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Psychology: Neuroscience and Child Development Flashcards

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medulla

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part of the brainstem; it is also responsible for heartbeat, breathing, swallowing etc

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Brainstem

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part of the brain responsible for automatic survival functions (breathing, heartbeat)

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reticular formation

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controls wakefulness and arousal

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thalamus

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brain’s sensory switchboard, directs message to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex

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cerebellum

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helps coordinate voluntary movements and balance

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limbic system

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ring of structures that regulates important functions such as memory, fear, aggression, hunger, thirst
the limbic system includes within it the hypothalamus, hippocampus and amygdala

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hypothalamus

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below the thalamus that helps regulate hemostatic functions such as hunger, thirst, body temperature
also responsible for the fight or flight mechanism, emotion, pleasure and sexual functions

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hippocampus

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processes and stores memories

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amygdala

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controls emotional responses such as fear and anger

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corpus callosum

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connects the two brain hemispheres and allows the to communicate with one another

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frontal lobes

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responsible for advanced cognitive abilities such as judgement and planning (contains Broca’s area) and some motor movement

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parietal lobes

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includes the somatosensory cortex and general association areas used for processing information

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occipital lobes

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visual processing areas of the brain

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temporal lobes

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auditory processing center

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motor cortex

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control voluntary movement; component of the frontal lobe

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somatosensory cotex

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registers and processing body sensations; component of the parietal lobe

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Broca’s area

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directs muscle movements involved in speech (left frontal lobe)

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Wernicke’s area

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part of brain involved language comprehension (left temporal lobe)

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case study

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a research technique in which one person is studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles

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Phineas Gage

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a railroad worker in 1848 who obtained a traumatic injury to his frontal lobe; the personality changes that resulted allowed us to understand that the frontal lobe heavily influences personality and judgement

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computerized axial tomography (CAT scan or CT scan)

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a series of x-ray photographs taken from different angles and combined by the computer into a composite representation of a slice through of the body; basically this allows us to see the structure of the brain

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magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

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a technique that uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce computer-generated images that distinguish among soft types of tissue; this allows us to see the structures within the brain

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electroencephalogram (EEG)

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an amplified recording of the waves of electrical activity a that sweep across the brain’s surface; these waves, measured by electrodes places on the scalp are helpful in evaluating brain function

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positron emission tomography (PET) scan

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a visual display of brain activity

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The Main Functions of the Right Hemisphere

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responsible for spatial abilities (such as organizing items within a given space); also allows us to establish connections between words

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The Main Functions of the Left Hemisphere

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the speech center of the brain

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zygote

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a fertilized egg; a zygote remains a zygote during the first two weeks where the cell begins to divide and the resulting cells start to differentiate

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embryo

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the baby is now called an embryo from two weeks to 8 weeks where one can detect a heartbeat, red blood cells are produced by the baby’s own liver as the major organs begin to form

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fetal alcohol syndrome

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physical and cognitive abnormalities that appear in children whose mothers consumed large amounts of alcohol while pregnant; abnormalities include misproportioned head and facial features and struggling cognitive skills that can take place well into adulthood

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maturation

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biological growth processes that enable orderly changes in behavior; experience does not influence maturation but it is purely effected by genetic predisposition; experience does influence development such a reading and social skills however

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brain development

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at birth we do not have the neural pathways that allow us to memorize events and move the way that we do now.

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schemas

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concepts or metal frameworks that organize and interpret information

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assimiliation

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interpreting your new experiences in terms of your existing schemas

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accommodation

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adapting your current schemas to incorporate new information

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Sensorimotor Stage of Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development

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takes place from birth to two years; characterized by experiencing the world through senses and actions (looking, touching, mouthing, and grasping); object permanence is a key development that takes places during this stage

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Preoperational Stage of Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development

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takes place from two years to six or seven; characterized representing things with words and images but lacking logical reasoning; key developmental events pretend play, egocentrism, and language development

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Concrete Operational of Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development

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takes place from 6 or 7 to 11 years; marked by thinking logically about concrete events, grasping concrete analogies and performing arithmetical operations; developmental events are marked by understanding of conservation and mathematics operations

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Formal Operational of Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development

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from 12 years through adulthood; marked by abstract reasoning and potential for mature moral reasoning

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Critiques of Piaget’s Assessments

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  • does not take into account culture
  • puberty is not taken account for (between 12 y.o. and adulthood)
  • often underestimated a child’s cognitive capacities resulting in distorted age ranges
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attachment

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the emotional tie with another person shown by seeking closeness to the caregiver and showing distress upon separation

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stranger anxiety

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the fear of strangers that infants commonly display, beginning by about 8 months of age

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Components of Attachment: Body Contact

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being held and comforted by a caregiver has been shown to be more effective in forming attachment than simply be nourished by a caregiver (Harlow’s experiment with baby monkey’

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Components of Attachment: Familiarity

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familiarity to overcome stranger anxiety and foster contentment

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Reponsiveness

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responsiveness- parents are aware of what their child is doing and respond accordingly

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secure attachment

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children explore their environment when the caregiver is present; upon departure they become distressed and run to the caregiver union reunion

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insecure attachment

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are often clingy to the parent when present; when the caregiver leaves they cry or show indifference to the caregiver’s departure and return

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insecure ambivalent attachment

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child shows no sign of emotion (distress or contentment)

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insecure avoidant attachment

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child removes his or herself from the presence of the caregiver (but does not show emotion)

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disorganized insecure attachment

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the child is sometimes ambivalent or sometime avoidant

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authoritative parenting

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a style of parenting marked by making demands on the child, being responsive, setting and enforcing rules, and discussing the reasons behind the rules

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authoritarian parenting

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a style of parenting marked by imposing rules and expecting obedience

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permissive parenting

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a style of parenting marked by by submitting to children’s desires, making few demands, and using little punishment

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indifferent parenting

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style of parenting where the is passiveness between both parties, little warmth, communication and expectations are present

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pons

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responsible for sleep and muscle control

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