PSYCH 7A Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Peripheral Nervous System, Autonomic Nervous System, Lev Vygotsky

• School: UC-Irvine
• Department: Cognitive Sciences
• Course: PSYCH 7A
• Professor: V I L L A R R E A L

Document Summary

Conveys information into and out of the cns. Control voluntary movements of skeletal muscles: autonomic nervous system. Regulated bodily systems largely outside our conscious control. Controls body"s blood vessels, organs, and glands. A calm state which conserves energy and aids digestion: sympathetic nervous system. Prepares body for action in threatening situations through arousal and increased energy. If you see a person is laying in the pool, relaxing, then he is parasympathetic. A: sympathetic, people boxing- sympathetic, someone typing a computer- somatic. Summary: the central nervous system is composed of the brain and spinal cord. Sends electro-chemical signals to the peripheral nervous system for action: brain development proceeds through a series of growth spurts and pruning, adolescence is a time of great change and pruning. Your brain is still maturing into your 20s: brain hemispheres. Characteristics of the lifespan perspective: major influences on development. Piaget"s theory of cognitive development: vygotsky"s theory of cognitive development.