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Chapter 3 Development – Infancy and Childhood
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Development Psychology Womb to tomb Study of age-related changes in behavior and mental processes
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Nature vs Nuture Biggest debate in psychology Nature – what you were born with Nuture – how you are raised and affected by your environment
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Newborns At birth – can see, hear and respond Grasping Reflex Clinging response when hand is touched Rooting Reflex When touched around mouth baby will turn toward touch and suck
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SIDS Sudden Infant Death Syndrome #1 cause of death during first year Theory – nervous system fails to turn reflex into voluntary action to breath Back to sleep campaign
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Physical Development Ave. birth weight – 7.3lbs (5.5lbs – 10 lbs)
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14lb baby born in Mexico (Jan 2007) “Super Tonio” Biggest Ever – 23 lbs. (1879) Died shortly after birth
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Perceptual Development Prefer human faces and patterns Benefit from parents touch
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Visual Cliff Experiment
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Language Development Debate is it learned or inherited Critical Period A window of opportunity for learning a skill Impriniting
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Language Development Imprinting Process that occurs at a preset time in development, when the brain is ready Mama Dada
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Language Development 1 yr – Babbling 2 yrs - vocab 500-1500 words Telegraphic Speech Words are left out but meaning is clear Some grammar “Daddy goed”
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Genie: “The Wild Child Turn to page 69 in your book Read about Genie
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