Psych 1xx3 exam - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Which of the following is a disadvantage of the cross-sectional design? - Generational Effects Which of the following scenarios would not be an example of the good of the group? - A whale circles around a group of small fish to confuse them so it can more easily pounce and catch the most fish. Rachael is born completely deaf, resulting in the neurons that were 'reserved' for auditory input to perform another task. Which stage of Rachael's neural development was affected and why? - Diffe...

Differentiate between maturation and learning - ANS -Maturation: biologically times; according to individual's genetic plan (timeline of development) -Learning: relatively permanent with practice , but comes about as a result of experience (not hard-wired into genetics) Define maturation - ANS Biological growth within an individual according to a hard-wired genetic plan; determines timeline of development Define learning - ANS Relatively permanent change in ...

Development - ANS the changes and continuities that occur in an individual between conception and death Maturation - ANS the biologically-timed unfolding of changes within an individual according to the individual's genetic 'plan' Learning - ANS the acquisition of new neuronal representations of novel information, this results in relatively permanent changes in our thoughts, behaviors, and feelings as a result of our experiences Interactionist perspectiv...

Forebrain - ANS Most evolutionarily recent and largest part of the human brain consisting of the cortex and the subcortical structures of the limbic system Amygdala - ANS Almond shaped structure located below surface of temporal lobe that plays a role in decoding emotions, specifically fear Indirect fitness - ANS Individual's genetic contribution to the next generation through reproduction of close genetic relatives What is this an example of? Mother he...

Evolution - ANS The unifying theory of the biological sciences - including psychology Adaptations - ANS The functional traits that help an individual to survive and reproduce in its habitat -perform a specific function to make an organism better suited for its environment What did the Evolution of the Human eye allow for humans to do better? - ANS the human eye enables you to recognize and respond effectively to things around you by detecting and analyzing re...