PSYC 2010U Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Baby Talk, Ossification, Palmar Grasp Reflex
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James: a newborns world is a buzzing, blooming confusion becomes a lot clearer by experiences: nurture. 80"s and 90"s argued newborn infants are much more precocious and advanced: infant world quite adult-like how they process information, biology plays critical role. Debated because it"s very difficult to assess babies have very little responses that can tell us. Measure attention through overt behavior and/or physiological measures habituation with pacifier infants did perceive difference: preference studies, a general principle. Present 2 different stimuli and measure babies attention. If pays more attention to one stimuli are said to. Notices the difference between the two; and. Prefer can mean familiar or novel situationally dependent. Biologically prepared to learn about the world, but experiences critically shape the development of that knowledge. Need proper conditions for baby (seed) to grow. Birth 20/300 to 20/600 (legally blind when born) can see about a foot away. Can be argued best for bonding with mother.
