Stages of Life
Birth-18 months
Infancy
Fake Prison simulation at famous college
Stanford Prison Experiment
The Stage where vivid dreaming happens
REM stage
The process of recording info into the nervous system
Encoding
Your DNA, genetics, and brain makeup
Nature
The most crucial time period in life for learning. If an infant is not exposed to learning during this stage they may never.
Critical Period
Study where kids had to wait to eat a treat for a reward
Marshmallow Test
Deepest sleep and very difficult to wake someone up in this stage
Stage 4
The process of saving info in the brain over time
Storing
Experiences in life that shape you
Nurture
The stage where toilet training is the most important event
Early Childhood
Study where participants gave electric shocks
Milgram Experiment
Sleep talking can occur in any stage but if the talking sounds more like gibberish or random shouts
Stage 3 or 4
The process of calling up stored info when you need it
Retrieving
Memories, ready, writing, and drug use are examples of
Nurture
Stage where children need to begin asserting control and power over the environment. Success in this stage leads to a sense of purpose
Pre-School
A non-consensual experiment performed on 22 orphan children about stuttering.
Monster Study
Eyes begin to roll from side to side
Stage 2
When your brain fights to eliminate a bad memory
Repressed memory
Women make up only 10% of serial killers because they have two of these
MAOA gene
Success in the School Age stage leads to a sense of this
Competence
a study where individuals modify their behavior often improving performance simply because they know they are being observed
Hawthorne Effect
The internal 24-hour clock that regulates sleep
Circadian Rhythm
Memories can be brought back using these senses
Smell or Sound
This gene represents having low aggression
MAOA-L