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1.1 Psychology as a Science
Psychology 1,
Meaning of the world psychology 2,
Where do most psychologists work 3
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1.2 The Evolution of Psychology: History, Approaches, and Questions
Structuralism 1,
Functionalism 2,
Psychodynamic 3
43
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Barron's: History and Approaches - Wave 1 & 2
Trephination 1,
What year was the beginning of sc...,
When and where to wilhelm wundt 1...
8
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Barron's: History and Approaches - Wave 3, 4, & 5
Unconscious mind 1,
Repression 2,
Stimuli 3
14
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2.1 Psychologists Use the Scientific Method to Guide Their Research
Basic research 1,
Applied research 2,
Peer review 3
24
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2.2 Psychologists Use Descriptive, Correlational, and Experimental Research Designs to Understand Behavior
Research design 1,
Descriptive research 2,
Correlational research 3
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2.3 You Can Be an Informed Consumer of Psychological Research
Valid research 1,
Construct validity 2,
Reliability 3
14
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Barron's: Chapter 2 - Methods
Hindsight bias 1,
Applied research 2,
Basic research 3
51
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3.1 The Neuron Is the Building Block of the Nervous System
Nervous system 1,
Central nervous system cns 2,
Peripheral nervous system pns 3
21
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3.2 Our Brains Control Our Thoughts, Feelings, and Behavior
Cerebral cortex 1,
Brain stem 2,
Medulla 3
27
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3.3 Psychologists Study the Brain Using Many Different Methods
Lesions 1,
Feature detectors 2,
Electroencephalography eeg 3
5
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3.4 Putting It All Together: The Nervous System and the Endocrine System
Nerves 1,
Central nervous system cns 2,
Sensory or afferent 3
25
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4.1 We Experience Our World Through Sensation
Hertz 1,
Psychophysics 2,
Gustav fechner 1801 1887 3
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4.2 Seeing
Electromagnetic energy 1,
Wavelength 2,
Visible spectrum 3
32
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4.3 Hearing
Wavelength of the sound wave know...,
Pitch 2,
Amplitude 3
15
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4.4 Tasting, Smelling, and Touching
Six different taste sensations 1,
Taste buds 2,
Olfactory receptor 3
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4.5 Accuracy and Inaccuracy in Perception
Sensory interaction 1,
Mcgurk effect 2,
Synesthesia 3
11
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Barron's: Chapter 3 - Biological Bases of Behavior
Neuroanatomy 1,
Neuron 2,
Dendrites 3
81
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Barron's: Chapter 4 - Sensation and Perception
Transduction 1,
Sensory adaption 2,
Sensory habituation also called p...
65
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5.1 Sleeping and Dreaming Revitalize Us for Action
Consciousness 1,
Dualism 2,
Biological rhythems 3
28
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5.2 Altering Consciousness With Psychoactive Drugs
Psychoactive drug 1,
Four primary classes of psychoact...,
Tolerance 3
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5.3 Altering Consciousness Without Drugs
Hypnosis 1,
Sensory deprivation 2,
Meditation 3
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5.4 Chapter Summary
Consciousness 1,
Rapid eye movement rem 2,
Non rapid eye movement 3
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Barron's: Chapter 5 - States of Consciousness
Consciousness 1,
Levels of consciousness 2,
Conscious level 3
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6.1 Conception and Prenatal Development
Development 1,
Infancy 2,
Childhood 3
15
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6.2 Infancy and Childhood: Exploring and Learning
Habituation 1,
Schemas 2,
Assimilation 3
20
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6.3 Adolescence: Developing Independence and Identity
Adolescence 1,
Puberty 2,
Primary sex characteristics 3
12
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6.4 Early and Middle Adulthood: Building Effective Lives
Parenting styles 1,
Authoritarian parents 2,
Permissive parents 3
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6.5 Late Adulthood: Aging, Retiring, and Bereavement
Crystallized intelligence 1,
Fluid intelligence 2,
Dementia 3
4
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Barron's: Chapter 6 - Learning
Learning 1,
Acquisition 2,
Extinction 3
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7.1 Learning by Association: Classical Conditioning
Learning 1,
Conditioning 2,
Classical conditioning 3
14
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7.2 Changing Behavior Through Reinforcement and Punishment: Operant Conditioning
Operant conditioning 1,
Edward l thorndike 2,
Law of effect 3
20
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7.3 Learning by Insight and Observation
Insight 1,
Latent learning 2,
Observational learning modeling 3
3
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7.4 Using the Principles of Learning to Understand Everyday Behavior
Programmed instruction 1,
Learning theories 2,
Outcomes 3
5
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Barron's: Chapter 7 - Cognition
Memory 1,
Three box information processing ...,
Levels of processing model 3
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8.0 Remembering and Judging
Memory 1,
Cognition 2
2
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8.1 Memories as Types and Stages
Explicit memory 1,
Episodic memory 2,
Semantic memory 3
19
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8.2 How We Remember: Cues to Improving Memory
Encoding 1,
Elaborative encoding 2,
Spacing effect 3
22
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8.3 Accuracy and Inaccuracy in Memory and Cognition
Cognitive biases 1,
Source monitoring 2,
Confirmation bias 3
14
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Barron's: Chapter 8 - Motivation and Emotion
Motivations 1,
Instincts 2,
Drive reduction theory 3
44
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9.1 Defining and Measuring Intelligence
General intelligence factor g 1,
Specific intelligence s 2,
Fluid intelligence 3
18
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9.2 The Social, Cultural, and Political Aspects of Intelligence
Normal distribution or bell curve 1,
Mental retardation 2,
Down syndrome 3
5
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9.3 Communicating With Others: The Development and Use of Language
Phonemes 1,
Morphemes 2,
Syntax 3
14
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Barron's: Chapter 9 - Developmental Psychology
Developmental psychologist 1,
Nature versus nurture 2,
Cross sectional research 3
56
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10.1 The Experience of Emotion
Affect 1,
Arousal 2,
Emotion 3
12
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10.2 Stress: The Unseen Killer
Stress 1,
Post traumatic stress disorder pt...,
General adaptation syndrome 3
8
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10.3 Positive Emotions: The Power of Happiness
Optimism 1,
Self efficacy 2,
Social support 3
3
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10.4 Two Fundamental Human Motivations: Eating and Mating
Glucose 1,
Insulin 2,
Basal metabolic rate 3
8
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Barron's: Chapter 10 - Personality
Personality 1,
Type a 2,
Type b 3
52
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11.1 Personality and Behavior: Approaches and Measurement
Personality 1,
Phrenology 2,
Somatology 3
20
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11.2 The Origins of Personality
Id 1,
Superego 2,
Reality principle 3
10
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11.3 Is Personality More Nature or More Nurture? Behavioral and Molecular Genetics
Gene 1,
Instincs 2,
Behavioral genetics 3
8
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Barron's: Chapter 11 - Testing and Individual Differences
Standardized test 1,
Norms 2,
Standardization sample 3
27
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Barron's: Chapter 12 - Abnormal Psychology
Insane 1,
Dsm 2,
Anxiety disorders 3
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12.1 Psychological Disorder: What Makes a Behavior “Abnormal”?
Abnormal psychology 1,
Prevalence 2,
Psychological disorder 3
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12.2 Anxiety and Dissociative Disorders: Fearing the World Around Us
Anxiety 1,
Anxiety disorders 2,
Generalized anxiety disorder gad 3
12
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12.3 Mood Disorders: Emotions as Illness
Mood 1,
Mood or affective disorders 2,
Dysthymia 3
5
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12.4 Schizophrenia: The Edge of Reality and Consciousnes
Positive symptoms 1,
Negative symptoms 2,
Cognitive symptoms 3
5
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12.5 Personality Disorders
Personality disorder 1,
Borderline personality disorder b...,
Antisocial personality disorder a...
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12.6 Somatoform, Factitious, and Sexual Disorders
Somatization disorder also called...,
Conversion disorder 2,
Hypochondriasis hypochondria 3
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Barron's: Chapter 13 - Treatment of Psychological Disorders
Trephining 1,
Deinstitutionalization 2,
Prevention 3
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13.1 Reducing Disorder by Confronting It: Psychotherapy
Psychological assessment 1,
Psychotherapy 2,
Psychodynamic therapy psychoanaly...
18
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13.2 Reducing Disorder Biologically: Drug and Brain Therapy
Biomedical therapies 1,
Antidepressant medications 2,
Antianxiety medications 3
7
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13.3 Reducing Disorder by Changing the Social Situation
Group therapy 1,
Self help group 2,
Community health services 3
4
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13.4 Evaluating Treatment and Prevention: What Works?
Outcome research 1,
Meta analysis 2
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14.1 Social Cognition: Making Sense of Ourselvesand Others
Social psychology 1,
Stereotyping 2,
Prejudice 3
14
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14.2 Interacting With Others: Helping, Hurting, and Conforming
Altruism 1,
Reciprocal altruism 2,
Diffusion of responsibility 3
9
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14.3 Working With Others: The Costs and Benefits of Social Groups
Social facilitation 1,
Social inhibition 2,
Social loafing 3
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