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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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Medulla   show
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Reticular formation (RF)   show
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Limbic system   show
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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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show The master gland at the base of the brain whose hormones influence other endocrine glands.  
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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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Handedness   show
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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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DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)   show
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Chromosomes   show
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Polygenetic characteristics   show
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show Emotional needs for love and attention  
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Social smiles   show
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show Secure-stable and positive emotional bond. Avoidant-anxious emotional bond marked by a tendency to avoid reunion with a parent or caregiver. Ambivalent-anxious emotional bond marked by both a desire to be with a parent and some resistance to reunite.  
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show Authoritarian-enforce rigid rules and demand strict obedience to authority. Overly permissive-give little guidance, allow too much freedom, or do not require child to take responsibility. Authoritative-firm and consistent guidance with love/affection.  
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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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Egocentric thought   show
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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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Preconventional moral development   show
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Conventional moral development   show
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show Moral thinking based on carefully examined and self-chosen moral principles.  
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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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show Denial and Isolation Anger Bargaining Depression Acceptance  
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Memory   show
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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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show Silently repeating or mentally reviewing information to hold it in short-term memory.  
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Working memory   show
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Serial position effect   show
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show Memory that a person is aware of having; consciously retrieved. vs. Memory that a person does know exists; retrieved unconsciously.  
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show Failure to store sufficient information to form a useful memory.  
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Memory decay   show
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show Could be from disuse  
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Cue dependent   show
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State dependent learning   show
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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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