PSYC 1000 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Long-Term Memory, Mirror Neuron, Prosocial Behavior
6 Apr 2016
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Nature and nurture how do our inherent traits interact with our experiences. Coninuity and stages what parts of development happen abruptly vs. which parts happen over ime. Stability and change which traits are stable through our whole life and which are not. Teratogens substances such as viruses and chemicals that can damage the developing embryo or fetus (alcohol, smoking, drugs, stds, illnesses) Relexes responses that are inborn and do not have to be learned (rooing relex, sucking relex, crying) Babies have an inherently strong atracion to human faces. In general, sequence of motor development is universal. Brain cortex overproduces neurons, connecions among neurons proliferate, pruning process eliminates unused connecions. Cogniive development theory children are internally moivated to make sense of their experiences, children grow by maturaion and learning through interacing with their environments. Had a stage theory of cogniive development that it was a disconinuous process.
