PSYC 2010U Lecture 4: Week 4- Infancy: Motor, Perceptual and Cognitive Development
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Midterm = tested on lecture only and overlap of lecture and textbook. Week 4- infancy: motor, perceptual, and cognitive development. The world of a newborn debate: a buzzing blooming confusion (james) Suggests that infants have no orderly way of perceiving their world. But with experience and time it all becomes clear: the precocious infant. Testi(cid:374)g i(cid:374)fa(cid:374)ts are e(cid:454)tre(cid:373)el(cid:455) diffi(cid:272)ult a(cid:374)d that(cid:859)s (cid:449)h(cid:455) there are still debates. They have limited responses- (cid:272)a(cid:374)(cid:859)t talk, (cid:272)a(cid:374)(cid:859)t rea(cid:272)h for thi(cid:374)gs. Testing infants visual preference studies: present 2 stimuli, measure attention to both, if infant pays more attention to one stimulus, s/he: Notices the difference between the 2 stimuli. With (cid:271)a(cid:271)ies the ter(cid:373) (cid:858)prefer(cid:859) (cid:272)a(cid:374) (cid:373)ea(cid:374) (cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:455) thi(cid:374)gs. It could be comforting to the baby or new and different to the baby. A general principle: a central theme: the child as a plant. Newborns are born with abilities (like seeds) Need proper conditions for the seeds to grow.
