PSYC 2013 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Nancy Pelosi, Postpartum Depression, Colostrum
Document Summary
Ch 6, first 2 years, cognitive and language. Breast is best: pg 158, benefits for baby, mother, family, colostrum: first milk from the mother, how to be successful. Nancy pelosi: part of her skills come from being a mom, full time job. Nanny is guilty: forcefed 8 oz of milk to 8 month old baby, baby died. Chinese parents by moyuan games: raise a son or daughter. Woman committed after killing newborn son to be released: maybe postpartum depression - psychosis, now just needs supervision. Information processing: what makes a smart baby, focus on new stimuli, then turn away (able to process quickly) Affordances: perceiving is active , a process of obtaining information, the environment affords or offers many opportunities. Visual cliff: glass top table, sloped down, as they begin to crawl. Infant memory: conditions, motivation: high, emotion: high, retrieval better with reminders, retrieval better with repetition.
