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26 Cards in this Set
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Consciousness |
awareness of ourselves and our environment |
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Cognitive Neuroscience |
focuses on what the brain comprehends and what it doesn't |
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Dual Processing |
both sides of the brain process simultaneously but seperately |
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Blindsight |
what you see but don't consciously comprehend |
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Selective Attention |
the brain chooses what to focus on and ignore |
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Inattention Blindness |
failing to notice a change in the environment |
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Circadian Rhythyms |
biological sleeping/energy patterns |
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Young vs Old Sleep Cycles |
young people are night owls and old people are morning larks |
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REM sleep |
dreams; deep sleep |
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Sleep |
90 minute sleep cycle |
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Hallucinations |
Brain makes you see something that isn't there |
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Barbiturates |
tranquilizers |
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Developmental Psychology's Focus of Study |
study of how someone develops in many ways |
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Stability and Change |
basic needs of humans |
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Fertilization and Prenatal Cycle |
zygote, embryo, fetus |
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Teratogen |
substance that can harm an unborn child |
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Various Developmental Periods |
infant, childhood, adolescence, adulthood |
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Infantile Amnesia |
Not remembering anything from when you were younger than 3 years old |
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Cognition |
thinking, knowing, remembering, and communication |
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Habituation |
when you stop noticing something that happens over and over |
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Egocentrism |
when you can't understand everyone has their own thoughts |
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Conservation |
kids misjudge amounts |
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Vygotsky |
scaffolding and self talk |
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Harlow Monkey Experiment |
mother attachment experiment with monkeys |
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Parenting Styles and Their Effects |
Too strict, too lenient, or just right |
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Social Identity |
When you change due to peer pressure |
