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brain encodes, stores, and retrieves info much like a computer

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information processing model

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SPcFsensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational

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piaget’s stages of cognitive development

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Focuses on manipulating environment to meet physical needs through circular reactions.Object permanence ends this stage.

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sensorimotor stage

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symbolic thinking, egocentrism, centration

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preoperational stage

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understanding feelings of others and manipulating physical i.e. concrete objects

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concrete operational stage

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focuses on abstract thought and problem-solving

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formal operational stage

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pattern of approach for a given problem

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mental set

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tendency to use objects only in the way they are normally utilized. may create barriers to problem-solving.

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functional fixedness

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deriving conclusions from general rules

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deductive reasoning

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deriving generalizations from evidence

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inductive reasoning

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shortcuts or rules of thumb used to make decisions

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heuristics

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experimenter or decision-maker is unable to objectively evaluate information

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biases

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“gut feeling,” which can often be attributed to experience with similar situations

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intuition

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multiple intelligences

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Gardener’s theory

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I’m Bill V. interpersonalmusicalbodily-kinestheticintrapersonallinguisticlogical-mathematical visual-spatial

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the 7 intelligences

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alertness, sleep, dreaming, altered

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states of consciousness

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awake, able to think, perceive, process, and express information.

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altertness

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beta and alpha

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waves which predominate on EEG during alertness

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theta waves

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EEG during stage 1 sleep

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includes theta, sleep spindles, and K complexes

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stage 2 sleep EEG

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slow-wave SWS sleep

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stage 3 and 4 sleep also called

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delta

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waves which predominate on EEG during stages 3 and 4 of sleep

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consolidating declarative memories

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dreaming in SWS focuses on

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dreaming focus on consolidating procedural memories

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REM dream focus

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body is paralyzed, rapid eye movements; appears close ot awake on EEG
REM
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90 minutes
sleep cycle duration
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1-2-3-4-3-2-REM or just 1-2-3-4-REM, with REM more frequent toward morning
sleep cycle
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pineal gland
releases melatonin
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sleepy
melatonin makes you
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cortisol, promoting wakefulness
hormone which increases in the morning
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stages 3&4 NREM
most sleep disorders occur during
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REM
most dreaming occurs during
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insomnia, narcolepsy, sleep apnea, sleep deprivation
examples of dyssomnia
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night terrors, sleepwalking (somnambulism)
examples of parasomnias
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appear in control of normal faculties, but in highly suggestible state
hypnosis
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DOSH: depressants, opiates/opioids, stimulants, hallucinogens. And weed.
consciousness-altering drugs
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promote or mimic GABA activity in brain
what depressants do
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alcohol, barbiturates, benzodiazepines
examples of depressants
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increase dopamine, norepi, and serotonin conc at synaptic cleft
what stimulants do
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amphetamines, cocaine, ectasy
examples of stimulants
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death by respiratory depression
risk of opiates/opoids
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heroin, morphine, opium, oxycodone, hydrocodone
examples of opiates
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LSD, peyote, mescaline, ketamine, mushrooms with psilocybin
examples of hallucinogens
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tetrahydrocannabinol
active ingredient of weed
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a depressant, stimulant, and hallucinogen
weed is
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mesolimbic pathway
drug addiction is mediated by the
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nucleus accumbens, medial forebrain bundle, ventral tegmental area
mesolimbic pathway
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dopamine
main NT of mesolimbic pathway
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pay attention to one thing, still keep eye out for anything else
selective attention
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automatic processing to pay attention to multiple activities at one time
divided attention
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phonology, morphology, semantics, syntax, pragmatics
language consists of
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actual sound of speech
phonology
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building blocks of words such as -s and -ed in English
morphology
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meaning of words
semantics
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rules dictating word order
syntax
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change in language delivery depending on context
pragmatics
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nativist/biological, learning/behaviorist, social interactionist
theories of language
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Chompsky: LAD, language acquisition device, critical period
nativist/biological theory
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operant conditioning and reinforcement by parents/caregivers
learning/behaviorist theory
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language acquisition by motivation to communicate with others
social interactionist theory
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lens for view and interpret world created by language
Whorfian/linguistic relativity hypothesis
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dominant
speech areas found in the ______ hemisphere
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left
dominant hemisphere usually the ____
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Broca's area
motor function of speech controlled by
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generating each word requires effort
Broca's aphasia
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cant talk, but speech won't make sense. lack of comprehension, written or spoken.
Wernicke's aphasia
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connects Wernicke's area and Broca's area
arcuate fasciculus
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communication disorder from damage to language-containing part of brain
aphasia
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damage to arcuate fasciculus
conduction aphasia results from
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inability to repeat words despite intact speech generation and comprehension
conduction aphasia marked by
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process of classifying new information into existing schemata
assimilation
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existing schemata modified to encompass new information
accommodation
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repetition of body movement that initially occurred by chance
primary circular reactions
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manipulation is focused on something outside the body, like throwing toys from high chair over and over
secondary circular reactions
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ability to pretend, play make-believe, have imagination
symbolic thinking
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inability to imagine what another person may think or feel
egocentrism
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tendency to focus on only one aspect of a phenomenon, or inability to understand conservation
centration
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representational thought
object permanence marks the beginning of
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child's internalization of his or her culture drives cognitive development
Lev Vygotsky
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problem-solving skills, peaks early adulthood
fluid intelligence
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use of learned skills and knowledge, peaks middle adulthood
crystallized intelligence
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memory impairment/changes in mental status/loss of motor skills. thiamine, i.e. vitamin B1 deficiency
Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome
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9-12 m/o babbling, 12-18 m/o 1 word p/m, 18-20 m/o language explosion/combining words, 2-3 y/o longer sentences of 3 words or more, 5 y/o language rules largely mastered
language acquisition timeline
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Broca's aphasia AKA
expressive aphasia AKA
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Wernicke's aphasia AKA
receptive aphasia AKA

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