PSYC 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: 6 Years, Object Permanence, Longitudinal Study

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Myriam Mongrain

Document Summary

Interactionist theories: language acquisition device, ba(cid:271)ies o(cid:448)er regularize the (cid:448)er(cid:271) te(cid:374)se (cid:894)i (cid:449)ear(cid:859)d the sa(cid:373)e pjs(cid:895, attached to every verb to speak about the past. Bilingualism: discusses cognitive flexibility and cognitive reserve: delays dementia, were able to multitask. Temperament: refers to characteristic mood, activity level, and emotional reactivity. Direct observation of children found that 15-20% of infants showed an inhibited treatment (shyness, timidity, wariness of unfamiliar people, objects and events) risk factor for anxiety disorders later on in life. While 25-30% showed an uninhibited temperament (less restrained, approaching unfamiliar people, objects and events) Longitudinal design: observe one groups of participants over a period of time. Cross-sectional design: compare group of participants of different ages at a single point in life. Cohort effects: occur when difference between age groups are due to the groups growing up in different time periods. Longitudinal studies: advantages: more sensitive to developmental changes, disadvantages: takes years to complete participants lose interest, drop out, move away.