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| Cells that communicate with Neurotransmitters. |
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| Accepts signals from Axon Terminal and sends it down Soma (Cell Body) |
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| Receives signals from Dendrites and sends to Axon. |
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| Myelin Sheath protected portion of Neuron that links Soma and Axon Terminal |
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| Fatty covering of Axon that speeds up the signal. |
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| Gap in Myelin Sheath that speeds up the signal. |
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| Portion of Axon that sends signal to next Dendrite. |
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| Both the place between Dendrite and Axon Terminal and the process of sending the signal between them. |
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| What occurs when Neurotransmitters don't go through to the next Dendrite. |
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| Endocrine System parts that communicate with Hormones |
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| Located in the Sensory Cortex at front of Parietal Lobe, receives data from outside. |
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| Related to reflexes, located in spinal cord, doctor using hammer on knee. |
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| Located in Motor Cortex at the back of the Frontal Lobe, sends signals out to react to the outside world. |
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When in Doubt
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| Memory related tasks, causes Alzheimer's |
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Related to Depression and Emotion,
Schizophrenia and Parkinson's |
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Related to Depression and Emotion,
Convulsions |
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Related to Depression and Emotion,
Eating and Mood |
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Breathing and Heartbeat
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| Control center, sends out information |
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When in Doubt
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In control of 4 F's:
Fleeing, Fighting, Feeding, and Sex |
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| Composed of Hippocampus and Amygdala and Pituitary Gland, controls emotion and behavior |
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| Secretes Hormones, master gland of endocrine system |
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| Decision Making, Problem Solving |
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| Brain can alter structures to perform as one that isn't working right. |
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Left Hemisphere, Broken Speech
"I can't chair the skipping!" |
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| Left Hemisphere, Can't understand sounds |
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| Stanford-Binet Test, IQ Test, IQ Score |
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(Mental Age/Physical Age)
μ = 100, σ = 15 |
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g Intelligence
General Intelligence |
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Multiple Intelligences
Spatial, Linguistic, Logical-Mathematical, Bodily-Kinesthetic, Musical, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, Naturalistic, Existential |
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Triarchic theory of Intelligence:
Practical, Analytical, Creative |
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How well you understand either your emotions or those of others.
Mayer and Salovey |
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| Test of developed skill or knowledge |
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| Assesses a facet of the test-taker, whether knowledge, fitness, or belief |
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| Testing what it should test |
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| Crystallized Intelligence |
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| Concrete knowledge, experience |
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Reason abstractly
Goes away with age |
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| Schedules of Reinforcement |
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Does the /behavior/ cause the /reinforcement/ to happen faster?
Yes- Ratio, No-Interval
Fixed vs. Variable obvious |
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Rehearsal, spacing effect, serial placing effect
semantic, acoustic, visual |
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| Implicit/Procedural, Explicit/Declarative, Episodic/Semantic, Flashbulb |
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Retroactive Interference
Proactive Interference |
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Embryonic Stage
Weeks 2-8 most important |
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Piaget
Some People Call Friends
Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational, Formal Operational |
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Things to Conquer
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Object Permanence (peekaboo)
Egocentricism (TV shows)
Conservation (Water in glasses)
Think Abstractly |
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Kohlberg
Preconventional- rewards and punishments
Conventional- Social ethics
Postconventional- own ethical belief |
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Marcia
Identity Foreclosure-
Identity Diffusion-
Moratorium- experiment
Identity Achievement- |
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Erikson
"Positive" vs. "Negative" + in context
Trust vs. Mistrust
Identity vs. Role Confusion
Intimacy vs. Isolation
Integrity vs. Despair |
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Kubler-Ross
Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance |
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