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No, Really, It's Fine, Never Mind

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Maia Regman Mrs. Magnan Biology Honors 7 January 2014 No Really, It's Fine. Never Mind.
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All About Introverts

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Maia Regman Mrs. Magnan Biology Honors 5 April 2014 Introversion, Narcissism, Passive Aggression, and Shyness According to personality psychologists, being an introvert or an extrovert is the most important feature of our personality. It determines everything from our choice of friends to how we show love. Within the last century, the meaning of introversion has changed drastically. Introverts? portrayal in media and the general conception has evolved greatly, but misconceptions about introverts are still common. The most widely spread stereotypes of introverts are that they are shy, a narcissist, and/or passive aggressive, which are not true in the least.

How Comedians are Mountain Climbers

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Maia Regman Mrs. Magnan Biology Regents Honors 07 November 2013 How Comedians are like Mountain Climbers In the article How Comedians are like Mountain Climbers published in Psychology Today by Gil Greengross, Ph.D., the psychologist shares his tentative studies regarding the commonalities of comedians? personalities. Dr. Greengross found using the ?Big Five? standardized personality test that the majority of comedians have personalities that on some points differ from people with other creative careers. Dr. Gil Greengross also finds that amateur comedians and professional comedians share the same characteristics in his research.

Dissociative Identity Disorder

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Maia Regman Ms. Magnan Ninth Year Biology Honors 15 April 2014 The Truth about Dissociative Identity Disorder Dissociative Identity Disorder, or previously known as multiple personality disorder, is a mental disorder that has undergone such exploitation that not only do many undermine its validity, but doubt those who are diagnosed with the disorder. Psychiatrics changed the name due to the stigma of the disorder arising from the fictionalization in media.

Baby Talk Actually Makes Sense

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Maia Regman Mrs. Magnan Biology Honors 8 February 2014 Baby Talk Actually Makes Sense ?Goo goo ga ga!? Everyone knows babies don?t truly say this, but ?baby talk?, characterized by sounds and words used by babies when they are developing adult speech, is quite advanced. Recent investigations have proved that even toddlers are using grammar before previously believed.

Are Beards Linked to Evolution?

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Maia Regman Mrs. Magnan Biology Honors 5 May 2014 How Are Beards Linked to Evolutionary Sexual Selection? Studies have shown that beards are synonymous with maturity, masculinity and dominance. On the other hand, it has shown that despite those desirable qualities, the more beards there are, the less attractive they are. Once the number of men with beards is higher than those without, clean-shaven men are viewed as more attractive. The study also found that when the tables are turned, bearded men are seen as more attractive when they are the minority. The question is now why.

Three Reasons Why We're Drawn to Faces in Film

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Maia Regman Mrs. Magnan Biology Honors 21 November 2013 3 Reasons Why We're Drawn to Faces in Film Hollywood: the land of the beautiful, talented, and determined. It is in this famed city that the rich and the famous reside in luxury and extravagance. The way celebrities live their lives is incredibly foreign, thus we, the ordinary citizens are fascinated with these people. We look for images of these people on search engines, buy gossip magazines with their faces on the cover, watch all their appearances in the media-but why? An article published by Siu-Lan Tan explains why.

Chapters 8 + 9

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Louis Leon Thurstone
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Algorithm: A problem-solving strategy that eventually leads to a solution; usually involves trying random solutions to a problem in a systematic way. Comment by Margaret Fritz: i am making a final study guide, but you will still have access to this one also. Heuristic: A strategy for making judgments and solving problems. Problem-Solving Methods Trial and Error Difference Reduction Means-End Analysis Working Backward Analogies Insight: Suddenly understanding something. Incubation: The tendency to arrive at a solution after a period of time away from the problem. Convergent Thinking: Thinking that is limited to available facts. Divergent Thinking: A thought process that attempts to generate multiple solutions to a problem.

Final Exam Study Guide

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Abnormal Psychology
Psychopathology
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NOT COMPLETE!!! THIS IS MISSING A COUPLE CHAPTERS Operant Conditioning- People and animals learn what to do, and what not to do, because of the results of what they do. They learn from the consequences. Classical Conditioning- One stimulus calls forth the response that is usually called forth by another stimulus. Reinforcement- the process by which a stimulus increases the chances that the preceding behaviour will occur again. Negative Reinforcement vs. Punishment- punishment does not teach a good behaviour, only what the bad behaviour is. negative reinforcement is unpleasant in ways such as discomfort, fear, or social disapproval Shaping- a way of teaching complex behaviours in which one first reinforces small steps in the right direction.

Chapter 2 Test

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Behaviorism
Developmental Psychology
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Experimental psychology
classical conditioning
Reinforcement
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Levels of consciousness

Levels of Consciousness preconscious- ideas are not in your awareness right now, but you could recall them if you had to unconscious (aka subconscious)- unavailable to awareness under most circumstances; info is hidden nonconscious- basic biological functions Altered States of Consciousness- in which a person?s sense of self or sense of the world changes. An example would be sleep. Circadian Rhythms- biological clocks Functions of Sleep- revive body, resist infection, recover from stress Biofeedback- a system that provides information about something happening in the body Classes of Drugs Depressants- drugs that slow the activity of the nervous system Alcohol Narcotics- relieve pain and induce sleep. Includes morphine, heroin, and codeine.

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