Framework Fling/Thinking Thoughts
Brain Parts/Jeans
Cells, Babies, and Sleep - Oh My!
I Need the Words for How I Feel
People Person/Disorder in the Court
100
This concept suggests development is a slow, gradual process of incremental change, like walking up a ramp, where each new skill or characteristic is an extension of the previous one.
Continuity
100
What is the brain structure in charge of making and retrieving memories?
Hippocampus
100
In the cycle of cell formation, when DNA duplicates itself the process is known as ______?
Mitosis
100
Consist of running, chasing, fleeing, wrestling, and hitting with an open hand.
Rough and tumble play
100
Characteristic patterns of behaviors defined by factor analysis and the Big Five.
Trait Theory
200
Concept involving gradual, continuous changes in amount, frequency, or degree, like increases in vocabulary or memory capacity.
Quantitative
200
What is the name of the molecules released into the synaptic gap?
Neurotransmitters
200
Red-green color blindness can be classified as what kind of disorder?
X-Linked Disorder
200
Parents should be neither punitive nor aloof. Rather they should develop rules for their children and be affectionate with them.
Baumrind’s Parenting Styles
200
Coined the terms introvert and extravert, differentiated personal and collective unconsciousnesses, and personality archetypes.
Carl Jung
300
The rational, decision-making part of the personality that mediates between the id's desires and the demands of reality.
Ego
300
What part of the neuron receives signals from other neurons?
Dendrite
300
What is the effect where one gene influences a variety of outcomes?
Pleiotropic Effect
300
Communicating meaning through the use of varying pitches is known as ______.
Intonation
300
Thought personality was driven by the conflict between the id and superego.
Sigmund Freud
400
Erikson’s stage of life in Middle/late childhood with the virtue being competence.
Industry vs. Inferiority
400
What is the name of the insulating material that helps neurons fire faster?
Myelin sheath.
400
When in labor, this hormone stimulates contractions. What is this hormone called?
Oxytocin
400
Located in the frontal lobes of the the cerebral cortex, this part of the brain plays a vital role in speech production.
Broca's Area
400
Believed personality stemmed from cognitive structure and how knowledge was constructed.
Jean Piaget
500
A theory stating that knowledge, reality, and identity are created through social interaction and cultural context, rather than being objective truths.
Social Constructivism
500
Which lobe of the brain is displayed in yellow?
Occipital Lobe
500
Which psychologist suggests that dreams are the results of thoughts and conflicts, often sexual, that are pushed into the unconscious?
Sigmund Freud
500
Located in the left temporal lobe, this part of the brain plays a vital role in speech comprehension.
Wernicke's Area
500
Believed personality was centered on self-perception and the difference between the real and ideal self.
Carl Rogers
600
Emphasizes the dynamic interaction between people (personal factors), their behavior, and their environments.
Social Cognitive Theory
600
What is the basic unit of heredity?
Genes
600
Which stage of Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development is associated with infants' whose needs are neglected to be met?
Trust vs. Mistrust
600
What kind of behavior occurs as an automatic response to a stimulus?
Respondent Behavior
600
Defined by consistent sadness or lack of emotion, as well as a general lack of energy, motivation, or interest; Caused by life events, brain chemistry imbalance, or other psychological factors.
Depressive Disorder
700
Initial, brief, temporary storage of sensory information.
Sensory Memory
700
What do you call a trait that is physically expressed?
Phenotype
700
Which sleep theory states that dreams are nothing more than the brain attempting to interpret random neural impulses from the pons?
Activation-Synthesis Theory
700
This instrument measures the influence of the home environment on children's cognitive growth.
Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME)
700
Disorder with symptoms of excessive fear, worry, or paranoia, defined by the capacity for these feelings to affect everyday life.
Anxiety Disorder
800
An unmeasured third variable that influences the relationship between an independent and a dependent variable.
Confounding Variable
800
DNA is wound up and condensed into __.
Chromosomes
800
During NREM sleep, in which stage are the heartbeat, breathing, muscle activity, and brain waves at their slowest? Tissue, muscle, and bone repairs also take place during this stage.
N3 (Slow Wave/Deep Sleep)
800
Designed for school-aged children, this intelligence test yields verbal and performance scores, as well as a combined score.
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-IV)
800
Disorder associated with dopamine imbalances and often resulting in positive symptoms such as hallucinations or delusions, or negative symptoms such as a lack of emotion or apathy.
Schizophrenia
900
A phrase formed by using the first letters of the items you want to remember.
Acrostic
900
Crossing a splash (mostly white) chicken with a black chicken yields blue (grey) offspring. What pattern of inheritance does this display?
Incomplete Dominance
900
In the first month of a newborn’s life, this assessment scale is used to measure neurological development, reflexes, and reactions to people and objects? What is the name of this assessment?
Brazelton Neonatal Behavior Assessment Scale
900
Which psychologist theorized the seven primary emotional systems/affective circuits?
Jaak Panksepp
900
Personality disorder often displaying entitlement, exploitative behaviors, a lack of empathy, or a need for admiration.
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
1000
This schedule of reinforcement delivers a reward after an unpredictable number of responses.
Variable Ratio Schedule
1000
The probability that two people will share a characteristic is called ___
Concordance Rates
1000
What is the title of a caregiver who provides continuous physical, emotional, and educational support for mothers before, during, and after childbirth?
Doula
1000
In Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, if there is a deficiency in the tier known as "Love and Belonging", what two tiers would not be possible to advance into?
Self-Esteem (Tier 4) and Self Actualization (Tier 5)
1000
Personality trait characterized by unstable and impulsive behavior in relationships, emotions, and self-image.
Borderline Personality Disorder