Psychological development
Identify the 3 areas of psychological development.
Social, Cognitive, Emotional
ADHD, ASD, dyslexia etc.
Identify a functional neuroimaging technique
Identify the two types of neuroplasticity
Adaptive and developmental
Identify a type of sampling technique
Convenience, random, stratified
What theory is associated with social development?
Bandura's Social Learning Theory
Identify one criteria to categorise behaviour as typical or atypical
social norms
cultural perspective
statistical rarity
personal distress
maladaptive behaviour
What lobe is the primary somatosensory cortex located?
Parietal
Spell out CTE
chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Identify two types of data in this scenario.
A psychologist wants to investigate whether daily exercise affects students' concentration. She asks 50 students to complete 30 minutes of exercise each day for two weeks. At the end of the study, she administers a standardised concentration test and records each student's score out of 100.
Primary, objective, quantitative
According to the biopsychosocial model, what are biological factors?
internal, genetic and physiologically based factors.
treat, diagnose, prescribe medication
Identify 3 parts of a neuron
dendrite
cell body/soma
axon
myelin sheath
axon terminals
axon terminal button
receptor sites (dendrites)
Identify 2 psychological impacts of an ABI.
memory problems, problem solving difficulties, concentration, organisation, motivation, personality changes, self-esteem changes, distress/anxiety, mood changes, impulsivity
What is a strength of correlational studies?
- direction and strength determined
- gather initial information
- real life behaviours/no manipulation
- high in external validity
A key accomplishment of each the sensorimotor and concrete operational stages.
sensorimotor: object permanence, goal directed behaviour
concrete operational: conservation, classification
What are adaptive behaviours, emotions and cognitions?
enable us to adjust appropriately and function effectively
Explain two physiological changes controlled by the sympathetic nervous system
Heart rate increases
breathing rate increases
pupils dilate
sweating
digestion slows
Identify 2 main things that contribute to the development of CTE.
- multiple concussions
- build up of tau protein
Identify the 5 ethical concepts
Beneficence, non maleficence, integrity, justice, respect
Define sensitive periods.
period of time in development where individual is more responsive to learning and environmental experiences.
A limitation of personal distress when categorising behaviour?
distress is highly variable/subjective
Identify one role of the hypothalamus.
Maintains body's internal environment
- regulating release of hormones
- hunger, thirst, sleep
What causes an epileptic seizure?
Sudden, intense burst of brain activity where many neurons are firing at the same time.
Define reproducbility.
Ablilty of an experiment/measurement to produce consistent results when repeated under changed condition.