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psychology unit one
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is nature (heriditary) + example? | factors that influence development and are genetically passed down to offspring; genetic predisposition |
| What is nurture (environmental) + example? | factors that arise from physical and social surroundings; cultural traditions |
| What is the benefit of using twin studies and how does it affect the nature v nurture debate? | since twins are nearly genetically identical, nature and nurture influences are more easily observed. |
| Provide an example of twins providing evidence for the nature vs nurture debate? | if twins raised in separate environments show similar traits, nature has more influence. however, if they show different behaviour or traits, nurture has a more significant effect on development. |
| Describe the biological part of the biopsychosocial model | genetic based factors that influence development such as genetic predisposition |
| Describe the psychological part of biopsychosocial model | internal factors pertaining to an individual's mental processes such as their thoughts and attitude |
| Describe the social part of the biopsychological model | external factors relating to an individual's interactions with others such as social norms |
| What are sensitive periods + example? | period where plasticity is heightened and development is optimal to learn such as language acquisition |
| What are critical periods + example? | narrow period of development where specific functions or skills must be learnt such as visual development |
| What is the frontal lobe responsible for? | complex mental processes |
| What is the parietal lobe responsible for? | spatial awareness and perception of 3D objects |
| What is the occipital lobe responsible for? | processing vision |
| What is the temporal lobe responsible for? | processing sound |
| What is the cerebellum responsible for? | coordinating skeletal muscle movement |
| What is the prefrontal cortex responsible for? | complex mental processes |
| What is the premotor cortex responsible for? | organising voluntary motor movement into a sequence of motions and sending this info to the primary motor cortex |
| What is the primary motor cortex responsible for? | initiating voluntary motor movement and relaying this info to the cerebellum |
| What is the primary somatosensory cortex responsible for? | receiving and processing sensory information such as touch and pain |
| What is the primary visual cortex responsible for? | receiving and processing visual information and organising it with other information to make memories |
| What is the primary auditory cortex responsible for? | receiving and processing auditory information |
| Where is Wernicke's Area located and what is it responsible for? | typically the left temporal lobe; comprehension and coherence of speech |
| Where is Broca's Area located and what it is responsible for? | left frontal lobe; producing speech |
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