{"id":409,"date":"2014-08-21T06:54:53","date_gmt":"2014-08-21T06:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allpsych.com\/?page_id=409"},"modified":"2023-05-08T18:43:56","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T02:43:56","slug":"states_of_mind","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/allpsych.com\/psychology101\/states_of_mind\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 6: Section 1: Memory, Intelligence, and States of Mind"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"menu-psychology101-container\"><ul id=\"menu-psychology101\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-87759\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-87759\"><a href=\"https:\/\/allpsych.com\/psychology101\/intro\/\">1: How to Learn Psychology<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu\">\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-87758\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-87758\"><a href=\"https:\/\/allpsych.com\/psychology101\/intro\/research_methods\/\">1.1: Influence of Research on Psychology<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-87760\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-87760\"><a href=\"https:\/\/allpsych.com\/psychology101\/intro\/experiment\/\">1.2: Experimental Research<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-87761\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-87761\"><a href=\"https:\/\/allpsych.com\/psychology101\/intro\/research-2\/\">1.3: Types of Research<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-87620\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-87620\"><a href=\"https:\/\/allpsych.com\/psychology101\/biopsychology\/\">2: Biopsychology<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu\">\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-87618\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-87618\"><a href=\"https:\/\/allpsych.com\/psychology101\/biopsychology\/neurotransmitters\/\">2.1: Neurotransmitters<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-87615\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-87615\"><a href=\"https:\/\/allpsych.com\/psychology101\/biopsychology\/brain\/\">2.2: The Brain &#038; 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