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Down: 2) the stage lasting from about ages 6 or 7 to 11, children can think logically about concrete events and objects.3) by early adolescence, morality usually envolves to a more conventional level that cares for others and upholds laws and social rules simply bc they are the laws and rules4) when reflecting on his own life the older adult may feel a sense of satisfaction or failure.7) children learn the pleasure of applying themselves to tasks, or they feel inferior9) study of the evolution of behavior and the mind , using principles of natural selection11) a testable prediction, implied by a theory.13) controls language expression- area of the frontal lobe, usually in the left hemi., directs the muscle movements involved in speech14) submit to their childrens desire, make few demands and use little punishment.16) the condition of an experiment that exposes part. to the treatment, that is, to one version of the ind. variable.22) band of nerve fibers linking the medulla and the cerebellum w/ the midbrain. facial expression.23) young adults struggle to form close relationships and to gain the capacity for intimate love, or they feel socially isolated.24) the base of the brainstem; controls heartbeat and breathing.25) impairment of language, usually caused by left hemi. damage either to Broca's area or to Wernicke's area.28) a tech. for revealing blood flow and, therefore, brain activity by comparing successive MRI scans. MRI scans show brain anatomy; fMRI scans show brain function.31) a disorder that appears in childhood and is marked by deficient communication, social interaction, and understanding of others' states of mind39) all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating.43) a visual of the brain activity that detects where a radioactive form of glucose goes while the brain performs a given task47) a concept of framework that organizes and interprets Across: 1) areas of cerebral cortex that are not involved in primary motor or sensory functions; rather, they are involved in higher mental functions such as learning, remembering, thinking, speaking5) neuro.- affects mood, hunger, sleep, and arousal. undersupply- depression Prozac raise levels6) neurotransmitter- enables learning/memory and triggers muscle contraction. ex. of malfunction: Alzheimer's, ach- producing neurons deteriorate.8) a branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span.10) branch of med. dealing w/ psychological disorders.12) portion of the cerebral cortex lying just behind the forehead; involved in speaking and muscle movements and in making plans/judgments15) experimental factor in psych., the behavior or mental process- that is being measured; the variable that may change in response to manipulations of the ind. variable.17) measure of the extent to which 2 factors vary together and thus of how well either factor predicts the other18) "morphine within"- natural, opiatelike neuro. linked to pain control and pleasure.19) in middle age, ppl discover a sense of contributing to the world, usually through family and work, or they may feel a lack of purpose20) the process by which certain animals form attachments during a critical period very early in life21) repeating the essence of a research study, usually w/ diff. part. in diff. sit. to see whether the basic finding extends to other part. and circumstances.26) in Piaget's theory refers to the difficulty that preoperational children have in considing another's viewpoint. "Ego" means "self" erring and "centrism" indicates "in the center"; the preoperational child is "self-centered."27) infants in mothers presence play comfortably, happily exploring their new environment. when she returns they seek contact with her.29) brains sensory switchboard, located- top of brainstem. directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla.30) giving priority to ones goals over group goals and defining ones identity in terms of personal attributes rather than group identifications32) research method in which an investigator manipulates 1 or more factors to observe the effect on some behavior or mental process. By random assignment of part., the exp. aims to control other relevant factors.33) naturally or experimentally caused destruction of brain tissue.34) two lima bean sized neural clusters that are components of the limbic system and are linked to emotion35) an optimal period shortly after birth when an organisms exposure to certain stimuli or experiments produces proper development36) biological growth processes that enable orderly changes in behavior, relatively uninfluenced by experience.37) Interpreting one's new experience in terms of ones existing schemas38) selection of a part of the pop. which mirrors the current demographics.40) tech. that uses mag. fields and radio works to produce computer-generated images that dist. among diff. types of soft tissue; lets us see structures within the brain41) amplified recording of the waves of electrical activity that sweep across the brain's surface.42) research in which the same ppl are restudied and retested over a long period of time.44) tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it. (I-knew-it-all-along-phenomenon)45) a set of expected behaviors for males and for females46) large band of neural fibers connecting the 2 brain hemi. and carrying messages b/w them48) when touched on the cheeck, a baby will turn to the touched side49) the theory that children learn from their cultures a concept of what it means to be male or female and that they adjust their behavior accordingly50) a layer of fatty tissue segmentally encasing the fibers of many neurons; enables vastly greater transmission speed of neural impulses as the impulse hops from one node to the next.51) preschoolers learn to initiate tasks and carry out plans, or they feel guilty about efforts to be independent52) the perception of a relationship where none exists.
 

 

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