biological Flashcards
Temperament
Individual differences in emotion, activity level, and attention
Present since birth
Personality
Who the person is
Internal sense of self
Left side activation
pleasant emotions
Right side activation:
unpleasant emotions
Experience-expectant growth
it’s expected to happen for growth. Your brain is like ready for it. The environment provides everything the baby needs to grow. Need social interaction. Manipulation of obj: touch smell, taste etc.
Experience-dependent growth
it depends on the kid. Not essential but it promotes unique path. It’s up to the environment you grew up in.
for example, the language that they will speak will be jdictated the language they are exposed in.
Mirror neurons
take in info and reacts.
This is why kids mimics us.
Attunement
Awareness of others’ emotional states
Adapting to others’ needs
Can be affected by parental circumstances
