Psychology Unit Study Guide

Created by Olive Roberts

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Wants immediate pleasure

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TermDefinition
IdWants immediate pleasure
EgoReality/middle ground
SuperegoMoral voice
Freud's StagesOral = Dependance Anal = Control Phallic = Latency = Genital =
Erikson's psychosocial conflicts- Trust vs Mistrust - Autonomy vs Shame & Doubt - Initiative vs Guilt - Industry vs Inferiority - Identity vs Role confusion
Frontal Lobe Planning, impulse control.
Parietal Lobe Touch, spatial awareness.
Temporal Lobe Memory, hearing.
Occipital Lobe Vision.
Amygdala Fear, danger detection.
Hippocampus Memory formation.
Prefrontal Cortex Judgment, reasoning.
NeurotransmittersChemical messages between brain cells.
Cerebellum Balance, movement.
SchemaYour mental file folders for people, places, ideas
AssimilationFitting new information into what you already think.
AccommodationChanging your thinking when new information doesn't fit.
Vygotsky's ZPD (Zone of Proximal Development)What you can do with help but not yet alone.
ScaffoldingSupport from a more knowledgeable other (teacher, peer, coach) that is slowly removed Example