[PSYB20H3] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 108 pages long Study Guide!
29 Nov 2016
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(cid:498)during 1st 7 days various reflex actions: sneezing, hiccupping, yawning, stretching, & will. (cid:499) sucking & screaming, were well performed by my infant. On 7th day, i touched naked sole of his foot with bit of paper, & he jerked it away, curling at same time his toes, like much older child when tickled. Perfection of these reflex movements shows that extreme imperfection of voluntary ones is not due to state of muscles/of coordinating centres, but to that of seat of. Charles darwin who theorized about his son"s motor capacities was 1 of 1st members of field of child development. Focuses on scientific study of systematic processes of change & stability in human children. Look at ways in which children change from conception through adolescence, & at characteristics that remain fairly stable. Part of broader study of human development, which covers entire human lifespan from conception to death. Organized around periods & domains of development.
