Chapter 2 Vocab Flashcards
(9 cards)
1
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What is the developmental critical period?
A
When someone is more or less reactive to a given situation
2
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What is the diathesis-stress model?
A
Individuals inherit tendencies to vulnerability when activated by stress
3
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What does epigenetic mean?
A
On or around
4
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What is glutamate?
A
Excitatory transmitter (amino acid)
5
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What is GABA?
A
Inhibitory transmitter (amino acid)
6
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What is cognitive science?
A
Concerns with how we acquire and process information and how we retrieve it (memory)
7
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What is learned helplessness?
A
When animals encounter contains over which they have no control
8
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What is implicit memory?
A
When someone acts on things that have happened in the past, but can’t remember the events
9
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What is equifinality?
A
Indicates we must consider a number of paths to get a given outcome
