01:830:101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Primitive Reflexes, Parenting Styles, Social Change
9 Oct 2018
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Scientific study of patterns of change and stability in humans. The pattern of movement or change that begins at conception and continues through the human lifespan. Unlearned responses to a specific form of stimulation. When u drop a baby it will flail out their arms. Baby grabs your finger- put something in a baby"s palm they will. Sole of the foot - toes will fan out. Whatever the mom eats during pregnancy goes into amniotic fluid and to the child. Breastfed babies particularly sensitive to mothers" body odors. Ability to discriminate between one sound and another. Before babies start crawling and moving around, depth perception is not great. Moving around allows depth perception to become greater. Children make constant metal adaptations to new observations and experiences. Fitting new information into present system of knowledge and beliefs (schema) (calls a plane a bird in the sky) As a result of undeniable new information, change existing schema.
