PSYC 4P56 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Peer Pressure, Temporal Lobe, Dyslexia
9 Feb 2015
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Introduction to maturation and development: major concepts in. Irreversible change as shown in: repertoire of activities by the organism, growth (e. g. emotional, intellectual, social, perpetual change) Developmental psychology traditionally focused on mental complexity and structures (e. g. development of language: now include brain complexity and structures (e. g. maturation of the pfc) Universalist approaches common pathways vs. individual differences in quantity (rate); quality (paths: rate x paths = outcomes. The basic issue in developmental psychology is brain structure and maturational level determines what is experienced/learned but experience/learning changes the brain"s maturational path. By mingling, they influence each other so that the result makes their respective influences inseparable. Nothing in the body happens without genetic influence. Genes produce proteins influence growth, hormones, etc. Hormonal factors (with external and internal influences: influence development and how you interact with the world. Neurons are affected : by environment, by experience, by nutrients, by hormones and neurotransmitters. Brain structures outside the neuron: myelin, fibre tract connections.
