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______ is a language learning technique in which subjects repeat speech immediately after hearing it.
Shadowing
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brain areas that process linguistic info is lateralized in the left hemisphere
verbal inputs to left air processed in left hemisphere go to auditory cortex of right hemisphere
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the WISC for intelligence IQ is normalized to a mean of 100 and standard deviation of 15 so 68% of people will score between 85 and 115
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stress = glucose metabolism in brain (cocaine)
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______ bind to receptors on the post synaptic membrane within the CNS
neurotransmitters (dopamine , norepinephrine, and serotonin )
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_______ is the tendency of an animal to revert to instinctive behaviors that interfere with a conditioned response.
Instinctive drift
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when a behaviour is no longer exhibited after the reinforcer is removed
operant extinction
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_______ is said to occur if, after a particular CS has come to elicit a CR, another similar stimulus will elicit the same CR
Stimulus generalization
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____ reinforcement, unlike continuous reinforcement, is only reinforced at certain intervals or ratio of time, instead of reinforcing the behavior every single time.
Partial
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the ability to retreive general info is or is not effected by age?
is NOT
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Cultural _______ has to do with passing down culture from one generation to the next.
_______ is the process whereby a minority group gradually adapts to the customs and attitudes of the prevailing culture and customs
______ is the personal disorientation a person may feel when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life due to immigration or a visit to a new country, a move between social environments, or simply travel to another type of life.
transmission
Assimilation
Culture shock
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________: material culture (technology) changes faster than symbolic (beliefs, values). Eg: we can clone humans, but we feel it’s unethical to do so.
Culture lag
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distal stimulus lies outside of the body in the distance or outside world
proximal stimulus impinges directly on sensory receptors
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when people receive news on something traumatic and can remember every detail of what they were doing or when receiving news about something emotionally arousing this is called
flashbulb memory
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_______ refers to the collection of memories that we collect about ourselves over a lifetime. Such memories include life events, relationships with people, emotions, etc.
Autobiographical memory
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______ capital is the knowledge, skills , education , style of dress, and speech
_____ capital usually refers to network circles. An example is how rich/successful people tend to have rich/successful friends who can help them with career opportunities. Or a blue-collar worker might have social capital by being friends with mechanics and plumbers, and thus never has to pay for repairs.
cultural capital
social capital
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