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Cognition

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Thought is more than just that of which we are conscious. The brain processes and makes decisions about the importance of various stimuli below the level of conscious awareness

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Information processing model

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States that the brain in code stores and retrieves information much like a computer

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Abstract thinking

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Develops over the lifespan. Early cognitive development is limited by brain maturation. Culture genes and environment influence cognitive development.

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Piglet stages of cognitive development

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Sensorimotor preoperational concrete operational and formal operational

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Sensorimotor stage

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Focuses on manipulating the environment to meet the physical needs through circular reactions. Object permanence and the stage

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Concrete operational stage

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Focuses on understanding the feelings of others and manipulating physical objects

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Formal operational stage

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Focuses on abstract thought and problem-solving

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Mental set

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Pattern of approach for a given problem. Inappropriate mental set may negatively impact problem solving

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Functional fixedness

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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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Deductive reasoning

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Deriving conclusions from general rules

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Inductive reasoning

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Driving generalizations from evidence

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Heuristics

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Sure cuts or rules of thumb used to make decisions

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Biases

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Exist want an experimenter a decision maker is unable to objectively evaluate information

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Theory of multiple intelligence

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There are seven Arizona telogen’s including linguistic. Logical mathematical. Musical. Visual spatial, bodily kinesthtic Interpersonal. Intrapersonal

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Alertness

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Being awake. Beta and alpha waves dominate on the eeg

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Sleep stages

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Stage one is light sleep and dominated by theta waves.

Stage two is deeper sleep and includes theta waves sleep spindles and K complexes

Stage 3 and 4 deep sleep or slow wave sleep. Talk to women dominate
-most sleep disorders occur here
Nonrapid eye movement sleep
Consolidation declarative memories

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Rapid eye movement sleep

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Paradoxical sleep

Mind is close to being awake but the person is asleep. Body processes occurs. Consolidating procedural memories

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Sleep cycle

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123432 REM

1234 REM

REM becomes more frequent in the morning

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Hormone levels in the morning

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Light changes cause pineal gland to release melatonin which results in sleepiness

What is a helps promote wakefulness

Circuiting rhythms mostly around 24 hour day

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Dyssomnias

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Insomnia narcolepsy sleep apnea sleep deprivation

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Parasomnia’s

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Night terrors and sleepwalking

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Depressants

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Alcohol barbiturates benzodiazepines

Promote or mimic GABA activity

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Stimulants

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Anohetamines cocaine ecstasy

Increase dopamine norepinephrine and serotonin

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Opiates

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Heroin morphine opium pain medications

Can cause death by respiratory depression

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Hallucinogens

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LSD peyote mescaline ketamine psilocybin containing mushrooms

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Marijuana

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Has depressant stimulant and hallucinogenic effects

Activity gradient is tetrahydroCannavinol

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Drug addiction

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Mediated by the mesolimbiac pathway

Includes nucleus acumen, medial forebrain bundle, and ventral tegmental area

Dopamine is the main neurotransmitter

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Selective attention

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Allows want to pay attention to a particular stimulus well determining if additional stimuli in the background require attention

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Divided attention

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Uses automatic processing to pay attention to multiple activities at one time

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Phonology

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Actual sound of speech

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Morphology

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Building blocks of words such as rules for Pluralization

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Semantics

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Meaning of words

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Syntax

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Rules dictating word order

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Pragmatics

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Changes in language delivery depending on context

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Nativist biological theory

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Language acquisition is the Nate and controlled by the language acquisition device

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Learning behaviorist theory

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Explains language acquisition of being controlled by operant conditioning and reinforcement by parents and caregivers

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Social interactionist theory

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Explains language acquisition is being caused by motivation to communicate and interact with others

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Georgian linguistic relatively relatively hypothesis

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The lens through which review and interpret the world is created by language

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Bronco Syria

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Ygenerating each word requires effort

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Wernicke is area

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Fluid nonsensical words with the lack of comprehension

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Arcuate fasciculus

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The next Broncos area to Warnicke’s area

Damage resulting conduction aphasia marked by the inability to repeat words despite intact speech generation and comprehension

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