PSYC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Stress (Mechanics), Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Adrenal Gland
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Environmental intelligence: sleep, cognitive impairment, groups of people, access to resources, mother"s actions while pregnant. Environmental personality: culture, religion, wealth, past experiences, traumatic exposure, background. Environmental well-being: companionship, weather, physical activity, geographical location, pollution/toxic materials, household/family, sanitary conditions, media consumed. Fetal alcohol syndrome (fas): exposure to alcohol in uterus. Teratogen exposure during pregnancy (smoke, drugs, alcohol etc. ) Impairs the ability of the brain to grow. Child locked in a basement for 13 years, could not talk, physical impairments. Specialists tried to see if they could educate her and revive her. Was unable to complete full sentences, but was good at vocabulary. Amount a children can learn increases with time, did not happen with genie. Critical period within two years of birth that knowledge and education is key. Intelligence can change over time, not always smart, not always dumb. There are personal biases that may affect teaching children that are less smart.
