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brain encodes, stores, and retrieves info much like a computer
information processing model
SPcFsensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational
piaget’s stages of cognitive development
Focuses on manipulating environment to meet physical needs through circular reactions.Object permanence ends this stage.
sensorimotor stage
symbolic thinking, egocentrism, centration
preoperational stage
understanding feelings of others and manipulating physical i.e. concrete objects
concrete operational stage
focuses on abstract thought and problem-solving
formal operational stage
pattern of approach for a given problem
mental set
tendency to use objects only in the way they are normally utilized. may create barriers to problem-solving.
functional fixedness
deriving conclusions from general rules
deductive reasoning
deriving generalizations from evidence
inductive reasoning
shortcuts or rules of thumb used to make decisions
heuristics
experimenter or decision-maker is unable to objectively evaluate information
biases
“gut feeling,” which can often be attributed to experience with similar situations
intuition
multiple intelligences
Gardener’s theory
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the 7 intelligences
alertness, sleep, dreaming, altered
states of consciousness
awake, able to think, perceive, process, and express information.
altertness
beta and alpha
waves which predominate on EEG during alertness
theta waves
EEG during stage 1 sleep
includes theta, sleep spindles, and K complexes
stage 2 sleep EEG
slow-wave SWS sleep
stage 3 and 4 sleep also called
delta
waves which predominate on EEG during stages 3 and 4 of sleep
consolidating declarative memories
dreaming in SWS focuses on
dreaming focus on consolidating procedural memories
REM dream focus
body is paralyzed, rapid eye movements; appears close ot awake on EEG
REM
90 minutes
sleep cycle duration
1-2-3-4-3-2-REM or just 1-2-3-4-REM, with REM more frequent toward morning
sleep cycle
pineal gland
releases melatonin
sleepy
melatonin makes you
cortisol, promoting wakefulness
hormone which increases in the morning
stages 3&4 NREM
most sleep disorders occur during
REM
most dreaming occurs during
insomnia, narcolepsy, sleep apnea, sleep deprivation
examples of dyssomnia
night terrors, sleepwalking (somnambulism)
examples of parasomnias