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BSC Midterm
Things to know for the midterm
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Science
Undergraduate 1
10/31/2010

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Who created the Triune Brain Theory?
Definition
Dr. Paul MacLean
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Plasticity
Definition
defines how the brain never stops changing.
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Hindbrain (Survival)
Definition

Reptilian Brain

located in the <rear>...

responsible for automatic responses of the body like digestion, breathing, circulation, and <fight or flight>

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Limbic System
Definition

located in the <center>

responsible for the generation of emotions and is the storage place for memories. 

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Neocortex (Thinking)
Definition

Data Processer

located in the <outer> portion

responsible for the thinking processes, hearing, and seeing.

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Medulla
Definition

(hindbrain structure)

regulates breathing, heart rate, vomit reflex, and other bodily reflexes.

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Amygdala 
Definition

(Limbic system)

aka "homeland security"

responsible for the formation and storage of memories.

 

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Hippocampus
Definition

(Limbic system)

responsible for LONG term

memory and memory recall

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Hypothalamus
Definition

(Limbic system)

responsible for the secretion of hormones:

Dopamine (excitement)

Serotonin (relaxation)

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Occipital Lobe
Definition

(1 of 4 lobes relating to the Neocortex)

-Responsible for visual processing

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Parietal Lobe
Definition

(1 of 4 lobes relating to the Neocortex)

- Responsible for body coordination

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Temporal Lobe
Definition

(1 of 4 lobes relating to the Neocortex)

- Responsible for auditory stimuli, memory, and speech

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Frontal Lobe
Definition

(1 of 4 lobes relating to the Neocortex)

- Responsible for  planning, reasoning, and inhibition

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Cognitive Learning Styles
Definition

-Visual

-Auditory

-Kinesthetic

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Howard Gardner
Definition

believed that people had different forms of intelligence.

He studied autism, different cultures, and prodigies.

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8 types of Intelligence
Definition

-verbal/linguistic

-mathematical/logistic

-visual/spacial

-bodily/kinesthetic

-musical

-naturalistic

-interpersonal

-intrapersonal

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Left Brain
Definition
processes in an analytical style
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Right Brain
Definition
processes in a creative style
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Walter Cannon
Definition

Founded "Fight or Flight"

studied WW1 veterans and analyzed the consequences of traumatic events on the brain

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Fight or Flight
Definition
the bodies automatic response to high stress situations.
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Walter Mischel
Definition
Conducted the marshmallow test to research <instant gratification VS delayed gratification>
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INTRApersonal
Definition
(self smart) ability to analyze and reflect on ones own feelings.
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INTERpersonal
Definition
(people smart) strong communication and social skills
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William Glasser
Definition
created Choice Theory
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What are the 5 basic needs?
Definition

1 - survival

2 - power

3 - freedom

4 - love/belonging

5 - fun

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Choice Theory
Definition
is the theory of a quality world VS a perceived world
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Total Behavior is made up of what 4 things?
Definition

1 - Acting

2 - Feeling

3 - Thinking

4 - Physiology 

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Perceived World
Definition
what we get / have
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Ivan Pavlov
Definition
created Classical Conditioning 
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