Psychology 2062A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Myelin, Grey Matter, White Matter

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2062A/B
• Professor: Alexandra Twyman

Document Summary

->much of a persons physical development falls into this category. Individuals construct their own environments, but environments also shape the individual. Piaget"s theory is an example of discontinuous qualitative change. Early psychologists influenced by freud believed early childhood experiences were critical for social emotional and cognitive development (psychologists today aren"t really concenred with critical periods) Sensitive periods-times when a person is especially ready for or responsive to certain expriences. General principles of development: people develop at different rates development is relatively orderly (ex: babble before walking, addition before algebranot necessarily linear or predictable) The brain and cognitive development: cerebellum-coordinates and orchestrates smooth, skilled movements hippocampus-recalling new informantion and recent experiences amygdala-directs emotion thalamus-learn new information (particularly verbal) Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fmri)-shows how blood flows through the brain when children or adults do different tasks. Event-related potential (erp)- measurements that assess electrical activity of the brain through the scalp or skull.