward l thorndike,
John garcia
6  cards
Module 28 - Operant Conditioning's Applications, and Comparison to Classical Conditioning
Biofeedback
1  cards
Module 29 - Biology, Cognition, and Learning
Preparedness,
Instinctive drift,
Cognitive map
15  cards
Module 30 - Observational Learning
Mirror neurons,
Prosocial behavior,
Observational learning
4  cards
Module 31 - Studying and Encoding Memories
Memory,
Recall,
Recognition
25  cards
Module 32 - Storing and Retrieving Memories
Semantic memory,
Episodic memory,
Hippocampus
11  cards
Module 33 - Forgetting, Memory Construction, and Improving Memory
Anterograde amnesia,
Retrograde amnesia,
Proactive forward acting interfer...
9  cards
Module 34 - Thinking, Concepts, and Creativity
Cognition,
Concepts,
Prototypes
6  cards
Module 35 - Solving Problems and Making Decisions
Algorithms,
Heuristics,
Confirmation bias
11  cards
Module 36 - Thinking and Language
Babbling stage,
One word stage,
Two word stage
9  cards
Module 37 - Introduction to Intelligence
Intelligence,
General intelligence g,
Factor analysis
10  cards
Unit 5 Important People
Charles spearman,
L l thurstone,
Howard gardner
9  cards
Module 38 - Assessing Intelligence
Intelligence test,
Achievement test,
Aptitude test
13  cards
Module 39 - The Dynamics of Intelligence
Cohort,
Crystallized intelligence,
Fluid intelligence
7  cards
Module 40 - Studying Genetic and Environmental Influences on Intelligence
Heritability
1  cards
Module 41 - Group Differences and the Question of Bias
Stereotype threat
1  cards
Module 42 - Developmental Issues, Prenatal Development, and the Newborn
Developmental psychology,
Zygotes,
Embryo
7  cards
Module 43 - Infancy and Childhood: Physical Development
Maturation,
Infantile amnesia
2  cards
Unit 6 Important People
Jean piaget,
Lev vygotsky,
Harry and margaret harlow
6  cards
Module 44 - Infancy and Childhood: Cognitive Development
Cognition,
Schema,
Assimilate
15  cards
Module 45 - Infancy and Childhood: Social Development
Stanger anxiety,
Attachment,
Critical period
12  cards
Module 48 - Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development
Adolescence,
Puberty
2  cards
Module 49 - Adolescence: Social Development and Emerging Adulthood
Identity,
Social identity,
Emerging adulthood
12  cards
Module 51 - Adulthood: Physical, Cognitive, and Social Development
Neurocognitive disorder,
Alzheimer s disease,
Social clock
3  cards
Module 65 - Introduction to Psychological Disorders
Psychological disorder,
Medical model,
Epigenetics
5  cards
Module 66 - Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Anxiety disorders,
Social anxiety disorder,
Generalized anxiety disorder
9  cards
Module 67 - Depressive Disorders, Bipolar Disorder, Suicide, and Self-Injury
Major depressive disorder,
Bipolar disorder,
Mania
4  cards
Module 68 - Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia,
Psychotic disorder,
Hallucinations
6  cards
Module 69 - Other Disorders
Somatic symptom disorder,
Conversion disorder,
Illness anxiety disorder
10  cards
Module 70 - Introduction to Therapy, and Psychodynamic and Humanistic Therapies
Psychotherapy,
Biomedical therapy,
Eclectic
12  cards
Module 73 - The Biomedical Therapies and Preventing Psychological Disorders
Psychopharmacology,
Antipsychotic drugs,
Antianxiety drugs
10  cards
Module 74 - Attribution, Attitudes, and Actions
Social psychology,
Attribution theory,
Fundamental attribution error
9  cards
Module 75 - Conformity and Obedience
Norms,
Conformity,
Normative social influence
4  cards
Module 76 - Group Behavior
Social facilitation,
Social loafing,
Deindividuation
5  cards

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