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Brain

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Parietal lobes   show
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show Thick band of axon fibers connecting the cerebral hemispheres.  
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Occipital lobe   show
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show Areas of the cortex associated with movement,the sense of self, and higher mental functions.  
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Left hemisphere   show
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Right hemisphere   show
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show Contains the medulla, cerebellum, and reticular formation.  
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show The structure that connects the brain with the spinal cord and controls vital life functions.  
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Reticular formation (RF)   show
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show A system in the forebrain that is closely linked with emotional response.  
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show A part of the limbic system associated with strong memories. (Think of a hippo being on campus)  
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Pituitary gland   show
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show Endocrine glands that arose the body, regulate salt balance, adjust the body to stress, and affect sexual functioning.  
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show A preference for the right or left hand in most activities  
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show A term usually applied to the side of a person's brain that produces language.  
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Lateralization   show
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Dominant gene   show
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Recessive gene   show
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Punnet squares   show
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Nature vs. Nurture   show
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Teratogens   show
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show A molecular structure that contains coded genetic information.  
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Chromosomes   show
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show Personal traits or physical properties that are influenced by many genes working in combination.  
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show Emotional needs for love and attention  
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show Smiling elicited by social stimuli, such as seeing a parent's face.  
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Attachment styles   show
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Parenting styles   show
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Ethnic differences   show
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show A pattern of speech used when talking to infants, marked by a higher-pitched voice; short, simple sentences; repetition, slower speech; and exaggerated voice infections.  
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show Sensorimotor(0-2)sensory input and motor rspns become coordinated Preoperational(2-7)begin to use language and think symbolically Concrete operational(7-11)Concepts of time, space, volume, numbers Formal operational(11-up)abstract, theoretical, hypothe  
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show Modification of existing mental patterns to fit new demands (mental schemes are changed to accommodate new information) vs. Application of existing mental patterns to new situations (new situation assimilated to existing mental schemes)  
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show Mental ability to change the shape or form of a substance (such as clay or water) and perceive it as the volume staying the same.  
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show Thought that is self-centered and fails to consider the viewpoints of others.  
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show Process of adjusting instruction so that it is responsive to a beginner's behavior and supports the beginner's efforts to understand a problem or gain a mental skill.  
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show Moral thinking based on the consequences of one's choices or actions (punishment, or reward, or a exchange of favors)  
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Conventional moral development   show
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Postconventional moral development   show
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show Thanatologist-specialist who studies emotional and behavioral reactions to death and dying.  
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Lawrence Kohlberg   show
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Reactions to impending death   show
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show Active mental system for receiving, encoding, storing, organizing, altering, and retrieving information.  
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show The first, normally unconscious, stage of memory, which holds an exact record of incoming information for a few seconds or less.  
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Maintenance rehearsal   show
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show Another name for short-term memory, especially as it is used for thinking and problem solving.  
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Serial position effect   show
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Explicit vs. implicit memories   show
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Encoding failure   show
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show Fading or weakening of memories  
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Forgetting   show
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show Stimuli associated memory-a cue is needed to retrieve the memory  
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show Memory influenced by one's physical state at the time of learning and at the time or retrieval. Improved memory occurs when the two states match.  
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Repression vs, Supression   show
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show An especially vivid memory created at a time of high emotion.  
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Sympathetic vs. Parasympathetic nervous systems   show
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Myelin sheath   show
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