The Neuron
The center of the neuron that is the decision-making center is called
The nucleus
The first part of the brain to develop is the
brain stem.
Name 1 of Howard Gardner's areas of multiple intelligences.
Linguistic, Logical-Mathematical, Musical, Bodily-Kinesthetic, Spatial, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, or Naturalistic
When our brains decide to keep information, where is it stored?
long-term memory.
Pavlov used his dogs to study
classical conditioning
Information travels down the neuron from the nucleus via the
axon.
This part of the brain helps with balance and coordinating gross motor movement
cerebellum.
At what age has a person completed all of Piaget's cognitive stages?
12
You can make memories stronger by
using them/replaying them.
What was the smallest group size needed for the Asch Conformity studies?
4
Information is given between individual neurons via chemical
Neurotransmitters
The temporal lobe process information from which of your 5 senses?
ears/auditory/hearing
Kohlberg sought to create a framework for ______ development
Moral
About how many pieces of information can your short-term or working memory hold at a time?
7
Operant conditioning uses ________ and ________ to modify behavior
rewards and punishments
Within the neuron information travels from __________ to ____________.
dendrite to axon terminal.
The Broca's area is located within the
Frontal lobe.
At what cognitive stage are we highly egocentric and imaginative?
Preoperational
The process of using information stored in our long-term memories is called
retrieval
In the Hyde and Jenkins memory study, students were more likely to remember words
that had meaning attached to them.
The myelin sheath is a fatty protective coating that allows information to travel quickly. What are the gaps between each pillow of myelin called?
Nodes of Ravier
What is the role of the thalamus?
Relay information to the proper area of the brain
You are in which of Erikson's stages of social development?
Identity vs. Role confusion
The very first step in making a memory is processing
sensory information
The phenomenon of remembering words at the beginning and end of a list is called _______ and ________
primacy and recency.