CYAF 160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Cultural-Historical Psychology, Cultural Learning, Pragmatics
27 Feb 2017
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Malaria, measles, & pneumonia i: malnutrition 50% of early childhood deaths, developed countries have vaccinations, adequate food and medical care, eat less than during infancy and toddlerhood i. Adequate nutrition is still important: environment drives food preferences, children in developed countries eat too much unhealthy food, a time of high activity high rates of injuries, handedness, preference for using right or left hand i. 90% right hand preference; preference can be seen prenatal (e. g. , thumb sucking in utero: adopted children resemble biological parents more than adoptive parents c, different cultures see the left-handed differently. Identical twins likely to differ lying on opposite sides. Hippocampus: corpus callosum, band of neural fibers: i. left + right hemisphere, myelination peak during early childhood, speed up connection & coordination of brain signals, cerebellum, helps with balance & motor skills, physical movements become more coordinated i. Jumping, running: reticular formation, myelination completed by age 5, attention i.
