PSY 220 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Advanced Content, Glossary Of Partner Dance Terms, Pituitary Gland
1 Apr 2017
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Chapter 4: prenatal development and infancy: teratogens (activity 4) Chapter 8: memory and info processing: false memories, brain training. Article 2: emerging adults (millennials and other cohorts) Blastocyst: immature cells, part of cellular development, first week or two of first trimester, hallow ball of cells ready to implant. Myelin: protective coating that goes around axon on neurons, allows neurons to conduct signals more quickly, in terms of prenatal development: begins in last trimester of pregnancy and continues through life, influences ability to recall info. Pituitary gland: produces growth hormones; master gland tells other endocrine glands to secret hormones. Cephalocaudal: head-to-tail direction of physical development; see this through the fact that babies have giant heads and over time this proportion changes. Encoding: process by which we absorb memories; first entering of information. Pure vs. cued recall: pure is recalling information on your own, cued is when you have hints to help you fully recall you with prompts (multiple choice)
