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PSYC CH 3-5
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
10/30/2010

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Frame of refrence
Definition
Based on the context or situation
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nExtrasensory Perception (ESP):   supposed “psychic” abilities that    go beyond the known senses    (e.g., telepathy or clairvoyance)
Definition

 

ESP research is often criticized for its lack of experimental control and lack of replicability.
Term
Controlled processes
Definition

mental activities requiring focused attention that generally interfere with other ongoing activites

 

Taking a test and getting so lost that the next thing you hear or process is the instructor stating that the test time is complete.

Term
Automatic processes
Definition

mental avtivities requiring minimal attention and having little impact on other activities

 

 

Driving a car, while listinging to the radio, while having a conversation with a pasenger, while thinking back to a story that you are talking about

Term

con·tin·u·um

Definition

con·tin·u·um

1.
a continuous extent, series, or whole.

2.
a continuous series or whole, no part of which is perceptibly different from the adjacent parts
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