PSYCH 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Tabula Rasa, Baby Food, Object Permanence

• School: UMASS-Amherst
• Department: Psychology & Brain Sciences
• Course: PSYCH 100
• Professor: tamararahhal

Document Summary

Developmental psychology not going to cover in class: prenatal development read in text, newborns, infancy. Object permanence grows from birth to 2 years old: childhood newborns are not a blank slate, they come with certain skill sets- reflexes children don"t think the same as adults do. Clocks and fish don"t work the same way: cognitive development piaget, social development parenting styles, adolescent, moral development kohlberg. Rooting: touch a newborn"s cheek with your finger and it will suck it. Blinking: shine a flashlight or wave your hand in your newborn"s eyes and he/she will. Moro: hold and infant and drop him slightly and he/she will reach his hands and legs. Grasping: put your finger in a newborn"s hand and she/he will grab it. Objection: if you injected newborn kevin with caffeine, monster energy, or. 5 hr energy, he would be able to walk independently. Dis one (is face) dis one (no face)