PSY 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Bupropion, Prefrontal Cortex, Mirror Neuron
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Works as a break to inhibit eating. Drug to help lose weight, meant for obese. Learning behaviors from seeing others do them. Also depends on individual"s belief of their ability to do something. Brain cells are active when one is actively doing something or when one sees another do the same thing. Mental practice activate the same neurons as physical practice. Complex forms of thinking originate from social interaction. Difference between what student can learn with and without help. To be outside of the zone would be to not understand a concept even with help. To be inside the zone would be to be able to understand with help. Converts sensory info to form usable in brain"s storage system. Sensory memories are lost within a second or so. Nothing is committed to short term memory unless it is specifically paid attention to. Unrehearsed info in short term memory is lost within 15-30 seconds.
