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Decks in this class (33)

[Week 1] Why Science?
Empirical methods,
Ethics,
Hypotheses
5  cards
[Week 1] Ethics of Psychological Research
Informed consent,
Confidentiality,
Privacy
5  cards
[Week 1] History of Psychology
Behaviorism,
Cognitive psychology,
Consciousness
17  cards
[Week 2] Thinking like a Psychological Scientist
Anecdotal evidence,
Causality,
Correlation
31  cards
[Week 2] Research Designs
Confounds,
Correlation,
Dependent variable
11  cards
[Week 2] Conducting Psychological Research in the Real World
Ambulatory assessment,
Daily diary method,
Day reconstruction method
14  cards
[Week 3] Neurons
Action potential,
Axon,
Cell membrane
22  cards
[Week 3] The Nervous System
Afferent nerves,
Agnosias,
Aphasia
55  cards
[Week 3] The Brain
Ablation,
Basal ganglia,
Brain stem
44  cards
[Week 3] Hormones and Behavior
5 reductase,
Aggression,
Aromatase
27  cards
[CC] State of Consciousness
Loosely defined consciousness,
William james,
What are the main states of consc...
11  cards
[Week 4] State of Consciousness
Blood alcohol content bac,
Circadian rhythm,
Consciousness
18  cards
[Week 4] Sensation and Perception
Absolute threshold,
Agnosia,
Anosmia
56  cards
[Week 4] Failures of Awareness - The Case of Inattentional Blindness
Dichotic listening,
Inattentional blindness,
Inattentional deafness
4  cards
[Week 5] Attention
Dichotic listening,
Divided attention,
Inattentional blindness
7  cards
[Week 5] Memory
Autobiographical memory,
Consolidation,
Cue overload principle
17  cards
[Week 5] Forgetting and Amnesia
Anterograde amnesia,
Consolidation,
Decay
11  cards
[Week 5] Eyewitness Testimony and Memory Biases
False memories,
Foils,
Misinformation effect
6  cards
[Week 7] Cognitive Development in Childhood
Chutes and ladders,
Concrete operations stage,
Conservation problems
18  cards
[Week 7] Social and Personality Development in Childhood
Authoritative,
Conscience,
Effortful control
10  cards
[Week 7] Adolescent Development
Crowds,
Deviant peer contagion,
Differential susceptibility
9  cards
[Week 7] Emerging Adulthood
Collectivism,
Emerging adulthood,
Individualism
7  cards
[Week 7] Aging
Age identity,
Autobiographical narratives,
Average life expectancy
26  cards
[Week 8] Conditioning and Learning
Blocking,
Categorize,
Classical conditioning
33  cards
[Week 8] Factors Influencing Learning
Chunk,
Classical conditioning,
Encoding
15  cards
[Week 8] Knowledge Emotions: Feelings that Foster Learning, Exploring, and Reflecting
Accommodation,
Appraisal structure,
Appraisal theories
16  cards
[Week 8] Judgment and Decision Making
Anchoring,
Biases,
Bounded awareness
12  cards
[Week 9] Culture
Collectivism,
Cross cultural psychology or cros...,
Cross cultural studies or cross c...
24  cards
[Week 9] Culture and Emotion
Affect,
Culture,
Emotions
8  cards
[Week 9] Time and Culture
Clock time,
Ma,
Monochronic m time
8  cards
[Week 10] Categories and Concepts
Basic level category,
Category,
Concept
6  cards
[Week 10] Intelligence
G,
Intelligence,
Iq
6  cards
[Week 10] Emotional Intelligence
Ability model,
Emotional intelligence,
Four branch model
8  cards

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