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Psychology
Undergraduate 3
10/29/2014

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ADHD - Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder characteristics

 

Definition

-  Primary Attention, cannot focus.

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treatment for ADHD 

Definition

drugs that would in normal people increase hyperness (paradox)   

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ADHD drugs 

Definition

dopamine agonists or Noradrenaline agonist-  increase the activity of dopamine. But for ADHD children it slows them down.

 

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James Lange Theory 

Definition

We see something,  get the bodily changes and when we feel the bodily change thats the emotion. Your said because you cry, your not crying because your said.    

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Williams James    

Definition

most famous psychologist of all times in us 

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Amygdala 

Definition
Emotion in Brain
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Hiechery of Languange

1st

Definition

Pragmatics - Social use of our communication. signs and symbols. How we take turns in convo. Rules of dialogue.

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Hiechery of Languange

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Definition

2: Syntax - Rules and grammar of a specific language.

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Hiechery of Languange 

3  

Definition

3: Semantics - meanings of words. Can change depending on context    

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Hiechery of Languange

4

Definition

4: Morpheme - Smallest meaningful unit. Un/Ed parts of a word that has a meaning

Free Morpheme: Doesn't need a word to survive. like edu

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Hiechery of Languange

5

Definition

5: Phoneme: smallest unit of sound. Not confused with alphabetic letters. The little sounds between the letter.

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Aphasia 

Definition

Language Disorder    

usually happens from a stroke    

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Broca 

Definition
 found a patient who could only say tan
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Broca Area
Definition

the posterious part of the frontal lobe    

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Wernnicke Area    

Definition

left prostreious temporal lobe    

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Brocas Aphasia/Non fluent Ephasia

Definition

Telegraphic Speech -Only nouns and verbs

problems reading and writing

difficulty with Articulation

Anomia: Cant find the word

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Wrunicky Aphasia/Fluent Ephasia

Definition

Has Angius Gyrus 

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Alexia 

Definition
cant read
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Agraphia    

Definition
cant write
Term
Dyslexia
Definition
diffculty reading
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dysgraphia
Definition
difficult writting
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Trouble Alngular Gyrus. 
Definition

Difficulties

-  Phonological Hypothesis - processing, storing, retrieving stand point. s problems hearing.

so they cant store or retrieve correctly.

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Noam Charomsky language theory 

Definition

All humans and animals come out the womb language is already ours. We don't have to do anything to learn language. 

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Jennie Saffran 

Definition

said We are able to recognize and process patterns.

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