Chapter 04 - Adolescence and Adulthood
Adolescence
Psychology
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Chapter 03 - The Developing Child
Prenatal Development and the Newborn
Chapter 02 - Neuroscience, Genetics, and Behaviors
- Franz Gall developed the false theory called Phrenology – where bumps on the head dictate personality and intelligence. But the theory did direct our attention to brain region and function.
- Psychologists that study these connections between biology and behavior are called Biological Psychologists.
Neural Communication
Chapter 01 - Thinking Critically with Psychological Science
The Scientific Attitude
Wernickeﾒs Aphasia
Aphasia resulting from damage to the Wernickeﾒs area of the frontal lobe. Affects written and spoken language.
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Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, Third Edition
An objective measure of intelligence. The Stanford-Binet test is also used, has very similar validity, but is not as popular.
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WAIS-III
See Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, Third Edition.
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Variable Ratio Schedule
A schedule in which the reinforcement is presented after a varying number of responses.
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Variable Interval Schedule
A schedule in which the reinforcement is presented after a varying amount of time.
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Variable
Any factor which has the potential to influence another factor in a research study.
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