PS275 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Crying Time, Anomie Belle, New Born
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Infancy : readiness for life sensory & perceptual development early learning. People back then thought new borns lived in a booming, buzzing confusion thought they saw light or shadows, not objects did not use higher centers of their brain until they were 1 yr old. Nowadays- do have strengthening ability to learn, very organized,, contrast of what people believed back then. The newborn: development and discovery early infant development. Still , eyes closed unmoving, slow regular breathing. Occurs when falling asleep or waking up eyes open and shut , have glazed appearance. Breathing is regular but more rapid than in regular sleep. May display fussiness or bursts of motor activity. Intense crying that may be difficult to stop. High levels of motor activity go through these 6 states of arousal when waking and sleeping ,as they get older, the pattern of these states shift crying time may reduce while sleep time increases.
