PSYC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Language Delay, Konrad Lorenz, Stem Cell
23 Aug 2018
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Textbook: siegler, r. , deloache, j. , eisenberg, n. , & saffran, j. (2014). Please be sure you have the 4th edition (purple cover). Sona experiments or written paper (tell by may 25th) 2 midterms and cumulative final [multiple choice & scantrons provided] Exams will cover both lectures and readings. Ancient egypt (~630 bce: psamtik ii, a shepherd (trying to see if children can speak phrygian, his kids (no outside language) Behavioral studies with animals (instead of kids) Animal walks down the cliff? (fake cliff) Blindly walked out the edge of cliff. No - they need to experience their own movement and see what happens, to get depth perception. Syntax was hard for her to grasp (had to learn early in childhood) Father thought she was mentally handicapped (researchers thing she was normal) These horrible but fascinating case-studies address ancient questions about our nature. Knowledge comes entirely from experience (not genetics) Child-rearing should adjust to needs of child.
