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Psy 252
Exam #4
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
04/27/2011

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Misinformation
Definition
Thinking you saw a person stealing when they really bought it
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eyewittness memory
Definition
watching someone steal something
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insight
Definition
epiphany
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functional fixedness
Definition
connecting an apple to healthy nutritional food
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algorhythm
Definition
study constantly for a week
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hueristics
Definition
cramming the night before
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sample size
Definition
the more people you survey the more accurate the results will be
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monitoring meta-cognition
Definition
using your knowledge at work
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control metacognition
Definition
taking a test to see your knowlege
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planning fallacy
Definition
thinking something will take 30 mins. when it takes an hour
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Parkinson's
Definition
slowness, shuffling gait, trouble initiating movement
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alzheimers
Definition
memory loss, language difficulties, aerobic exercise can help
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homeostasis
Definition
keeps yourself from forgetting to breathe
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regulatory behavior
Definition
keeps you from forgetting to eat or drink
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mesocortical
Definition
helps you decide between chocolate or vanilla and helps you solve a really hard puzzle
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mesolimbic
Definition
tells you if you're happy or sad
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higher order path
Definition
what we want
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lower order path
Definition
what we need
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dopamine
Definition
motivation to work out
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psychopharmacology
Definition
how drugs affect mood and the nervous system
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antagonist
Definition
blocks the function of the synapse
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agonist
Definition
enhances the function of a synapse
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