Nature Vs Nurture
What is one main difference between a psychologist and a psychiatrist?
Psychiatrists can prescribe medicine
Which brain is larger- dolphin or human?
Dolphin
What is the occipital lobes main role?
Vision
What is synaptic pruning?
The brain discarding unneeded neural pathways
What is myelination?
The axons in a child's brain being insulated. Meaning it is protecting the axons from interference.
What is nature in relationship to human development?
Genetics you are born with
What 3 things make up the hindbrain
Pons, Medulla and cerebellum
A young person is really emotional when dealing with stressful situations. What part of the brain is not fully formed?
Frontal lobe
An enriched environment
What is the long part of a neuron called?
Axon
Name two different types of psychologists
Clinical, forensic, educational, counselling, organisational, community, health, sport, neuro
What part of the hindbrain regulates sleep?
Pons
What lobe of the brain is responsible for hearing?
Temporal lobe
What is synaptogenesis?
The formation of new synapses/ connections
What is a synapse?
The gap between neurons. The place where neurons connect and communicate
What type of psychology would be helping an athlete prepare for the Olympics?
Sports psychologist
What is the Corpus Callosum
Thick band of nerves connecting both sides of brain. It allows communication between both sides
If someone is experiencing no balance, loss of control of movements, speech difficulities. What area of the brain is potentially damaged?
Cerebellum
How is adaptative plasticity different to developmental plasticity?
Adaptative plasticity occurs throughout an entire life. Developmental ends at a certain age.
Explain how the brain changes from childhood to adulthood?
In childhood you have a wide variety of simple interests/ neural connections. As your mature synaptic pruning takes place to allow for deeper knowledge around certain topics.
Define nurture, in the context of human development- give an example
What you are exposed to growing up, this affects who you are/your interests E.g you grow up in a household that has a massive emphasis on reading- you may love to read.
What part of the brain is the cerebrum located?
Forebrain
With the frontal lobe taking a long time to fully develop. What does the brain rely on instead?
Amygdala
Why is it easier to learn languages as a child?
Plasticity- the brain formed more neural pathways easier
Describe the effect enriched environments vs deprived environments have on brain formation
Enriched environments allow for more neural pathways to be developed, deprived do the opposite.