Psych Ch 7

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Epiphyses

Back 1

growth centers in which cartilage hardens into bone in babies

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Cerebellum

Back 2

structure that aids in balance and control of body movement.
-fibers linking the cerebellum to the cerebral cortex grow and myelinate from birth through the preschool years which is the cause for gains in motor coordination.

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Hippocampus

Back 3

Inner brain stucture
-plays vital role in memory and in images of space that help us find our way

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Corpus Callosum

Back 4

large bundle of fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres
-supports smooth coordination of movements on both sides of the body and integration of many aspects of thinking, including perception, attention, memory, language, and problem solving.

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Pituitary gland

Back 5

located at the base of the brain
-plays a critical role by releasing two hormones that induce growth

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Growth Hormone

Back 6

GH
-necessary for development of all body tissues except the central nervous system and the genitals

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Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone

Back 7

TSH
-prompts the thyroid gland in the neck to release thyroxine, which is necessary for brain development and for GH to have its full impact on body size.
-lack of thyroxine causes retardation

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Preoperational Stage: Piaget

Back 8

after sensorimotor stage
-spans the years 2-7, the most obvious change is an extraordinary increase in representational, or symbolic, activity.
-make believe play developes
-Conservation- things can change, but they are still the same
-centration
-irreversibility-can't reverse thought process
-hierarchical classification
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Dual Representation

Back 9

-preoperational stage
viewing a symbolic object as both an object in its own right and a symbol

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egocentrism

Back 10

-preoperational stage
failure to distinguish the symbolic viewpoints of others from one's own

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animistic thinking

Back 11

-preoperational stage
the belief that inanimate objects have lifelike qualities, such as thoughts, wishes, feelings, and intentions.

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Private Speech

Back 12

Vygotskys sociocultural theory
-talking to themselves when they are playing, whether an adult can hear or not.
-children use it when the task is appropriately challenging, when they make errors, or when they are confused.

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scaffolding

Back 13

adjusting the support offered during a teaching session to fit the child's current level of performance.

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guided participation
Barbara Rogoff

Back 14

broader concept than scaffolding
-refers to shared endeavors between more expert and less expert participants, without specifying the precise features of communication.

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memory strategies

Back 15

deliberate mental activities that improve our chances of remembering.

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metacognition

Back 16

"thinking about thoughts"