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12 Cards in this Set
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cognition
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the mental activities associated with thought, decision making, language and other higher metnal processes
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heuristics
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mental rules of thumb that permit us to make decisions and judgements in a rapid and efficient manner
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escalation of commitment
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the tendancy to become increasingly committed to bad decisions even as losses assicated with them increase
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metacognitive processing
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an expanded level of awareness that allows us in a sense to observe oursleves in the problem solving process
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teratogens
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factors in the environment that can harm the developing fetus
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temperament
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stable individuals differences in the quality and intensity of emotional reactions
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empathy
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out ability to recognize the meotions of others, to understand thses feeling and to experince them oursleves at least to a degree
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attachment
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a strong affectional bond between infants and their caregivers
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retrograde amnesia
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loss of memory prior to acciedent
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anterograde amnesia
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unable to create new memories after an event
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korsakoff's syndrome
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illness caused by longterm alcohol use, involves retrograde amnesia
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dementia
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the usually progressive deterioration of intellectual functions such as memory that can occur while other brain functions such as those controlling movement and the senses are retained.
See also senile dementia Encarta® World English Dictionary © 1999 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. |
