Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Visual System, Binocular Vision, Jean Piaget

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

Document Summary

Interaction, nature determine the range and nurture chooses the alternatives. Normative: typical sequence of change, look for consistency, methodology is cross sectional. Individual: consistency not there, look at individual, methodology is longitudinal. 100 200 b neurons at birth. Increase in weight (350 1400g) due to glial cells and myelination. Cortical development mirrors emergence of abilities frontal lobe develops last. Very much like adult: suck faster for sweet liquid, reject salty liquid, pleasant expression for bananas, frown for rotten eggs. Responds to wide variety of sounds: prefer complex sounds, especially sensitive to sounds in range of human voice. 1st few days: turn head toward sounds, discriminate sound sequence. 3-4 months: some depth perception roughly judge object distance: binocular vision only can not judge distance with one eye covered. 4-5 months: can reach for nearby toys. 6-7 months: ability to accurately grasp. 9-10 months: avoid deep end of visual cliff. Babinski: toes fan when sole of foot touched.