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Psychology 5-8
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10/10/2011

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Motivation
Definition
The Physiological (physical) and Psychological (emotional) factors that account for arrousal, direction, persistance, and persistance of behavior.
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What is motivational?

 

Definition

It is purposful and goal oriented

 

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Drive
Definition
Internal states created by physiological needs (ex. drive reduction theory)
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Cognitive Dissonance
Definition
2 thoughts\things you want to do but they clash
ex) Doing well in school and having a social life
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Maslow's View
Definition
Basic physicological needs-> level 1
Self acculization (Highest level)-> Level 2
ex. School uniforms
Belonging Needs-> level 3
ex. School Pride
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Glucose Static Theory
Definition
Has to do with sugar. Hungry when sugar is low.
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Obese
Definition
Body weight of 20% or more in excess of desirable body weight
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Aneorexic Nervosa
Definition
an intense fear of becoming FFATTTT....Oh noo!
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Hypothalamus
Definition
Regulates Eating
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What comes first, thoughts or emotions?
Definition
Thoughts are behind emotions.
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We are responsible for our outcome of emotion.
Definition
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Amygdlal (Ah-mig-duh-la)
Definition
Part of brain that is attatched to emotion-> especially fear and rage
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6 recognized emotions
Definition
Happiness
Saddness
Anger
Fear
Surprise
Disgust
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part of the 8 basics
Definition
acceptance
Anticipation
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The Facial Feedback
Definition
If you're happy-when you smile, you are happier. Connection between facial and mood.
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Display rules: The effect of cultures
Definition
ex) men holding hands in africa is friends, here it's GAY!
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Nonverbal communications
Definition
Nonverbal overshadows verbal
Movements that involve facial movements, gestures, and movements
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Cognitive Psychology
Definition
Psychology that focus on cognitions(thoughts)
Deals with memory, deciding, and knowing
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Algoristhms
Definition
Will give solution if one exist
Takes a lot of time
Problem must be well define
Disadvantage-Time Consuming
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Herenstics
Definition
Educated Guess
Disadvantage-Get stuck in thoughts
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Rigidity
Definition
Breaking down information
See things the same\Get stuck in a rut
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Representatives
Definition
Educated Guess Based on a prototype
Class and category
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Availability
Definition
Juding Probability and how easily you can remember the example
You don't remember a statistic
It's dictated by emotion
ex) riding a plane, you hear bout a plane crash, ya get scared about the plane crash-not the fact driving is safer than flying, and drive instead.
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Creativity
Definition
Often seen as viewing\seeing familiar things in new ways
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Linguistics Relativity
Definition
Hypothesis that says synthex and vocab can mold thinking
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Double Speak
Definition
Makes the bad seem good
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Reliability
Definition
If test is consistent and reliable
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Validity
Definition
test does what it's suppose to do
ex) Driving test of boat on land, It's gonna fail
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Standardization
Definition
Procedures to follow the norm
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Norman Curve
Definition
to have same # of As and Fs
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You Can Develope, but have a natural tendency not to
Definition
1) Linguistic
2) Musical
3) Mathematical\Logical
4) Spacial reasoning
5) Body Kinestitics
6) Interpersonal
7) Intrapersonel
8)extestential
9) naturalistic
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Lumpers
Definition
One type of intellegence
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Splitters
Definition
Several types of intellegence
ex) Sternburg's Triarctic model
C-reative A-nalytical P-ractical
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SKEELS
Definition
Group of kids being released from orphanage, sent to a mental retard home-intellegence set. They get sent to a normal home-intellegence goes up.

If Kids is in deprived enviroment they can't use their IQ's Full potential
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Heredity and enviroment
Definition
Heredity sets the limits
Enviroment is where you fall in those limits
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learning
Definition
a relatively permanent change in behavior
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Behavioral
Definition
You learn to act a certain way-> You can unlearn a behavior ( A new way to do it)
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What two things must be paired together in order for classic conditioning?
Definition
Neutral and unconditioned stimulus are linked together over time. They cause classical conditioning
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Cognitive and Social
Definition
Think about what to do and what not to do
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"Aha Experience"
Definition
Chimps that have not been reinforced
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Latent Warning
Definition
Hidden learning, like the hindlick maneuver (lol)
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Stimulus
Definition
Something that cause a respond
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respond
Definition
a reaction to a stimulus
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Neutral Stimulus
Definition
not a stimulus
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Unconditioned stimulus
Definition
Not trained
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Conditioned Stimulus
Definition
trained
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unconditioned response
Definition
not trained
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Operant Conditioning
Definition
training to get a response
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Reinforcers
Definition
increase response
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Positive Punisher
Definition
Paddling hoping to stop behavior
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Negative Punisher
Definition
Take something away to keep room Clean
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3 measures of learning
Definition
Serial, free recall, and paired associate learning
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Serial Learning
Definition
asking to give something back in a particular order
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Free Recall
Definition
name as much info as you can on 1 topic
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Paired Associate Learning
Definition
Give a part and give the other

ex) Give state you say which capital
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Savings Score
Definition
1st time taes you the longest
2nd time you learn it takes less time.
The difference is the saving score.
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Using COmputer as Model
Definition
1) Incoding-Typing
2) Storage- Save
3) Retrieval- print it out and prink it back
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Storage
Definition
2nd stage of memory process in it info is placed in memory system. This stage may involve either brief or long term storage of memory.
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Retrieval
Definition
3rd Stage of memory
in it stored memories are brought into conscious
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Short Term Memory
Definition

7 + or - 2 chunks of information
for 5-9 seconds
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Sensory
Definition
Brief and extensive (.5-1 second)
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Long Term Memory

 

Definition

Where storage is taking place

 

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Labrative Rehersal
Definition
gives meaning to information (elaborate)
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Maintenence Rehersal
Definition
Going over information till you remember
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1 memory system
Definition
depends on how much you elaborate
->levels of processing incorported in storage
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Semantic Memory
Definition
Basic facts in head
Give word and makes connections
Tip of Tounge-> Just there, but you can't touch it
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Tip of Tounge
Definition
no bridge to information
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Episodic memory
Definition
Memory of episode
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Flashbulb Memory
Definition
ex) 9\11, I see my 3rd grade class room
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Encoding Specificity
Definition
You rememberbest when you're trying to retieve information in the same enviroment
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Techniques for improving memory
Definition
A)Influential factors
B) Processing Strategies
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Mnemonic devices procedures
Definition
associating new infor with previously stored info
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Serioal position effect
Definition
tendency to remember things at begining and end rather than the middle
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Imagery
Definition
Visualize it
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Method of LOCI
Definition
Use of familiar locations as cues to recall items
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Pegword Technique
Definition
Use of familiar words or names as cues to recall items that have been associated with them
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Bonus on Test
(1-10)
Definition
One is gun, Two is Moo, Three is Free, Four is Door, Five is Dive, Six is Stix, Seven is heaven, 8 is Gate, 9 is mine, and 10 is hen
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Amnesias
Definition
2 majors tramas that cause it
Physical and Psychological
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Retrograde Amnesia
Definition
Can't remember the past
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Anterograde amnesia
Definition
Can't remember future memories
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