Key Terms

Question 1

Brain

Answer 1

The organ in your head made up of nerves that process information and controls behaviour

Question 2

Forebrain

Answer 2

anterior part of the brain, including the hemispheres and the central brain structure

Question 3

Midbrain

Answer 3

middle section of the brain forming part of the central nervous system

Question 4

Hindbrain

Answer 4

lower part of the brain includes the Cerebellum, Pons and medulla oblongata

Question 5

Anterior

Answer 5

toward the front

Question 6

Posterior

Answer 6

toward the back

Question 7

Cerebellum

Answer 7

area of the brain near the brainstem -controls motor movements (Muscle activity)

Question 8

Medulla Oblongata

Answer 8

connects upper brain to spinal cord - controls automatic responses

Question 9

Involuntary response

Answer 9

response to a stimuli that occurs without conscious choice - such as reflexes

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Neural connections

Answer 10

links formed by messages passing from one nerve cell (neuron) to another

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Cognitive

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thinking, including problem solving, perceiving, remembering, language use and reasoning

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Operations

Answer 12

how we reason and think about things

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Object Permanence

Answer 13

Knowing something exits even if it out of sight

develops around 6mths

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Symbolic play

Answer 14

children play using objects and ideas to represent other objects and ideas

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Egocentrism

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unable to see the world from any other viewpoint but one’s own

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Animism

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belief that objects that are not alive can behave as if they are alive

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Centration

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Focusing on one feature of a situation and ignoring other relevant features

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Irreversibility

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not understanding that an action can be reversed to return to the original state

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Morality

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general principles about what is right and wrong - including good/bad behaviour

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Schema/Schemata (developmental)

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mental representations of the world based on one’s own experiences.

Question 21

Adaptation

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using assimilation and accommodation to make sense of the world

Question 22

Assimilation

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incorporating new experiences

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Accommodation

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when a schema has to be changed to deal with a new experience

Question 24

Equilibrium

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when a Childs schema can explain all that they experience, a state of mental balance

Question 25

Subjective

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based on personal opinion or feelings

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Validity

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when the results of a study represent the situation they are testing (in real life)

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Mindset

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a set of beliefs someone has that guides how someone responds to or interprets a situation

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Ability

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what someone can do, Dwerk suggests ability can be seen as either fixed and innate or as able to be improved

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Effort

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when you try to do better using determination

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Fixed Mindset

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believing your abilities are fixed and unchangeable

Question 31

Growth Mindset

Answer 31

believing practice and effort can improve your abilities