Brain & Behavior
The part of the neuron that receives incoming signals.
What are dendrites?
The biological clock regulating sleep-wake cycles.
What are circadian rhythms?
Copying someone's speech or mannerisms is an example of this type of learning.
What is Observational Learning?
The Heinz Dilemma aims to examine this type of development in children.
What is morality?
The study of how environment affects gene expression.
What is epigenetics?
This brain region encodes new memories.
What is the hippocampus?
This age group requires the least amount of sleep and often wakes many times during the night.
What are the elderly?
You use this type of memory has a limited capacity and is used to keep up in daily conversations.
What is working memory?
Erickson's stage involving relationships in adulthood.
What is Intimacy vs Isolation?
The role of DNA in determining eye color.
What is nature?
The junction where neurons communicate
What is the synapse?
This stage of sleep is restorative for muscle mass, the immune system, and bone density.
What is N3 stage sleep?
Learning through the association of two stimuli.
What is classical conditioning?
A parent encouraging a toddler to put on their own shoes is an example of this stage by Erickson.
What is Autonomy vs Shame/Doubt?
The biological basis for temperament in infants.
What is nature?
The brain structure associated with coordination & balance
What is the cerebellum?
This stage of sleep is most common after sleep deprivation.
What is REM sleep?
Procedural memories like learning to ride a bike are categorized as these types of memories.
What are implicit?
The concept that objects continue to exist when unseen.
What is object permanance?
Cultural differences influencing behavior patterns.
What is Nurture?
This ion moves into the neuron, raising the membrane potential, creating an action potential.
What is Na+?
This is an exogenous cue for one's biological clock.
What is the sun?
Removing an unpleasant stimulus to strengthen behavior is an example of this.
Thinking that involves abstract reasoning and hypothetical situations.
What is formal operational thinking?
The study of how poverty impacts development.