PSYC 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Agnosia, Twin Study, Sympathetic Nervous System
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Difficulties in the acquisition and use of listening, speaking, reading, writing, reasoning, or mathematical abilities: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, dyslexia. Triarchic theory of intelligence: made of 3 components: Using experience to cope with new situation. Ability to adapt to your everyday demands. Ac(cid:272)urate aware(cid:374)ess of a(cid:374)d a(cid:271)ility to (cid:373)a(cid:374)age o(cid:374)e"s ow(cid:374) e(cid:373)otio(cid:374)s to fa(cid:272)ilitate thi(cid:374)ki(cid:374)g a(cid:374)d attain specific goals, and the ability to understand what others feel: emotional regulation, empathy. High emotional intelligence: better social relationships, perceived more positively by others, more successful at work, greater psychological well-being. Monozygotic twins: (cid:862)ide(cid:374)ti(cid:272)al(cid:863) twi(cid:374)s, form from the same zygote, share 100% of genes. Dizygotic twins: fraternal twins, 2 different zygotes, no more alike than any other siblings. Language- the systematic, meaningful arrangement of symbols that provides the basis for communication: allows for us to convey our thoughts to others and understand theirs. Morpheme- smallest unit of language with meaning. Semantics- rules that govern the meaning of words.
