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Genetic Foundations Phenotypes- observable characteristics Genotypes- genetic information that determines our characteristics Chromosomes- within the nucleus of the cell are rodlike structures that store and transmit genetic information. Chromosomes come in 23 matching pairs (except sex chromosomes, which are X and Y) DNA- chemical substances that make up chromosomes- the double helix structure Genes- a [...]
Paul Pierre Broca: ►He (June 28, 1824 – July 9, 1880) was a French physician, anatomist, and anthropologist ►He is famous for his work on brain lateralization, and the discovery of the center for speech, named the “Broca area.” His work revealed that the brains of patients suffering from aphasia contained lesions in a particular [...]
Necessary Clinical Information: 1. Times of developmental milestones (i.e., talking, walking) 2. Capacity to communicate with other people 3. Language impairment (expressive, receptive, and articulation). 4. Capacity for human relationships 5. Quality of social interaction 6. Abnormal motor movements (e.g., tics, clumsiness) 7. Hyperactivity, inattention, or poor impulse control 8. Abnormal behaviors (e.g., fire setting, [...]
TIMELINE OF PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT”. Day 1 – conception takes place. 7 days – tiny human implants in mother’s uterus. 10 days – mother’s menses stop. 18 days – heart begins to beat. 21 days – pumps own blood through separate closed circulatory system with own blood type. 28 days – eye, ear and respiratory system [...]
Somatotypes – William Sheldon, 1940′s William Sheldon (1940, 1942,) classified personality according to body type. He called this a person’s somatotype. Sheldon identified three main somatotypes. 1. Endomorph [viscerotonic] relaxed, sociable, tolerant, comfort-loving, peaceful plump, buxom, developed visceral structure 2. Mesomorph [somatotonic] active, assertive, vigorous, combative muscular 3. Ectomorph [cerebrotonic] quiet, fragile, restrained, non-assertive, [...]
INTRODUCTION: Definition Of Attention: “Attention is the process of getting objects or thoughts clearly before mind.” (Ross,1951) “The focusing of perception leading to heightened of a limited range of stimuli is called Attention.” (Hillgard) “A general term referring to the selective aspects of perception which functions so that at any instant, an organism focuses on [...]