PSYCH 1NN3 Lecture : Psych 1XX3 notes.pdf

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH 1NN3
• Professor: Joe Kim

Document Summary

Development* refers* to* the* changes* and* continuities* that* occur* within* the* individual* between*conception*and*death* Maturation: the* biologically:timed* unfolding* of* changes* within* the* individual* according* to* that*individual"s*genetic*plan* Learning* become*automatic* before*crossing*the*road* result*of*our*experiences: the*acquisition*of*neuronal*representations*of*new*information, relatively* permanent* changes* in* our* thoughts,* behaviours* and* feelings* as* a, through*learning*processes,*we*avoid*touching*a*hot*stove*and*look*both*ways, learned* processes* can* be* controlled,* but* can* also* become* so* practised* as* to, ex. You*would*expect*problems*in*developing*normal*vision,*speech,*motor* and* social* skills* compared* to* any* other* child* exposed* to* normal* environmental*stimulation* Without* some* minimal* level* of* input* to* learn* from* the* outside* world,* maturation*will*be*absent*or*delayed* To*determine*if*an*infant*can*detect*the*difference*between*two*stimuli* in* novel* objects* interest* in* the* The*habituation*process*begins*by*repeatedly*presenting*the*infant*with* the*same*stimulus,*such*as*a*tone*or*a*picture,*while*measuring*changes* in* physiological* responses,* like* heart* rate* and* breathing* or* behavioural* orienting*responses*like*head*and*eye*movements* At* some* level,* the* infant* still* recognizes* the* stimulus* as* the* same,* it* is* just*no*longer*important* The*stimulus*can*be*changed*and*if*the*infant*recognizes*the*change*by* distinguishing* the* new* stimulus* from* the* old* one,* she* is* said* to* dishabituate. Dishabituation: an* increase* in* responsiveness* to* a* stimulus* that* is* somehow, event:related*potentials* different*from*the*habituated*stimulus* To* measure* erp,* a* special* cap* with* an* array* of* electrodes* is* carefully* placed*on*the*scalp*