PSYC 2013 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Prefrontal Cortex, Peanut Butter, Childhood Obesity
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Chapter 8: exam 2: gain bone mass but not fat, people of some ethnic groups are thinner and lower income groups diets are worse, sugar foods are bad because they lack in many micronutrients. In poorer nations, they often take a vitamin pill (which sometimes does(cid:374)"t (cid:449)ork) Infected teeth can affe(cid:272)t the rest of the (cid:272)hild"s (cid:271)od(cid:455) Forcing left handed individuals to right with their right hands: design of doorknobs, scissors, etc. favor the right hand. In some cultures, the left hand is only used for wiping after defecation (insult to give someone anything with that hand) Increased amygdala is one reason young children have terrifying nightmares: responds to comfort but not to logic. Responds to the anxieties of the amygdala by summoning memory. If a child repeatedly sees their parents get anxious before entering an elevator, they can develop a fear themselves from the amygdala joining memories from the hippocampus, which thus increase cortisol production via the hypothalamus.
