Thought and Emotion Flashcards
what is the term referring to processing several different pieces of information at the same time
parallel processing
what part of the brain does most of the processing
cerebral cortex
the frontal lobe is responsible for …
motor control, decision making aka executive functions
the parietal lobe is responsible for …
processes touch, pain and temperature through the somatosensory cortex
the temporal lobe is responsible for…
olfaction, audition, language and emotion
what is the neurological tool used to measure brain activity by blood flow
functional magnetic resonance imaging
what are the two A words that Jean Piaget believes in
assimilation = new information is incorporated without external plans accommodation = a new schema that is developed about the world, this means that their internal schema can change
what are the four stages of cognitive development, their relative ages and who invented them
sensorimotor (0-2): children are focused on simple sensory and motor stimuli; children learn that things exist even if they can’t see them
preoperational (2-7): literal thinking, egocentric and centration
conrete operational (7-11): development of logical thinking, inductive reasoning (grab the general concepts from specific situations) and conservation
formal operational (>11) : development of abstract logical thinking and deductive reasoning (grab specific concepts from general situations)
Jean Piaget
whose theory is complete opposite of Jean Piaget and why
Lee Vygotsky = believes curiosity and development is inspired by the environment and socioculture
Piaget = believes curiosity and development is innate and internal
what theory states that language is learned by trial and error in life and a part of the operant conditioning method of learning
the learning/behaviourist theory
what is the theory that the development of language is from innate biological mechanisms
nativist theory
Chomsky believed there is an innate language system, what is this called
language acquisition device
which theory suggests that language development comes from the interaction between nature and nuture
interactionist theory
true or false - the Wernicke’s area is associated with speech production
false - it is associated with the comprehension of language
what is the Broca’s area responsible for and where
speech production in frontal lobe
if a person can hear information but can’t process it, is this Wernicke’s or Broca’s aphasia
wernicke’s
true or false - intelligence is an aspect of cognitive function
true
what type of intelligence refers to the knowledge of facts and stays throughout your life
crystallized intelligence
what type of intelligence declines as you grow older
fluid intelligence
who proposed the theory of general intelligence
charles spearman
who proposed the theory of multiple intelligences
howard gardner
what are two examples of barriers to problem solving
confirmation bias, belief perseverance, causation bias, functional fixedness, representativeness heuristic
what are the three components of emotion
cognitive, psychological and behavioral
true or false - the psychological component of emotion involves the limbic system and the SNS
false - it involves the limbic system and the autonomic nervous system
