Psychology SL
Psychology SL
9
Chapters
238
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Unit 1 - Research Methodology
Unit 1 - Research Methodology
Unit 2 - Biological Approach To Behaviour
Unit 2 - Biological Approach To Behaviour
Unit 3 - Cognitive Approach To Behaviour
Unit 3 - Cognitive Approach To Behaviour
Unit 4 - Sociocultural Approach To Behaviour
Unit 4 - Sociocultural Approach To Behaviour
Unit 6 - Health psychology
Unit 6 - Health psychology
Unit 7 - Pyschology Of Human Relationships
Unit 7 - Pyschology Of Human Relationships
Unit 8 - Developmental psychology
Unit 8 - Developmental psychology
Unit 9 - Internal Assessment
Unit 9 - Internal Assessment
Unit 10 - The IB Curriculum - A Conceptual Model
Unit 10 - The IB Curriculum - A Conceptual Model
IB Resources
Unit 8 - Developmental psychology
Psychology SL
Psychology SL

Unit 8 - Developmental psychology

Unlock Brain Maturation Secrets!

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The brain structure & function conundrum

Remember that cool movie 'Inside Out'? Well, just like those colorful emotions controlling Riley's mind, we have different areas in our brain responsible for different things. But the brain is a complex web, and it's not as simple as saying 'Area X = Function Y'. In reality, it's more like a chaotic symphony than a one-man show.

 

Real-life example: Imagine your brain is like a big, bustling city. There are different neighborhoods (brain regions) responsible for different functions. Some might be in charge of memory, others for emotions, and some for language. But these neighborhoods don't work in isolation. There's communication, overlap, and sometimes, a neighborhood can take over another's job if needed. Crazy, huh?

Structural brain changes & behavior

Now, onto the fascinating topic of how our brain's structure can influence behavior. Imagine your friend slipped on a banana peel (like in cartoons, ouch!) and suffered a brain lesion. Studying how their behavior changes can help us understand the brain's structure-function relationship.

 

On top of that, we have these cool tools called neuroimaging (like MRI) that can show us what parts of the brain light up when we perform certain tasks.

The story of frontal lobes & language

Let's put a spotlight on the frontal lobes, those heroes sitting in the front of your brain. They're kind of a big deal when it comes to tasks involving categorizing things based on language.

 

Real-life example: Imagine you're in a spelling bee, and the word you've been given starts with an 'S'. You'd thank your frontal lobes for helping you quickly sift through your mental dictionary!

 

To understand this better, there's this test called the Chicago Word Fluency Test where people write as many words beginning with a certain letter in a limited time. Fun, right?

 

Now here's the twist: people with damage to their frontal lobes do poorly on this test. But when asked to categorize based on non-linguistic features (like naming animals), they perform normally.

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Unit 8 - Developmental psychology
Psychology SL
Psychology SL

Unit 8 - Developmental psychology

Unlock Brain Maturation Secrets!

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593 words
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3 mins read
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Last edited on 5th Nov 2024

Table of content

The brain structure & function conundrum

Remember that cool movie 'Inside Out'? Well, just like those colorful emotions controlling Riley's mind, we have different areas in our brain responsible for different things. But the brain is a complex web, and it's not as simple as saying 'Area X = Function Y'. In reality, it's more like a chaotic symphony than a one-man show.

 

Real-life example: Imagine your brain is like a big, bustling city. There are different neighborhoods (brain regions) responsible for different functions. Some might be in charge of memory, others for emotions, and some for language. But these neighborhoods don't work in isolation. There's communication, overlap, and sometimes, a neighborhood can take over another's job if needed. Crazy, huh?

Structural brain changes & behavior

Now, onto the fascinating topic of how our brain's structure can influence behavior. Imagine your friend slipped on a banana peel (like in cartoons, ouch!) and suffered a brain lesion. Studying how their behavior changes can help us understand the brain's structure-function relationship.

 

On top of that, we have these cool tools called neuroimaging (like MRI) that can show us what parts of the brain light up when we perform certain tasks.

The story of frontal lobes & language

Let's put a spotlight on the frontal lobes, those heroes sitting in the front of your brain. They're kind of a big deal when it comes to tasks involving categorizing things based on language.

 

Real-life example: Imagine you're in a spelling bee, and the word you've been given starts with an 'S'. You'd thank your frontal lobes for helping you quickly sift through your mental dictionary!

 

To understand this better, there's this test called the Chicago Word Fluency Test where people write as many words beginning with a certain letter in a limited time. Fun, right?

 

Now here's the twist: people with damage to their frontal lobes do poorly on this test. But when asked to categorize based on non-linguistic features (like naming animals), they perform normally.

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