The Cognitive Function
The area of the brain that houses this function
What is both hemispheres of the cerebrum?
Makes learning easier by creating higher levels of oxygenation for the brain
What is movement?
The area of the brain involved in the emotional state
What are the frontal lobes of both hemispheres?
The area of the brain that houses this functions
What is the prefrontal cortex?
An organized whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its parts
What is gestalt?
Produces chemicals within the brain that shut down cells
What is excess stress?
The gateway-triggering mechanism for higher cognitive function
What are emotions?
Empathy, basis for communal spirit, or the moral sense
What are emotional operations of the prefrontal cortex?
Awareness and understanding of one's own thought processes
What is metacognition?
Use of progressive relaxation, mental rehearsal, and guided imagery
What are relaxation strategies?
Speech spoken to oneself without vocalization
Early maturing of the prefrontal cortex
What is a hall-mark of high levels of human intelligence?
“Tell me how you do this in your head.”
What is verbalizing the process?
A learning process that uses the physical body to transfer information from the abstract or symbolic level to a more concrete level while taking advantage of the benefits of physical movement
What is physical encoding?
The use of choice and awareness of perceived control
What is an affective strategy?
Exploring the open-ended solutions of “what if” problems
What is an intuitive activity?