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| Detecting physical energy and encoding as neural signals. |
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| Organizing/interpreting sensations. |
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| receptors convert/condense sensations. |
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| How stimuli leads to reactions. |
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| Minimum stimulation needed to detect stimulus. |
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| Minimum difference between 2 stimuli that we can detect. |
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| Temporarily changes our attitudes but does not change behavior. |
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| Reduced sensitivity to unchanging stimulus |
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| night and peripheral vision |
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| We don't notice it because the opposite eye compensates. |
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| Includes pressure, warm, cold, and pain. Important for development. |
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| Makes us aware that there is a problem. |
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| The spinal cord has a neurological gate that when closed will block pain. |
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looks for certain rules/strategies we use to understand our world.
Proximity- Elements that are close to one another tend to be grouped together.
Closure- Viewers tend to supply missing elements to close or complete a familiar figure.
Similarity- Elements that are similar tend to be grouped together.
Simplicity- Viewers tend to rganize elements in the simplest way possible.
Continuity- Viewers tend to see elements in ways that produce smooth continuation. |
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Motivation
Expectations
Experiences |
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| Perception based on object alone. |
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| Perception based on context/surroundings. |
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One sensation triggers perception of another sense.
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| Perception without sensation. |
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| Intellectual, physical, and emotional changes from conception until death. |
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| Major Issues in Development |
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Nature vs. Nurture
Stability vs. Change |
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| Eriksons' Phychosocial Theory |
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Inner challenges to be resolved
Trust vs. Mistrust
Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
Initiative vs. Guilt
Industry vs. Guilt
Industry vs. Inferiority
Identity vs. Confusion
Intimacy vs. Isolation
Generativity vs. Self-absorption
Integrity vs. Despair |
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| Thinking shapes development. |
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| Genetics shape development. |
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| Environment shapes development. |
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| Sequence of biological processes. |
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| We can take someone's perspective (solid around 8 years). |
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| Optimal period for developing skills. |
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| Concept that organizes experiences. |
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| Piaget's Cognitive Development Theory |
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Sensorimotor Period
Preoperational Period
Concrete Operational Period
Format Operational Period |
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| Understanding that objects out of sight still exist. |
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| Boredom with similar events/objects |
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| Learning behaviors/attitudes of family and culture. |
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| Emotional tie with caregiver. |
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| Relatively permanent change in behavior due to experience. Can't be explained by instincts, maturation, or temporary states like fatigue. |
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| Learning specific behaviors in response to certain stimuli. |
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| Learning to do voluntary behaviors to earn rewards or avoid punishments. |
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| Stimulus that follows behavior; Increases likelihood of behavior. |
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| Increases likelihood of behavior by presenting something positive. |
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| Increases likelihood of behavior by removing something negative. |
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| Decreases likelihood of behavior. Must be Swift, Sufficient, and Consistent. |
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| Learning to produce an involuntary response with a stimulus. |
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| Stimulus that naturally leads to some reaction. |
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| Response that Naturally follows the Unconditioned Stimulus. |
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| Neutral stimulus we learn to pair with some other stimulus or event. |
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| Response we learn to make when presented the Conditioned Stimulus. (Same as Unconditioned Response.) |
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| Decrease in strength/frequency of conditioned response. |
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| Reacting to a stimulus similar to one you've learned to react to before. |
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| Inhibiting a response to a similar stimulus. |
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| Rewarding steps towards desired behavior. |
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| Rewarded after certain amount of time. |
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| Rewarded after varying lengths of time. |
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| Rewarded after certain number of responses. |
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| Rewarded after varying number of responses. |
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| Study how we learn by observing others; Vicarious reinforcement and punishment. |
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