Intro
What is the science of behavior and mental processes?
Psychology
True or False: The first five years of life is when the brain develops neurons the most/fastest.
True
What is the physiological needs according to Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of needs?
Food, shelter, water
True or False: Psychology is a SCIENCE!
True
Define neuroplasticity.
What is the process of acquiring information? (Two steps)
What is correlation and what is causation?
Correlation - when two variables are connected in some way
Causation - when one variable makes the other happen
What is the name of the electrical current that sends information from one neuron to the next?
Action potential
What are the five levels of Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory?
*Which is the connection between family members and their workplace?
Microsystem, Mesosystem, Exosystem, Macrosystem, Chronosystem
*Mesosystem
What is postive and negative reinforcement?
Positve - providing stimuli to continue/encourage a behavior
Negative - providing stimuli to stop/discourage a behavior
What happens to neurons when we use the information again and again?
They get stronger and make more connections with other neurons
According to Lev Vygotsky, what is the "more knowledgeable other?"
The person in the environment that has the most knowledge/experience on the subject.
Independent variable
Dependent variable
Experimental group
Control group
*From these terms, which of them are what researchers are manipulating?
Independent variable - the variable being manipulated
dependent variable - the variable displaying the result
experimental group - participants being manipulated
control group - receiving placebo
*Independent variable; experimental group
What happens to information/neurons we do not use?
They get pruned (Use it or lose it!)
Explain Erikson's theory and define trust vs mistrust
The psychosocial theory is a theory regarding social-emotional development and has a crisis with two potential outcomes at various stages of life.
Trust vs. Mistrust is when an infant is determining through their experiences if they can develop a sense of trust or mistrust in others to provide for their needs.