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The Brain
Nature/Nurture
Infant Development
Teen Development
Drugs
100
the part of the brain associated with logic, math, and language.
What is the Left lobe?
100
was the type of study used to strengthen the Nature argument.
What are Twin Studies?
100
The number of neurons approximately present at birth.
What is 100 billion?
100
9.5 hours are important for the adolescent body and brain, it resets everything and helps memory.
What is sleep?
100
The drug known for compulsive eating, bloodshot red eyes that are squinty, dry mouth, excessive and uncontrollable laughter.
What is marijuana?
200
an injury to this part of the brain can lead to difficulty breathing.
What is the brainstem?
200
was the type of study used to strengthen the Nurture argument.
What are Feral Child Studies?
200
the selective reduction of neurons and connections among neurons.
What is prunning?
200
part of the brain that develops last and weighs outcomes, forms judgements and controls impulses and emotions.
What is the pre-frontal cortex?
200
classification of drugs that decrease the messages sent between the brain and the body.
What are depressants?
300
This lobe of the brain is associated with Memory, Speech, and Emotional Response
What is the Temporal lobe?
300
The philosophy that humans acquire all or most of their behavioral traits from "nurture" is "blank slate".
What is tabula rasa?
300
The interactions that are key for success in social behaviours.
What is Caregiver-child?
300
Body tissue gained by teenage girls adding 16% to 23% of their body weight.
What is body fat?
300
Sudden change in behavior Mood swings; irritable and grumpy and then suddenly happy and bright Withdrawal from family members
What are Signs and Symptoms of Drug Use?
400
Grows testosterone receptors in adolescence causing increased aggression.
What is the amygdala?
400
the year and name of the first recorded case of a feral child
What is 1800, and Victor?
400
These effects can be in the form of lack of brain growth beyond effects of poor nutrition - Neuronal death beyond “pruning”. Leading to social, cognitive, and physical delays, or damage.
What is neglect?
400
The years in which there is an increased concern for the future and more importance is placed on one's role in life.
What are the Late High School Years?
400
The drug that causes the body to heat up which, combined with hours of dancing in a warm environment, can cause temperature to reach lethal levels. When the temperature gets too high, organ breakdown can occur, especially in the kidneys, and this can kill the drug user.
What is ecstacy?
500
Is the neurotransmitter that is mainly responsible for stimulating muscles. It activates the motor neurons that control the skeletal muscles.
What is Acetylcholine?
500
The famous psychologist said to have once answered a journalist's question of "which, nature or nurture, contributes more to personality?" by asking in response, "which contributes more to the area of a rectangle, its length or its width?".
Who is Donald Hebb?
500
the two types of development explaining how the body grows.
What is Cephalocaudal and Proximodistal development?
500
the area of the brain that seeks pleasure and reward, and it is fairly well developed early on.
What is the nucleus accumbens?
500
The latest lethal drug coming from Russia that combines codine and gasoline. The injection of this drug eats the flesh off the bones.
What is Krokodil?