quiz 4

• productivity


  the ability to combine words into new sentences that express an unlimited variety of ideas
• transformational grammar


  put into word what you are thinking
• broca's aphasia


  condition characterized by difficulties in language production
• wernick's aphasia


  speakc in long complete sentences that make non sense, affect comprehension
• phoneme


  unit of sound such as F or SH
• morpheme


  unit of meaning ( cat +s=cats)
• Word-superiority effect



  Identifying a letter more accurately (precision) when it is part of a word than when it is presented by itself
• fluid intelligence


  the power of reasoning and using information
• cryztalized intelligence


  ability to apply knowledge in specific situations
• multiple intelligences

  unrelated forms of intelligences: language, musical, logical/mathematical, spatial, body movement skills, self-understanding and understanding others.
• adaptive testing



  sets on how well you perform. it adapts to you.
• IQ tests



  used to predict someone´s performance
• standarized test

  same formula for every single individual
• Reliability


  a test repeated Considered reliable if it produces nearly the same results every time
• test-retest reliability


  compare/relate scores of a first and second attempt of a test
• validity
validity
evidence and theory support the interpretations old test scores
• brain death

  no activity and no response to any stimulus
• coma


  caused by traumatic brain damage, low activity and no response to any stimulus
• vegetetative state

  limited responses, heart rate increase with pain
• Circadian rhythm


  A rhythm of activity and inactivity lasting about a day
• The image shows a healthy brain (left) and a brain in a vegetative state (right):

  • The healthy brain has more activity in the frontal lobe responsible for higher-level cognitive functions
  • The brain in a vegetative state shows less activity in the frontal lobe and more activity in the brainstem responsible for basic life functions

  
• The average circadian rhythm of a teenager:

  • Sleep phase: 11 pm to 7 am, body produces melatonin
  • Wake phase: 7 am to 11 pm, body produces cortisol
  • Afternoon slump: 2 pm to 5 pm, energy levels drop
  • Energy up phase: 10 am to 1 pm, energy levels increase

  
• Different stages of sleep:

  • Light sleep: starting to fall asleep
  • Deeper sleep: heart rate and breathing slow down
  • Deepest stages: body repairs and restores energy
  • REM sleep: dreaming, important for memory consolidation

  
• Consciousness is the subjective experience of perceiving oneself and one's surroundings
• Brain death is when the brain shows no activity and no response to any stimulus
• Coma is caused by traumatic brain damage, showing a steady but low level of activity and no response to any stimulus
• Vegetative state is marked by limited responsiveness such as increased heart rate in response to pain
• Circadian rhythm is a rhythm of activity and inactivity lasting about a day
• Insomnia is a lack of sleep, not enough for the person to feel rested the next day
• Sleep Apnea is when people fail to breathe for a minute or more and then wake up gasping for breath
• Narcolepsy is sudden attacks of sleepiness during the day
• Night terror causes someone to awaken screaming and sweating with a racing heart rate, sometimes flailing with the arms and pounding the walls, occurring during stage 3 or stage 4 of sleep
• Déjà vu experience is the feeling that an event is uncannily familiar