PSY210H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Object Permanence, Working Memory
10 Dec 2015
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*lecture 6 continued* - tuesday, july 28, 15. What can genie tell us about language development: nature, nurture. She could be an example of a missing critical period. They pushed her past her limits as far as testing. They also did not collect good data from their repeated testing. Repeated to the point where they were not valid results. Many studies suggest that children do not learn words from watching tv. American society of pediatricians advise no screen time for children under 2. Baby mozart has been sued for making false claims about the educational nature of their videos. Tested 12 to 18 month olds who watched baby einstein several times a week at. Main finding: no more learning than the controls. Best learning in children who simply played with adults for the same amount of time; learning through interaction rather than through the dvd. Cognition the mental activities through which human beings acquire knowledge.
