Psychology 2043A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Two-Streams Hypothesis, Visual Cortex, Occipital Lobe

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2043A/B
• Professor: William Fisher

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We think that we know what it would be like. Dark, scary, difficult to live independently o typically developing individuals, 50% of the information that the brain receives comes in through the eyes. People would seem socially cold: eye contact, gestures, body postures, etc. Some individuals who are blind can still read and learn through the visual. Most people who are legally blind can see: shadow, light/dark, or moving objects. Can live independently: can navigate their own homes, can travel independently, can be successfully employed, can live active lives. Perspectives form a blind man daniel kish. Predicting outcomes for children with vision challenges: presence/absence of co-occurring disability, opportunities to learn. Vision problems account for 0. 4% (of the disabled population) of children receiving special education services. Only 0. 04% of children are legally blind. Difficult for evidence based recommendations due to the small sample. Idd (most common) o: autism, emotional disorders, learning disability.