PSYCH 2AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Fetus, Eye Movement In Reading, Noam Chomsky
11 Mar 2014
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By 24 weeks, the inner ear develops and the fetus can hear sounds. Crying is initially the best form of communication- it always illicits a response. 1)words that don"t mean anything on their own (in, it, to: content words- level of sucking increases dramatically with these words. Facial expression is also very important- especially eye gaze. Experiment- parent speaks to her child with a smiling face and child seems happy, eventually the parent stops communicating and child is no longer happy. Upside down face- child sees her mother on a screen communicating with her and chid is happy, when image is turned upside down, communication stops because child can not recognize child. Eye gaze- mother speaking but not keeping eye contact with child, child is not happy. Mandarin exposure- child exposed to games and stories in mandarin, and is paying attention: 9 and a half month child has completed all sessions, he is able to discriminate between the two languages.
