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Psychology Ch.1

Cards: 35| Attempts: 2| Last updated: Sep 22, 2015

What Is The Best Definition Of The Discipline...

The Science Of Behavior And Mental Processes

What Is The Major Problem In Relying On Folk ...

Folk Wisdom And Proverbs Cannot Be Refuted Be...

Which Of These Is Likely To Be Characteristic...

Researchers Allow Preconceptions To Cloud The...

Which Guideline For The Psychological Detecti...

Are There Plausible Alternative Explanations ...

Psychology 101

Cards: 46| Attempts: 2| Last updated: Sep 18, 2015

Define Stress

A Response Elicited When A Situation Overwhel...

Stressors

-events That Trigger A Stress Response-demand...

Meaning Of The Response View Of Stress

Focuses On The Physiological Changes That Occ...

Definition Of The Relational View Of Stress

Stress Is A Particular Relationship Between T...

Psychology 315 Ch. 8 Social Influence And Persuasion Part 1

Cards: 27| Attempts: 2| Last updated: Sep 17, 2015

Social Influence

Includes A Wide Variety Of Tactics Designed T...

Conformity

The Influence Of Social Norms

Compliance

Adherence/behavior Change In Response To A Di...

Obedience

Adherence To Direct Demand

Psychology Test 1- Basics Of Psychology

Cards: 32| Attempts: 2| Last updated: Sep 16, 2015

Psychology

The Discipline Concerned W/ Behavior & Mental...

Empirical

Relying On Or Derived From Observation, Exper...

Functionalism

An Early Psychological Approach That Emphasiz...

Psychoanalysis

A Theory Of Personality And A Method Of Psych...

Psychology Chapter 2

Cards: 44| Attempts: 2| Last updated: Sep 17, 2015

Anecdotal Evidence

Personal Stories About Specific Incidents And...

Case Study

An In-depth Investigation Of An Individual Su...

Confounding Of Variables

A Condition That Exists Whenever Two Variable...

Control Group

Subjects In A Study Who Do Not Receive The Sp...

Psychology Chapter 3

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________ Are Cells In The Nervous System That...

Neurons

_______ Carry Signals From The Spinal Cord To...

Motor Neurons

The Difference In Electrical Charge Between T...

Resting Potential

At Rest, There Is A Higher Concentration Of _...

K+; Na +

Psychology Chapter 6

Cards: 5| Attempts: 2| Last updated: Sep 22, 2015

Learning

Any Realitvely Permanent Change In Behavior T...

Classical Conditioning

A Form Of Learning In Which Reflex Responses ...

Ian Pavlov

Was a Russian Physiologist Who Studied D...

Reflex

An Innate, Automatic Response To A Stimulus. ...

Social Psychology - David G Myers (10th Edition) Chapter 5-9

Cards: 64| Attempts: 2| Last updated: Sep 22, 2015

Natural Selection * Evolutionary Psychol...

The Study Of Evolution Of Cognition And Behav...

Norms

Standards For Accepted And Expected Behavior....

Personal Space

The Buffer Zone We Like To Maintain Around Ou...

Gender

Characteristics, Whether Biological Or Social...

Psych Test Chp 5

Cards: 5| Attempts: 1| Last updated: Sep 22, 2015

Learning

The Precoess By Which Experience Or Practice ...

Classical (or Pavolvian) Conditioning

The Type Of Learning In Which A Response Natu...

Uncondtioned Stimulus (US)

A Stimulus That Invariably Causes An Orgaism ...

Unconditioned Response (UR)

A Response Tha Takes Place In An Organism Whe...

Psych Chapter 1

Cards: 7| Attempts: 1| Last updated: Sep 22, 2015

Psychiatrists Differ From Clinical Psychologi...

D. Prescribe Medication

Which Profession Requires A Research Disserta...

B. Clinical Psychology

Social Workers

C. Conduct Psychotherapy

The Doctor Of Psychology Degree (Psy. D) Emph...

D. Clinical Training More Than Research Train...

Develop. Psych Chapter 9 Terms

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Visual Impairment

A Difficulty In Seeing That May Include Blind...

Auditory Impairment

A Special Need That Involves The Loss Or Hear...

Speech Impairment

Speech That Deviates So Much From The Speech ...

Stuttering

Substantial Disruption In The Rhythm Of Fluen...

Psychology: Chapter 1 The Search For Understanding

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What Is Psychology?What Are Its Goals?

Defined As The Scientific Study Of Behavior A...

What Are The Major Issues In Psychology?

Nature VS Nuture-due To Biology Or Environmen...

What Was The Goal Of Structuralism?

Identify Laws That Explain The Conscious Expe...

What Was The Goal Of Functionalism?

Advocated The Study Of The Function Of The Mi...

Psychology Chapter 8

Cards: 44| Attempts: 1| Last updated: Sep 22, 2015

The Brain's System For Filing Away New In...

Memory

A Type Of Memory Lasting No More Than A Few S...

Sensory Memory

A Type Of Memory In Which Information For Sho...

Working Memory

A Type Of Memory In Which Information Othat C...

Long-Term Memory

Psychology

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In Research Presented In ABC Video On Gender ...

Identifying Where They Were After Being Guide...

Adoptive Parents Are Least Likely To Influenc...

Personality Attitudes

Which Of The Following Pieces Of Evidence Wou...

Increasing Levels Of Testosterone Lead To Inc...

Evolutionary Psychologists Might Suggest That...

Women's Greater Biological Investment In Chil...

Psychology Chapter R18

Cards: 7| Attempts: 1| Last updated: Sep 22, 2015

A Field Of Psychology That Deals With The Dia...

Clinical Psychology

A Person Wih A Psychological Disorder Who Is ...

Patient

A Perosn With A Psychological Disorder Who Is...

Client

The Study Of How Drugs Affect The Mind And Be...

Psychoactive Medication

Funeral Psychology /Sociolgy

Cards: 93| Attempts: 1| Last updated: Sep 22, 2015

Abnormal Grief

Grief Extending Over A Long Period Of Time Wi...

Acute Grief

Intense Physical And Emotional Expression Of ...

Adaptation

Individual's Ability To Adjust To The Psychol...

Affect

Feeling And Their Expression

Social Psychology Chapter 5

Cards: 48| Attempts: 1| Last updated: Sep 30, 2015

Social Cognition

A Movement In Social Psychology That Began In...

Cognitive Miser

A Term Used To Describe People's Reluctance T...

Stroop Test

A Standard Measure Of Effortful Control Over ...

Stroop Effect

In The Stroop Test, The Finding That People H...

Psychology 101 Chapter 7

Cards: 29| Attempts: 1| Last updated: Sep 18, 2015

Define Cognition

A General Term For Mental Activity Involved I...

Define Concepts

Mental Category Of Objects, Events Or Situati...

Formal Vs Natural Concepts

Formal Has RulesNatural Are From Everyday Exp...

Define Prototype

Typical Example Of A Particular Concept

Psychology Chapter 16 Review

Cards: 5| Attempts: 1| Last updated: Sep 22, 2015

The Style In Which A Person Interacts With Th...

Personality

A Method Of Interpreting Personalit Data That...

Idiographic Approach

A Method Of Interpreing Personality Data That...

Nomotheti Approach

A Person's Relatively Stable Disposition ...

Trait

Chapter 3 Psychology

Cards: 17| Attempts: 1| Last updated: Sep 22, 2015

Id Is

Primitive Psych Force Hidden In The Unconscio...

Ego

Controls The Personal Thinking And Acts As Th...

Rational Principle

Ego Evaluates Consequences & Determines C...

Superego

Consist Of Traditional Values & Morales O...