PSYCH 1NN3 Study Guide - Four Loko, Developmental Psychology, Longitudinal Study

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH 1NN3
• Professor: Joe Kim

Document Summary

Interactions between science, media and public can lead to erroneous beliefs. Case that babies born with full head of hair are said to cause heartburn in mother. Four loko effect: price isn"t a factor, 12% alcohol content is normal as well as caffeine, psychologist believed unusual flavor responsible. Children may show different results when taken for first time. High response means less likely to become alcoholic. Lower response means more likely to become alcoholic. Problems w/ preference method: experimenter bias, within minutes of being born, babies like looking at face-like stimuli (natural) Two twin boys one had penis destroyed. Brenda (boy w/o penis) took hormones and became depressed. Brenda underwent surgery to become boy again, was still depressed and eventually committed suicide: head start vs. getting ahead. Individuals who ate breakfast before coming to school seemed to do better than those who didn"t. Baby einstein: supposed to make child smarter, gifted, develop faster.