PSYCH 1XX3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Psych
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There are two types of children, ones that have high restraint and the ones that have low restraint. John b watson said he could make anything out of anyone, ie. he could make a lawyer, a doctor, a criminal, etc. based on environmental stimuli. We have innate traits that are refined by input. People coming from the head start program vs not (when both are from low income families) overall had better academic performance, graduation rates, and adult health. Mozart effect link between listening to classical music as an infant and increased spatial task performance. But they tested young adults, one used a sub task (spatial reasoning) and the effect only lasts 15 minutes. Lasting impact of the mozart effect: spawn of self-help books and media misinterpretation of findings, leaps in logic for practical application, changes in government policy.
