PS102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Heredity, The Big Questions, Critical Period
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Lecture 1 chapter 11 tuesday january 5, 2016. Human development is a result of interacting forces (life-cycle. Three forces affect life-cycle forces (some events affect people differently; where we are in the life-cycle: biological forces, sociocultural forces. Interpersonal, support, society (individualistic vs. communism), culture: psychological forces. Examines changes in biological, physical, psychological, and behavioural processes as we age. Helps us better understand ourselves: helps us understand how genetic factors effect our personality, and how our childhood affects our development. Better understand how to interact with children. Gain a greater appreciation of development through life: appreciate parents and grandparents more. Allows us to know what is typical (normal) development and atypical (abnormal) development. Critical and sensitive periods: critical period = age where experiences must occur. When you pass the certain age, you can"t go back. If you deprive a baby of visual light, their visual system won"t develop: sensitive periods = optimal age range.
