PSY 2114 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Autism Spectrum, Prefrontal Cortex, Frontal Lobe

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 2114
• Professor: Angela Stewart

Document Summary

24 month vs 6-year-old: 16 pounds and a foot (8 kg and 30 cm) Center of gravity move from breast to belly. 30 years ago, brazil: lack of food. 14% in 2003-4 to 8% in 2011-12, obesity decrease. Dark-green, orange vegetables = more bone mass. 8% of u. s children are allergic to a specific food. For peanuts or shellfish: sudden shock and shortness of breath (could be fatal) Human have larger frontal lobe, site of prefrontal cortex. Age 2-6: sleep becomes more regular, emotions become more nuanced and responsive, temper tantrums subside, uncontrollable laughter and tears are less common. Age 3 (some age 2) can place same thing in same pile (cards) correctly shape game . Color game : under age 4 most fail, age 5 (some 4) can make switch. Age 3 tend to sort as they did originally, either by color or shape. Age 4: brain matures, enables children to switch from one of sorting objects to another.