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flynn effect	the trend where test scores increase over time
validity	A measure of the extent to which a test actually assesses what it claims
kinesthetic sense	the awareness of the body's position in space, and of the movements of its various limbs
self serving bias	the tendency to attribute our successes to internal, personal factors, and our failures to external, situational factors
barnum effect	a cognitive bias that occurs when individuals believe that generic personality descriptions and statements apply to themselves
fundamental attribution error	the tendency people have to overemphasize personal characteristics and ignore situational factors in judging others' behavior
mere exposure effect	a psychological phenomenon whereby people feel a preference for people or things simply because they are familiar.
frequency theory	whatever the pitch of a sound wave, nerve impulses of a corresponding frequency will be sent to the auditory nerve.
somatosensory cortex	a region of the brain that is responsible for receiving and processing sensory information from across the body, such as touch, temperature, and pain.
confirmation bias	the tendency to seek out and prefer information that supports our preexisting beliefs.
agoraphobia	involves fearing and avoiding places or situations that might cause panic and feelings of being trapped, helpless or embarrassed.
an experiment	an investigation seeking to understand the relations between cause and effect.
correlational research	assess if a relationship exists between two variables.
basilar membrane	thin strip of tissue within the cochlea that contains the hair cells which serve as the sensory receptors for the auditory system
cocktail party effect	the ability to focus one's attention a particular stimulus while filtering out a range of other stimuli
latent learning	the subconscious retention of information without reinforcement or motivation
linguistic determinism	a concept taken from the narrow field of analytic philosophy and postulates that human language limits and determines human thought patterns and knowledge.
aversion therapy	psychotherapy designed to cause a patient to reduce or avoid an undesirable behaviour pattern by conditioning the person to associate the behaviour with an undesirable stimulus.
systematic desensitization	if your child is fearful of dogs, first show him photos on the computer; then, walk with him past a dog park; then, eventually, build up to moving closer to the dogs themselves.
basilar membrane	thin strip of tissue within the cochlea that contains the hair cells which serve as the sensory receptors for the auditory system

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