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1.1 Science of Psychology
Psychology 1,
Pseudoscience 2,
Scientific method 3
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1.2 How Psychology Became a Science
Empiricism 1,
Determinism 2,
Dualism 3
21
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2.1 Principles of Scientific Research
Objective measurements 1,
Characteristics of quality scient...,
Variable 3
24
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2.2 Scientific Research Designs
Qualitative research 1,
Research design 1,
Quantitative research 2
18
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2.3 Ethics in Psychological Research
Research ethics board 1,
Informed consent 2,
Deception 3
4
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3.1 Biological Psychology
Genes 1,
Dna 2,
Genotype 3
19
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3.2 How the nervous system works - neurotransmitters + cells
Neurons 1,
Cell body 2,
Dendrites 3
36
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3.3 Structure and Organization of Nervous system
Central nervous system 1,
Peripheral nervous system 2,
Somatic nervous system 3
33
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3.4 Measuring and observing brain activity
Lesioning 1,
Sham group 2,
Transcranial magnetic stimulation 3
12
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4.1 Sensation + Perception
Sensation 1,
Perception 2,
Transduction 3
19
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4.2 The visual system
Sclera 1,
Cornea 2,
Pupil 3
25
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5.1 Wakefulness + Sleep
Consciousness 1,
Circadian rhythm 2,
Entrainment 3
23
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5.2 Altered states of consciousness
Hypnosis 1,
Dissociation theory 2,
Social cognitive theory 3
10
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6.1 Classical conditioning
Learning 1,
Classical conditioning 2,
Unconditioned stimulus 3
18
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6.2 Operant conditioning
Operant conditioning 1,
Reinforcement 2,
Law of effect 3
29
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7.1 Memory systems
Memory 1,
Stores 2,
Control processes 3
37
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7.2 Encoding and Retrieving memories
Maintenance rehearsal 1,
Elaborative rehearsal 2,
Shallow processing 3
23
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8.1 The Organization of Knowledge
Concept 1,
Categories 2,
Rule based categorization 3
9
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8.2 Problem Solving, Judgement, and Decision Making
Problem solving 1,
Algorithms 2,
Heuristics 3
15
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9.1 Measuring Intelligence
Anthropometrics 1,
Intelligence 2,
Mental age 3
12
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9.2 Understanding Intelligence
Person with savant abilities 1,
General intelligence factor 2,
The hierarchical model of intelli...
7
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10.1 Physical Development from Conception through Infancy
Developmental psychology 1,
Cross sectional design 2,
Longitudinal design 3
14
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10.2 Infancy + Childhood
Sensitive periods 1,
Cognitive development 2,
Assimilation 3
24
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10.3 Adolescence
Primary sex traits 1,
Secondary sex traits 2,
Menarche 3
13
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10.4 Adulthood and Aging
Menopause 1,
Four houseman of the relationship...,
Socioemotional selectivity theory 3
5
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11.1 Hunger and Eating
Motivation 1,
Homeostasis 2,
Drive 3
16
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11.2 Sex
Libido 1,
Intrasexual selection 2,
Intersexual selection 3
14
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11.3 Social and Achievement Motivation
Self actualization 1,
Need to belong 2,
Passionate love 3
15
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11.4 Emotion
Autonomic nervous system 1,
Emotion 1,
Amygdala 2
10
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12.1 Contemporary Approaches to Personality
Personality 1,
Idiographic approach 2,
Nomothetic approach 3
12
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12.2 Cultural and Biological Approaches to Personality
Candidate gene approach 1,
Genome wide association study 2,
Humourism 3
8
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12.3 Psychodynamic and Humanistic Approaches to Personality
Conscious mind 1,
Unconscious mind 2,
Id 3
21
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13.1 The Power of the Situation : Social Influences on Behaviour
Synchrony 1,
Mimicry 2,
Social norms 3
14
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13.2 Social Cognition
Explicit processes 1,
Implicit processes 2,
Dual process models 3
22
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13.3 Attitudes, Behaviour, and Effective Communication
Elaboration likelihood model 1,
Central route to persuasion 2,
Peripheral route to persuasion 3
9
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14.1 Behaviour and Health
Body mass index bmi 1,
Set point 2,
Social resilience 3
4
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14.2 Stress and Illness
Stress 1,
Appraisal 2,
Primary appraisal 3
15
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14.3 Coping and Well-being
Coping 1,
Positive psychology 2,
Optimism 3
16
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15.1 Defining and Classifying Psychological Disorders
Abnormal psychology 1,
Maladaptive 2,
Asylums 3
10
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15.2 Personality and Dissociative Disorders
Personality disorders 1,
Paranoid personality disorder ppd 2,
Schizoid personality disorder spd 3
13
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15.3 Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Depressive Disorders
Anxiety disorders 1,
Generalized anxiety disorder gad 2,
Panic disorder 3
12
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15.4 Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia 1,
Prodromal phase of schizophrenia 2,
Active phase 3
13
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16.1 Treating Psychological Disorders
Clinical psychologists 1,
Counselling psychologists 2,
Psychiatrists 3
9
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16.2 Psychological Therapies
Insight therapies 1,
Psychodynamic therapies 2,
Free association 3
17
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16.3 Biomedical Therapies
Psychopharmacotherapy 1,
Psychotropic drugs 2,
Blood brain barrier 3
20
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