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Ch. 18 Psych Outline - Psychology, David G. Myers Sixth Edition

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Free Response to Unit 12 Abnormal Psychology

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Free Response Unit 12 Genetics, a negative explanatory style, and misuse of alcohol can play a role in developing or worsening depression. Alternatively, psychotherapy, a positive explanatory style and proper drug therapy can contribute to alleviating depression.

Rescorla-Wagner (1972) Theory of Classical Conditioning

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Rescorla-Wagner (1972) Theory of Classical Conditioning Rescorla-Wagner Theory (1972) Organisms only learn when events violate their expectations (like Kamin?s surprise hypothesis) Expectations are built up when ?significant? events follow a stimulus complex These expectations are only modified when consequent events disagree with the composite expectation Rescorla-Wagner Theory These concepts were incorporated into a mathematical formula: Change in the associative strength of a stimulus depends on the existing associative strength of that stimulus and all others present If existing associative strength is low, then potential change is high; If existing associative strength is high, then very little change occurs

PSYCH study guide

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Psych Unit One Review Psychology: study of behavior (actions) and mental processes (thoughts) and how these are affected by organism’s physical state, mental state, and external environment. Schools of Thought: Biological: how genetics, brain chemistry, hormones affect behavior, feelings, thoughts. Learning/Conditioning: external variables shape behaviors. Cognitive: thinking. Change behavior by thoughts. Psychodynamics: Sigmund Freud. Unconscious desires impacting behavior. Types of Applications of Psychology: School/Educational: understanding students learning processes Industrial/Organizational: work, what motivates employees Psychometrics: tests. Designing questions to measure abilities and traits. Human factors: how technology can be designed so people understand.

chapter one outline for earht and its people ap world

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Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) - 3000 years after the ice age - Consisted of foragers - Used stone tools (name) Foragers - Hunting and food gathering people - Little evidence that Stone Age people were foragers - Doughnut shaped stones served as weights Neolithic (New Stone Age) - Origin of agriculture - Era of food production or “Neolithic Revolution” Agricultural Revolutions - Emphasizes the central role of food production - Domestication of animals for food - Started with foragers scattering seeds of their favorite foods - Polished or ground stone heads made to work the soil Çatal Hüyük - A large Neolithic town that existed from 7000-5000 B.C.E - 32 acres of land - Housing is plastered mud brick rooms

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