MCAT Bros Flashcards
Conjunctiva
Thin layer of cells that lines the inside of your eyelids from the eye
Cornea
Transparent thick sheet of fibrous tissue that starts to bend light - it is the first part of the eye that light hits
Anterior Chamber
This space is filled with aqueous humour, which provides pressure to maintain the shape of the eyeball - it supplies nutrients and minerals to the cornea/ iris
What happens in a dream, the literal meaning, according to Freud is called?
Manifest content
The hidden meaning of a dream according to Freud is called?
Latent content
What is iconic sensory memory?
Memory of what you see, lasts half a second
What is echoic sensory memory?
Memory of what you hear, lasts 3-4 seconds
What is explicit memory?
Declarative facts/ events that you can clearly and explicitly describe
What is semantic memory?
A type of explicit memory - has to do with words and facts
What is episodic memory?
A type of explicit memory - these are event related memories
What is implicit memory?
Involves things you may not articulate - Previous experiences aid in the performance of tasks without conscious awareness
What kind of memory is stable with aging?
Implicit memory (procedural memories) and recognition memory is stable with aging
What kind of memory declines with aging?
recall, episodic memory, processing speed and the ability to divide attention declines with aging
What is retrograde amnesia?
The inability to recall information previously encoded
What is anterograde amnesia?
The inability to encode new memories
What are the names of Piaget’s stages of development?
Stage 1: Sensorimotor stage
Stage 2: Preoperational stage
Stage 3: Concrete operational stage
Stage 4: Formal operational stage
What develops during the sensorimotor stage of Piaget’s stages
Sensorimotor stage is stage 1: it occurs from 0-2
Children gather information through their senses and learn to move their body around
This stage involves issues such as object permanence and stranger anxiety
What develops during the preoperational stage of Piaget’s stages
The preoperational stage is stage 2: it occurs from 2-7
Children can play pretend and start to use symbols to represent things
This stage is associated with an inability to understand the perspective of others (egocentric stage)
What develops during the concrete operational stage of Piaget’s stages
The concrete operational stage is stage 3: it occurs from 7-11
Children begin to learn empathy and math skills
This stage is associated with understanding concrete events logically and the concepts of conservation and reversibility
What develops during the formal operational stage of Piaget’s stages
The formal operational stage is stage 4: It occurs in kids 12 and up
Children are reasoning more like adults and it continues to develop with time
In this stage a child will be able to think about hypothetical situations and engage in logical through about abstract ideas and problem solving
Fluid intelligence
The ability to reason quickly and abstractly when solving novel logic problems - you can think on your feet and are adaptable
Crystallized intelligence
Refers to accumulated knowledge and verbal skills - The ability to retrieve acquired knowledge
Theory of primary mental abilities
- L.L. Thurnstone
- there are 7 factors of intelligence: word fluency, verbal comprehension, spatial reasoning, perceptual speed, numerical ability, inductive reasoning, and memory