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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
11/11/2010

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Term
Sleep Cycles
Definition
Beta waves - awake, attentive
Alpha waves (Stg. 1) - awake, non-attentive
Theta (Stg. 2) - real sleep
Delta (Stg. 3&4) - slow wave sleep
REM - high frequency sleep

FIVE 90 MIN CYCLES PER NIGHT
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Manifest vs. Latent Dream Content
Definition
Manifest - obvious, conscious
Latent - cryptic
Term
Types of Waves in Meditation
Definition
Alpha waves
Term
What do the following do:
Opiates
Alcohol
Barbituates
Tranquilizers
Definition
Opiates - mimic endorphins
Alcohol - CNS depressant
Barbituates - induce sleep
Tranquilizers - relieve anxiety
Term
According to behaviorism, what is the goal of psychology?
Definition
Control and prediction of behavior.
Term
Operant vs. Classical Conditioning
Definition
Operant: causes action
Classical: causes reaction
Term
Primary vs. Secondary Reinforcement
Definition
Primary - food, sex, etc.
Secondary - money, etc.
Term
Partial vs. Continuous Reinforcement
Definition
Partial - reinforce some responses
Continuous - reinforce all responses
Term
Reciprocal Determinism
Definition
Behavior influenced by environmental, behavioral, and cognitive factors.
Term
LTM Types
Definition
E/D - awareness required, information (episodic and semantic)

I/ND - motor functions, without conscious effort
Term
Memory Interference
Definition
Retroactive - new makes you forget old

Proactive - old makes you forget new
Term
Motivated Forgetting
Definition
Suppression - conscious
Repression - unconscious
Term
Amnesia
Definition
Retrograde - can't remember past memories

Anterograde - can't form new memories
Term
What do these do in relation to memory:
Prefrontal Cortex
Amygdala
Medial Temporal Lobe and Hippocampus
Cerebellum
Definition
Prefrontal Ctx. - sequence of events
Amygdala - emotional aspect of memory
MTL and Hippocampus - encode memories
Cerebellum - memories about movement
Term
Problem Types:
Definition
Inducing Structure - relations among problem, analogies

Arrangement - arrange parts to meet criterion, anagrams

Transformation - follow steps to reach goal, water in jar
Term
Heuristics
Definition
Follow rule of thumb to reduce potential solutions
Term
Aptitude Tests
Definition
ability to benefit from education
Term
Three qualities of a good test:
Definition
standardized, reliable, valid.
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