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Psychology
12th Grade
12/17/2009

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Sigmund Freud beleived that dreams
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contain clues to unconsious thouhts and desires
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What occurs during REM sleep?
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Dreaming
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Sleepwalking has been linked to...
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Stress and fatigue
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The most potent hallucinogenic drug is..
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LSD
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Someone suffering tension headahces might achieve relief through
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biofeedback
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Which is ture of hypnosis?
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It is similar to a deep sleep
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Daydreaming may help us to improve our ... by generating thought processes
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Creativity
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People with... may fall asleep suddenly during the day
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Narcolepsy
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Psychoactive drugs affact the... and result in altered consciousness
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Nervous system
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You do not constantly feel your clothing on your body because of...
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sensory adaptation
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The absolute threshold is the.... that a person can detect half of the time
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weakest amount of a stimulus
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Specialized receptor cells responsible for night vision are called...
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rods
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Smell receptors send messages to the brain via the... nerve
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olfactory
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Participants in an experiment who are exposed to the independent variable are called...
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experiemtnal group
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The variable that experiementers manipulate is called the...
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independent variable
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To conduct a valid study of a large population, you should use..
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Representative sample
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The autonomic nervous system regulates the action of the...
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involuntary muscles and organs
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The EEG monitors
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electrical activity in the brain
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Nerves branching out from the spinal chord
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Peripheral nervous system
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Shows which brain areas are activated while performing tasks
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PET
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Gaps between neurons
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Synapses
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Sends hormones through the bloodstream
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Endocrine system
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Part of the brain where thinking processes take place
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Forebrain
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Sir Francis Galton contributed to the development of the...
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personality test
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Applied science
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using pyschological principles to solve immediate problems
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...pyschology theorizes that behavior is influenced by our perceptions, memories, and expectations
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cognitive
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The 1st modern pyschologist
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Wilhelm Wundt
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In classical conditioning, the USC produces a...
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unlearned response
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In Pavlov's experiemtn the USC was the
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food
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Theorist best known for operant conditioning...
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B.F. Skinner
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