CAS PS 101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Graph Drawing, Frontal Lobe, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

• School: Boston University
• Department: Psychological & Brain Sciences
• Course: CAS PS 101
• Professor: Robert Reinhart

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The answer will be two way pathway (scientist for this study) Effects depend on length and amount of exposure (teratogens) Fas is the most severe (fas then fasd) Sensitive critical periods (easier during first 5-10 years) Preferential looking technique=infants looking longer at stimuli that interests them (able to distinguish) Depth perception is poor the first 5 months. 3)age can store memories accurate before 3 or 4 years old. Object permanence =understand that because they cant the object or face it is still there. P =2-7========children think symbolically (appearance) not logically do not understand law of conservation of quantity. Theory of mind (can predict another person"s behavior) video link https://www. youtube. com/watch?v=ygsj2zy2oem. Frontal lobe matures one is able to understand different perspectives better. Prefrontal cortex and amygdala (classically conditioned/most important) has to do with emotions. Slow path (goes through visual cortex) vs fast path (straight to amygdala) Know the different hungry hormones ghrelin think grrrrr stomach growls.