Psych 321- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 26 pages long!)
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Effortful attention: voluntary control of our thoughts and emotions. There is a connection between anterior cingulate and limbic system. Learning and memory is largely controlled by the hippocampus. Rothbart and colleagues: effortful control is dependent upon the development of executive control during childhood. Interaction of genome and environment determines what and when changes occur. Vygdsky a social-cultural approach where children learn best in an environment when the task at hand is just a little too difficult, but when working with a partner who knows just a little bit more than them. Sociocultural context influences every part of a child"s development. Children who are born in poverty are more likely to have health problems, social and emotional problems, and are more likely to underperform in school. Sandra scarr"s 4 factors related to differences in children: genetic differences, how parents and others treat the child (i. e. birth order, reactions to similar experiences, choice in environment.
