PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Learned Helplessness
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Language needs to be learned during a speci c period of development otherwise signi cant dif culties in language usage. Differences in language knowledge become smaller as children grow older, except in the rare case of those intellectually gifted. Bond between parent/caregiver and infant needs to occur during speci c period. Learned helplessness: listless, withdrawn; intellectual, emotional, and social development are compromised. These effects are reversible under the right circumstances. Adopting children with an iq of 50, before their second birthday, grow up to have an iq around 100.
