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| all mental activity associated with THINKING, KNOWING, and REMEMBERING |
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| What sets us apart from animals? |
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| The degree to which we can form CONCEPTS, including PROTOTYPES, and ability to problem solve using ALGORITHMS and HEURISTICS. |
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| schema; mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas, or people |
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| First stage in language development, 4 mos to 12 mos, child practices making sounds |
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| Stages of Language Development |
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Babbling
One-Word Stage
Two-Word Stage
Grammatical Rules
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| communication based off of non-language sound - facial expression |
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| Reflects mental abilities to SELECT, ADAPT to, and SHAPE the environment |
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| Intelligence Quotient (IQ) |
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mental age
-------------------------- x 100
chronological age |
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| defining meaningful scores by comparison with performance of a pretested "standardization group" |
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| did larger study of Binet's formal test |
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| established mental age and IQ |
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| new tests broken down to compare age ranges |
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below 70 on bell curve
deficiency in adapting to life |
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| test predicts what it should |
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test measurement...
analytic
practical
creative
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| need or desire that serves to energixe behavior and drive it toward a goal |
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moderate needs within certain range
physiological needs creates an aroused tension state (drive) that motivates to satisfy a need |
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"pull"
external want incentives |
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no reward
main reason is self satisfaction |
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| Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs |
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Self Actualization
Self Esteem
Belonging / Love
Safety
Physiological
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studied sexual response
1. Excitement
2. Plateau
3. Orgasmic
4. Resolution
(5)Refractory |
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| hypothalamus similar in men and women |
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a mix of
physiological arousal,
expressive behavior,
and conscious experience. |
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| Physiological arousal causes emotion |
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| Stimulus, then arousal and emotion occur simontaneously |
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introduced cognitive element in emotion
emotion = physically aroused and cognitively label the arousal |
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| Schachter Two-Factor Theory |
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To experience emotion one must
be physically aroused and
cognitively label the arousal |
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Albert Ellis's
ABCs of Emotion |
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Antecedent Event - perception
Beliefs - thoughts
Consequences - feelings
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untrue assumptions
"if you believe if you feel it" |
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Extremes:
always, never, best, worst |
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a PROCESS by which we
APPRAISE and
RESPOND
to threats or challenges |
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studied general adaptation syndrome:
Alarm
Resistance
Exhaustion |
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| General Adaptation Syndrome |
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Alarm - gears up
Resistance - cope
Exhaustion - wear out |
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Catastrophy
Significant Life Changes
Daily Hassles |
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| studied type of person for heart problems - angry |
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Exercise
Hobbies
Therapy
Spirituality
Social Support
Relaxation |
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