PSYC 156 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Domain Specificity, Fixed Action Pattern, Cognitive Development
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Locke- tabula rasa: experience is everything. Roussaeu- noble savages: environment is there so plan that is in place can unfold, for. Early imitation: babies imitate early on faces of adults. Explained: emerging sense of themselves as similar so they do it too, baby understands that they are like others. When 3 mo old babies stop doing it-then more mature form at 6-9 mo old- typical of reflexes as cortex matures. Experiment: measure heartbeat etc. when aroused babies stick their toungue out. Horrible visual system- could think the thing heading toward them is food. Parallels w/ animal behavior- ethology: ex. Geese and ducks imprint on things that walk by (fixed action pattern) Parallels have been done with mother and human babies at birth- attachment (mom needs time to see babies after birth) Infant cog. abilities: experiment: babies look longer at impossible events- such as a ball rolling past a block (act surprised) Explanation: babies innately know something about physics of world.
