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Corpus callosum

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Thick band of nerve fibres (white matter) connecting both hemispheres of the brain.

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EEG

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Electroencephalogram is dynamic imaging. It measures brain waves, and can diagnose epilepsy and other seizure disorders.

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CT Scan

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Computed Tomography is still imaging. Uses an X-ray to detect and take pictures of fractures’, tumours etc.

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MRI

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Magnetic resonance imaging is still imaging. Uses a strong magnetic field to produce pictures of the brain and diagnose brain tumors.

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FMRI

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Functional magnetic resonance imaging is dynamic imaging. Uses strong magnetic waves to show where neurons are consuming oxygen.

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Forebrain function

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Plays a key role in cognition, behaviour and processing sensory information.
- Thalamus, hypothalamus

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Midbrian

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Receives sensory messages except smell
- Reticular formation

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Hindbrain

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Coordinates sensory and motor messages
- Medulla and cerebellum

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Medulla

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Relays information between spinal cord and brain. Regulates respiratory and cardiovascular system.

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Cerebellum

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Involved in balance and coordination

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Reticular formation

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Network of nuclei located within the length of the brainstem.
-Helps maintain wakefulness and alertness (sleep cycle)

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Thalamus

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Double lobed structure that receives sensory info except smell

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Hypothalamus

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Regulates sleep, eating, body temp and sexual drive.

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Attachment

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The strong emotional connection between an infant and their primary attachment figure

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Monotropy

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Children form many attachments, but one of these is qualitatively different with the primary caregiver typically the mother.

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Critical period

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A time period for developing monotropy. If not during this time may not happen at all. (2 - 2.5 years)

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Sensitive period

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Up to 5 years for a child to develop monotropy. (Later proposed)

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Maternal deprivation

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Refers to the consequences a child may experience when separated from their mother.

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Internal working model

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A cognitive framework comprising mental representations for understanding the world, self and others, and is based on the relationship with a primary caregiver.

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3 Features of Bowlby’s internal working model

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  • A model of others as being trustworthy.
  • A model of the self as valuable.
  • A model of the self as effective when interacting with others.
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Piaget’s stages and developmental changes

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  1. Sensorimotor
  2. Pre-operational
  3. Concrete operational
  4. Formal operational
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Sensorimotor

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0-2 Object permanence (Invisible dispalcement)

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Pre operational

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2-7 Egocentrism, animism, symbolic thinking, centration, seriation (Three mountains)

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Concrete operational

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7-11 Conservation (conservation of mass with plasticine

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Formal operational

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11+ Abstract thinking (pendulum problem)

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Piaget focuses on

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Cognition

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Assimilation

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Changing existing schemata to integrate new information, without schemata changing.

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Accomodation

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Changing existing schemata to integrate new information, or creation of a new schemata when integration is not possible.

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Equilibrium

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State experienced when existing schemata account for new information.

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Disequilibrium

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State experienced when existing schemata are unable to account new information.

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Quantitative Data

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Information in the form of numbers that can be counted

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Qualitative Data

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Descriptive information in the form of words

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Advantage and disadvantage of Quantitative data

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A: Data can be analysed
D: High sample sizes required

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Advantage and disadvantage of Qualitative data

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A: Descriptive and detailed data
D: Reduced generalisability

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