psychology term 2 SAC 1 and 2 revision

What brain area does the medulla, pins and cerebellum belong to

Hindbrain

The 4 lobes and primary cortex's

Frontal lobe - primary motor cortex and Broca's area

Parietal lobe - primary somatosensory cortex

Occipital lobe - primary visual cortex

Wernickes area - speech comprehension

Temporal lobe - primary auditory cortex

What brain area does the hypothalamus and thalamus and cerebrum belong to

Forebrain

What part influences sleep, waking (arousal) as well as breathing and coordination

Pons - hindbrain

What of the 7 parts is involved in sensory information (touch)

Thalamus - forebrain

What part of 7 influences basic biological needs like hunger, thirst and sleep. Takes part in numerous behaviours and involved in emotions

Hypothalamus - forebrain

What part of 7 helps maintain consciousness, and regulates arousal, muscle and tone(tension)

Reticular formation- midbrain

What of 7 parts coordinates fine muscle movements, regulates posture and balance as well as speaking, texting, learning a new movement

Cerebellum - forebrain

What of 7 parts is responsible for things we think feel or do

Cerebrum - forebrain

What of 7 parts controls swallowing, breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, vomiting, salivating, coughing and sneezing

Medulla - hindbrain

Primary motor cortex

Voluntary movements

Broca’s area

To articulate fluent speech

Primary somatosensory cortex

Bodily sensations

Primary visual cortex

Vision

Wernickes area

Speech

Primary auditory cortex

Hearing e.g pitch and tone

What is neuroplasticity

The ability of the brain or other parts of the nervous system to change in response to experience

What is the meaning of generation of new neurons

The plasticity enable it to take over from damaged to undamaged areas

Meaning of reassignment of function

Functions of certain areas sometimes are reassigned to the undamaged areas to compensate for changing input from environments

What is neurogenesis

The production or birth of a new neuron

What does the term aquired brain injury mean

Used to differentiate brain injuries to a neurodevelopment disorder e.g autism

Traumatic brain injury meaning

Injury caused by and external force causing brain damage

CTE definition and name

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is a fatal condition cause by repeated blows to the head or a past of concussions

Symptoms of CTE

Loss of faint memory, mood and personality changes, and motor impairments

independent variable definition

The variable that is changed or manipulated

Definition of dependent variable

The variable being tested or measured

Psychological Hypothesis

It is hypothesised that - a prediction from the researcher before the experiment

The controlled variable

The variable staying the same - not being tested on

What is a primary source

A reliable source collected by the researcher themselves and from the source

What is a secondary source

Data not collected by the researcher but a previous person - not a reliable source

Quantitive data definition

Data expressed numerically, discrete, continuous, interval or ratio

Qualitative data definition

Information of qualities or characteristics- normal, ordinal and binary

Objective data

Data observed, measured, verifiable does not involve a bias opinion

what is subjective data

Data based on a on a personal opinion, interpretation, point of view, or judgement