Psychology 2054A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Reinforcement, Observational Learning, Brainstem

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2054A/B
• Professor: Foley

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Lecture 5 (topic 4) - learning about food. Becoming familiar with food= strongest determinant of whether or not a food is liked. However, how a child experiences new foods changes dramatically during the first decade of life. These changes can be mapped onto differing stages of cognitive development. As an infant, we are reliant on what our parents are putting in our mouth and we have to trust that the food is good and safe. In the toddler stage we see neophobia as we begin interacting with the world and learning about foods by ourselves, leading to making our own decisions. Each with new developments in thinking and processing that are reflecting in how child interacts with the world. As we progress throughout childhood, thinking and brain processes development. How we form representations of food become more complex: sensory motor stage: 0-2 years. Interacting and learning about the world through sensory stimuli and motor activities.