Glossary of terms used on this site
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concrete operational stage |
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third stage in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development; from about 7 to 11 years old, children can think logically about real (concrete) events |
conditioned response (CR) |
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response caused by the conditioned stimulus |
conditioned stimulus (CS) |
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stimulus that elicits a response due to its being paired with an unconditioned stimulus |
confirmation bias |
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tendency to ignore evidence that disproves ideas or beliefs |
confirmation bias |
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faulty heuristic in which you focus on information that confirms your beliefs |
confounding variable |
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unanticipated outside factor that affects both variables of interest, often giving the false impression that changes in one variable causes changes in the other variable, when, in actuality, the outside factor causes changes in both variables |
congruence |
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state of being in which our thoughts about our real and ideal selves are very similar |
conscious |
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mental activity (thoughts, feelings, and memories) that we can access at any time |
consciousness |
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awareness of internal and external stimuli |
conservation |
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idea that even if you change the appearance of something, it is still equal in size, volume, or number as long as nothing is added or removed |
construction |
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formulation of new memories |
Contemporized-Themes Concerning Blacks Test (C-TCB) |
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continuous development |
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view that development is a cumulative process: gradually improving on existing skills |
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) |
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continuous reinforcement |
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rewarding a behavior every time it occurs |