PSYCH 3JJ3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Neuroglia, Visual Acuity, Motor Cortex
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If it is too stimulating they turn away. environment: cocaine exposed babies cant used the cues or form that synchrony, depressed mothers miss cues so they cant form synchrony. Evolutionary theory: there is adaptive value, babies are biologically prepared, everything they do come naturally to promote mutual. It is useful for ensuring the survival of the infant and the species. responsiveness: modern evolutionary theorists assume that development depends on being born into and reared in a species typical environment that supports adaptive behavior. Visual: at three months they prefer face like stimuli and actually look at face like, their visual acuity occurs very rapidly form birth. Auditory cortex: between 18 to 24 months, there is language development, being able to make sounds and start saying words, they start to obtain vocabulary. Prefrontal cortex: developemnt of executive process, attend to things, plan they can make choices, plan be organized, behave in stressful situations, have control, this is early childhood 5-7.
