CH4 Cognition, Consciousness, and language Flashcards
Dual Coding Theory
Hearing the word dad and looking at a picture of dad
both can recall the same information
Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development
Heuristics
shortcuts or rules of thumb to make decisions
Dyssomnias vs Parasomnias
Dyssomnias: insomnia, narcolepsy, sleep apnea, and sleep deprivation
Parasomnias: night terrors and sleepwalking (somnambulism)
Sleep Cycles Stages
whats the order for the sleep cycle at night?
what stages does dream occur?
1-2-3-4-3-2-REM
dream: 2 -3 - 4 REM
mostly in REM
Depressants
Alcohol, barbiturates, and benzodiazepines
They promote or mimic GABA activity in the brain
Stimulants
Amphetamines, cocaine, and ecstasy
increase: Dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin
Opiates and Opioids
Heroin, morphine, opium, and pain medications (oxycodone and hydrocodone)
they can cause death by respiratory depression
- Phonology
- Semantics
- Syntax
- Pragmatics
- Phonology: The actual sound of speech
- Semantics: meaning of words
- Syntax: rules dictating word order
- Pragmatics: changes in language delivery depending on context
Nativist (biological) theory of language
acquisition as being innate and controlled by the language acquisition device (LAD)
Learning (behaviorist( theory of language
acquisition as bein controlled by operant conditioning and reinforcement by parents and caregivers
Social Interactionist Theory
acquisition as being caused by a motivation to communicate and interact with others
Arcuate Fasciculus
Connection b/w Broca’s and Wernicke’s area
damage = conduction aphasia
inability to repeat words heard
Gardner theory of multiple intelligence
that people do not have just an intellectual capacity but have many kinds of intelligence
- interpersonal
- intrapersonal
- spatial-visual
- Musical
- logical-mathematical
- linguistic
- Bodily-Kinesthetic
Base Rate Fallacy
Give analysis BASED on Stereotypical factors are used for analysis rather than actual data
i.e volunteering at stoke center, saying 40% when is actually 20% of people that get a stroke
Stages of language development
Schizophrenia
symptoms (positive vs negative)
what is neuroleptic used for?
Neuroleptic medication used to treat positive symptoms
Erickson’s Stages
Anhedonia Definition and the Reward Pathway
Inability to feel pleasure
Major Defense Mechanisms
