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20 Cards in this Set
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Absolute Threshold
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Minimum level of stimulation necessary to excite a perceptual system
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Attitude
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Long lasting beliefs and feelings we hold about ourselves, other, objects or issues
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Behaviour therapy
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The application of classical and operant conditioning techniques to human behaviour and learning
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Classical Conditioning
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The learning of behaviour through the association between two stimuli
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Compliance
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The act of adhering to an instruction, request or standard
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Conductive hearing loss
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A treatable form of hearing impairment often resulting from infection in the middle ear
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Conformity
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The change of attitudes or behavior as a result of group pressure
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Decay
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The fading of a memory over time
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Difference threshold
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The amount of change necessary for an observer to report half the time that a stimulus has changed
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Elaborative rehearsal
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The use of strategies to associate the material to other retained information
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Extraversion
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Outgoingness
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Extrinsic motivation
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external incentive to engage in an activity because of the rewards associated with it
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Game theory
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The area of mathematics concerned with explaining economic decision making
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intrinsic motivation
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incentive to engage in an activity that is satisfying without the need for a reward
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Multiculturalism
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Cultures existing side by side with equal status
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Operant conditioning
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The learning of behaviour through its association with reward or punishment
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Observational learning
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Learning through watching others and imitating their behaviour
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Peer selection
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The formation of peer groups bases on shared interests
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Perception
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The organisation and interpretation of sensory information in a meaningful way
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Social status
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The level or prestige of various role in our society
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