PSYC 2000 : Exam 3
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Decision making: descriptive models, preferences are constructed, preferences are relative. 3/16/2016 7:24:00 pm: the sequence of age-related changes that occur in people as they progress from conception to death. 3 major issues in developmental psych: 1. Nature/nurture- how do genetic inheritance [our nature] and experience [the nurture we receive] influence our development: 2. Continuity/stages- is development a gradual, continuous process or a sequence of separate stages: 3. Stability/change- do our early personality traits persist through life, or do we become different persons as we age. Behavioral genetics: focuses on nature versus nurture. Learning to communicate: language acquisition is rapid and starts early, the ability to understand words develops before the ability to produce words, cooing stage, at about 2 months the infant begins to make vowl-like sounds, ex. Oooooo and aaaaaa: babbling stage, beginning at 4-6 months the infant spontaneously utters various sounds, adding consonant sounds to the vowel-like sounds to form phonemes, ex.
