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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
12/16/2008

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Frontal Lobe
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front of the brain; speaking, muscle movement
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Parietal Lobe
Definition
top of head; sensory input for touch/body position
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Occipital Lobe
Definition
back of head; vision
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Temporal Lobe
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above ears, auditory information
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Sensorimotor Stage
Definition
(Piaget) lack of object permanence (peek a boo)
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Preoperational Stage
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(Piaget) egocentric thoughts ("You remember what happened because you were in my dream"); conservation of mass
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Concrete Operational Stage
Definition
(Piaget) logical operations
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Formal Operational
Definition
(Piaget) capable of abstract thought; algebra
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Preconventional Stage
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(Colbert) obey to avoid punishment or to gain rewards
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Conventional Stage
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(Colbert) cares for others, obey laws because they are laws
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Postconventional Stage
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(Colbert) based on morals & develops own judgment (gray area forms)
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Adolescence Crisis
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(Erikson's Social Development) identity vs role confusion (refining self identity)
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Young Adulthood Crisis
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(Erikson's Social Development) intimacy vs isolation (struggle to form close relationships)
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Oral
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(Freud; 0-18 mo) centers on mouth; nursing, sucking, chewing
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Anal
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(Freud; 18-36 mo) focuses on bowel and bladder elimination; potty training
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Phallic
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(Freud; 3-6 yr) genitals; Oedipus Complex
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Latency
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(Freud; 6yr-puberty) dormant sexual feelings
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Genital
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(Freud; puberty on) maturation of sexual interests
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retinal disparity
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(binocular) images from both eyes differ, closer the object the larger the disparity
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Convergence
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(Binocular) neuromuscular cue where eyes move inwards for near objects
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Relative Size
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(Monocular) if two objects are similar in size we perceive the one that casts a small image to be farther away
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Interposition
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(Monocular) objects that block other objects are perceived as closer
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Relative Height
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(Monocular) objects that are taller seem to be farther away than shorter objects
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Light and Shadow
Definition
(Monocular) nearby objects reflect more light into our eyes than distant objects
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Relative Motion
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(Monocular) objects closer to us seem to move faster than objects farther away
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Linear Perspective
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(Monocular) parallel lines appear to converge in the distance
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Color Constancy
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(Monocular) perceiving familiar objects as having consistent color even while changing illumination filters the light reflected by it
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Size-Distance Relationship
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(Monocular) using variety of cues to view objects as stable in size
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Alpha Waves
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(Almost stage 1) transition into sleep
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Theta Waves
Definition
(Stages 1&2) heart rate and blood pressure slow down; spindles
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Delta Waves
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(Stages 3&4) long and rhythmic waves start to form
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REM
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(stage 5): dreams and temporary muscle paralysis
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