PSYC 391 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Observational Learning, Savant Syndrome, Palpebral Fissure

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 391
• Professor: Grace Fullerton

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Week 2: lifetime of failure, lowered expectations. Over dependency, low self-esteem: wariness of others, Not sure what to expect from other people limited mastery motivation: you just do(cid:374)"t feel like you (cid:272)a(cid:374) (cid:373)aster (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)epts reinforcement seeking, and outer directedness. Confluence of low iq and less than optimal environments. Ds is hereditary and runs in families: myth. Its on hereditary in 1% of all instances: the only known factor that increases the risk is the age of the mother ( over 35) People with ds have severe cognitive delays: myth, most people with ds have cognitive delays that are mild to moderate. Children with ds should be placed in segregated settings: myth, current trend = full inclusion in the social and educational life of the community. Increasingly, individuals with ds graduate from high school with regular diplomas, participate in post-secondary academic and college experiences and, in some cases, receive college degrees.