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what is a heuristic value
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stimulates debate among psychologist and motivates both proponents of the theory to persue research.
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what is a anedotol evidence
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personal experience as evidence
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what is pseudo science-
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distortion of theories adn research for the purpose of supporitng some kind of claim.
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what is the only research that can be used to identify cause and effect relationships
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experimental method.
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variables can be
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manipulated controlled measured.
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an experiment needs what two groups?
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experimental group and control group
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the experimental group is exposed to
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independent variable or treatment
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the control group is like the experimental group but is measured on what
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the dependent variable
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what is a cofounding variable
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factors/conditions other than ind. variable that can cause a difference among the groups with respect to the dependent variable
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what are the three sources of the cofounding variables
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placebo effect; selective bias; experimenter bias
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what is higher order condition
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process creates sequence of signals
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what is extinction
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tone with out food as a reward
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what is spontaneous recovery
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after extinction expose to tone again
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the rat was what type of response
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conditioned response that was generalized to other stimuli like rabbit
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what is the degree to which genes prepare animals to acquire classically conditioned responses.
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biological predispositions
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an example of biological predisposition would be what
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taste aversion high dislike of particular foods
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what conditioning is a frequency of voluntary behavior changes a result of consequences
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operant conditions
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what follows a response that strengthens
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reinforcer
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what is shaping
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learning tricks in small steps rather than at once.
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what is extinxtion
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disappearance of CR as a result of no reinforcement
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whata is positive reinforcement in OC
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something raises behavior..food for pressing lever
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whats negative reinforcement in OC
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taking away something not beneficial like pressing lever takes away electricution
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what is a primary reinforcer
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reinforcer needed for survival
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what is a secondary reinforcer
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acquired learned through association of other reinforcer
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what is a continous reinforcer
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every desired correct response
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what partial reinforc.
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pattern in which some not all correct responsese are reinforced
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fixed ratio sched
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given after a fixed number of correct responses
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variable ratio schedule
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reinforcer is given after a varying number of non reinforced responses based on avg of corext
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partial reinforcement effect
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greater resistance to extinction that occurs when a portion of the correct responses are reinforced
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what is positive punishment
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when punished behavior decreases after addition of consequence
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what is negative punishment
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when punished behavior decreases after removal of consequence
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biofeedback what is it
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getting info about internal biological states use of equitment to give people precise feedback about internal physiological processes
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token economy
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program that motivates socially desirable behavior by reinforcing it with token that can be exchanged for desired items or privleges
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what is the somatic neuron system comprised of
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sensory and motor neurons
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sensory neurons take neurons from
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organs to Central NErvous system
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motor neurons take neurons form
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CNS to muscles
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sympathetic
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arousal
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parasympathetic
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calm
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layers of the brain
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hindbrain-vital limbatic-emotions cerebum-logic
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four lobes
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frontal-motor partial- perception opicatal-sight temporal-auditory
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