PSY 260- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 79 pages long!)
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By age 6, the (cid:272)hild"s (cid:271)ody is proportionately not very different from that of an adult. Child maltreatment involves not only physical abuse, but failure to (cid:373)eet the (cid:272)hild"s (cid:271)asi(cid:272) (cid:374)eeds. How does the body change by age 6: weight: 40-50 pounds ( 18-22 kilograms , height: 3. 5 feet ( 100+ centimeters , adult proportions: legs = half of total height. We encourage our kids to overeat: drop-off in caloric needs after age 2. Corpus callosum connects the right and left hemispheres. Left-handedness has been stigmatized and punished across cultures for centuries. Prefrontal cortex decision making impulsivity perseveration. Chapter 5: biosocial development in the first two years. 2 year olds compared to adults ( roughly ) Rapid changes in growth percentile 20% in either direction is a bad sign. Newborns sleep 15-17 hours / day: is rem sleep. By the first birthday, 80% sleep through the night.
