PSY 2114 Lecture 3: PSY2114 LECTURE 3

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 2114
• Professor: Arne Stinchcombe

Document Summary

Chapter 3: tools for exploring the world: physical and cognitive. The newborn:: real-life newborns bear little resemblance to the slightly older babies who are usually portrayed as newborns on television! The newborn: learning objectives: discuss how re exes help newborns interact with the world, identify how we determine whether a baby is healthy and adjusting to life outside the uterus! newborns, describe behavioural states that are common among. The newborn"s re exes: re exes: unlearned responses triggered by speci c stimulation, some re exes have clear survival or protective value, rooting, sucking (milk), blinking, some may form the foundation for larger, voluntary movements later, stepping re ex! Assessing the newborn: the apgar test is a quick assessment of the baby"s physical condition! Psy2114 a: scores can range from 0 - 10, 7 indicates the baby is in good physical condition, 4 6 means the newborn needs special attention or care, 3 signals the need for emergency medical care!