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BS Chapter 1,2,3
BS chapter 1,2,3
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09/28/2006

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Mind
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Your feelings and emotions, acctivities occuring in the brain
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Brain
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controls body functions, developes through early 20's
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Hindbrain
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Survival Brain. Responsible for automatic behavior(breathing, circulation). Has limited emotions. R complex
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Neocortex
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Thinking brain. "Left and right brain". Recieves and transmits info using neurons, electrical impulses, and chemicals. Four larger lobes. Optical-vision. Paritetal-Body Sensations, touch. Temporal Lobe-Hearing. Frontal-Planning, inhibition of appropriatness of behaviors
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Limbic System
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Feeling brain. Stores emotions. Releases hormones. Amygdala- processes emotions. Hippocampus- Memory storage and recall. Hypothalumus- dopamine and seratonine
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Learning Styles
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Visual- Seeing
Auditory- Hearing
Kinesthetic- Hands on
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Left Brain
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Analytic thought. Verbal competence. Sequential. Science and math.
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Right Brain
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Holistic thought. Nonverbal processing. Rational learning, big picture. Art and music.
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How do we measure inteligence?
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IQ Tests (Standford- binet test)
Uniform Schooling (FCAT, CTBS, SAT)
Traditional inteligence(pattern recognition,problem solving, memorization capabilities)
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Multiple Intelligence Theory
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Created by Howard Gardner. Believes that people have different form of intelligence. Studied autistic individuals, prodigies, and different cultures
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