[CAS PS 241] - Midterm Exam Guide - Ultimate 163 pages long Study Guide!
6 Feb 2017
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Compare to our living ancestors: what abilities do not depend on human culture? o tools. Chimpanzee tools example, more complicated tools after the stone age, gets more sophisticated from there o communication vs language. A human has different language than a chimp, a two year old can pick up language on their own while a chimp needs to be taught continuously o teaching and learning. But learning math/calculus, the end state is very different than the beginning mathematics: development as a process of construction o starting state = mature states, q1: characterizing change o qualitative. Structurally different (you turned into a frog) Example: a child before 18 months does not recognize themselves in a mirror. Not just getting smarter, some mental change occurs that enables new abilities o quantitative. Timing of puberty is influenced by a lot of social factors. This is naturally occurring but influence can perhaps allow walking earlier but arm development is genetically influenced.
