Memory 🧠
The mental process of retrieving information
about the past, generally without any clues.
What is Recall?
Can use household tools around this age
What is 9 years old?
Which reflex adapts the visual system to low illumination?
What is the pupillary Reflex?
The Dynamic Systems Theory of motor development was proposed by:
Who is Ester Thelen?
What does sensation refer to?
What is the stimulation of sensory receptors & transducing the signal into action potentials?
What is the term that describes organizing & preparing information for storage?
What is consolidation?
Can hold head up while lying on stomach
What is 2-3 months?
In classical conditioning, the UCS + the UCR are considered to be a _______
What is a Reflex?
How many hours of sleep does a newborn typically need?
What is 16 hours 😴
Involves the ability of the lens of the eye to change shape and bring objects into focus.
What is visual accommodation?
The typical digit span of a 2-3 year old
What is 2 digits?
Can sit without support
what is 6-8 months?
The rooting reflex is characterized by?
What is stroking a baby’s cheek and having him turn his head to the side & open his mouth?
Up till 6 months of age, what is the typical length of an infant's sleep cycle?
What is 50-60 minutes?
What is the difference between Top-down processing and Botton Up Processing?
- Top-down is driven by past knowledge and experiences
- Bottom-up is sensory-driven
Ex: Driving at night, you spot a small shadowy figure on the road (bottom-up), and based on your experience, you immediately assume it’s a stray cat and slow down (top-down).
The phenomenon describing the feeling of knowing something, such as a word or name, but being unable to recall it at that moment.
What is Tip of the Tongue (TOT)?
At what age do Girls typically achieve their height growth spurt?
What is 12 years old?
This occurs when the UCS is no longer paired with the CS and the organism quits demonstrating the CR.
What is Extinction 🦆
What type of brain waves is REM sleep associated with?
What are theta waves?
What are sensory thresholds, and how do they change with age?
What is the minimum level of stimulation that a person can detect?
Thresholds increase with age, meaning reduced sensitivity
These are the three active strategies for information transfer and memory
What is Rehearsal, Organization, and Elaboration?
If Adarsh is an average child, around when will he have achieved half his adult height?
What is around 2 years old?
What is the difference between Positive Reinforcement, Negative Reinforcement, Positive Punishment, and Negative Punishment?
Positive = Stimulus presented
Negative = Stimulus removed
Reinforcement = Behavior encouraged
Punishment = Behavior discouraged
(think what are they doing? and why are they doing it?)
In infants, what is the purpose of the twitches that occur during REM?
What is coordinating motor & sensory systems and to assign space in the cortex for the various body parts.
What is the typical visual acuity at Birth? (Hint: the average adult acuity is 20/20)
20/400 what is