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39 Cards in this Set
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Meltonin |
secreted by pineal gland,regulates reproductive cycle & is sleep-inducting |
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Stage 1 sleep |
hallucinations, sensory experiences, steady waves, alpha waves |
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Stage 2 sleep |
20 min long, periodic sleep spindles |
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Stage 3 sleep |
delta waves, slow, longer sleep w/ less spindles |
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REM sleep |
saw-toothed brain waves, rising heart rate, rapid and irregular breathing, aroused genitals, eye movements every half minute, usually ten minutes long |
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Ghrelin |
hunger-arousing, inc with sleep deprivation |
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Leptin |
hunger-suppressing, dec with sleep deprivation |
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Cortisol |
stimulates body fat, inc with sleep deprivation |
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Psychoactive drugs |
acts primarily on CNS, alters brain function |
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Drug disorder criteria |
1) diminished control 2) diminished social functioning 3) hazardous use 4) drug action |
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Barbiturates |
depressant, relieve anxiety, tolerance easily built, safe dose and lethal dose very close |
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Opiates |
depressant, heroin, morpheme, codeine, causes constipation, drowsiness, euphoria, pinprick pupils, lessened pain, and anxiety |
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Caffeine |
stimulant, adenosine, does not help with ADHD |
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Nicotine |
stimulant, tobacco plant, cigarettes, insecticide |
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Cocaine |
stimulant, intense euphoria, boosts confidence then suppresses it, blocks dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin |
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Ecstasy (MDMA) |
both a hallucinogen & stimulant, dehydration |
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Methamphetamine |
stimulant, most highly addictive |
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Marijuana |
hallucinogen, distorts time, inc appetite, can cause cancer |
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LSD |
not addictive, distorts vision, can cause problem with pre-existing mental issues |
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Synaptic pruning |
synapses die away, too many = mental retardation |
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Infant memory experiment |
can remmebr accents |
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schema |
concept or framework that organized and interprets info |
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Assimilation |
interpreting out new experiences in terms of our existing schemas |
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Accommodation |
adopting out current understandings (schemas) to incorporate new information |
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Sensorimotor stage |
birth to 2 years of age |
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Preoperational stage |
2yr-7yr; symbolic thought, object permanence, egocentrism (unable to take other's POV) |
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Concrete operational stage |
7yr-11yr; conservation, arithmetic |
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Formal operational stage |
12yr+; abstract thinking, hypothetical thinking |
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Ainsworth's strange situation |
secure vs. insecure attachment |
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Secure attachment |
content when mother comes back |
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Insecure attachment |
sees mother as unreliable |
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Romanian orphanages |
deprivation of attachment, kids grew up with more mental disorders |
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Kohlberg's levels of moral thinking |
preconventional morality, conventional morality, postconventional morality |
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Preconventional morality |
self-interest |
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Conventional morality |
upholds social laws |
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Postconventional morality |
ethical principals |
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Weber's Law |
two stimuli must vary by a percentage for someone to feel the difference |
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Retinal disparity |
brain puts images from both eyes together; finger eye trick |
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Monocular cues |
linear perspective, relative size, light and shadow, interposition, texture gradient |
