PSYC100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Empiricism, Tabula Rasa, Visual Acuity
21 Mar 2017
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Quantitative change: infant born with same fundamental abilities as adult (core-mind system) needs to gradually develop. Ex: if you have a test coming up on three chapters & you think you don"t need to study fail: teachers drive metacognitive awareness. Must push infant increased cognitive abilities. Qualitative change: born into world with 1 set of mental structures/processes. Sudden/major change: different set of mental structures/processes. No pushing necessary: infant will go through stages as age increases independent of environment. Unrelated children: reared apart: . 00, reared together: . 31. Siblings: reared apart: . 24, reared together: . 45. Identical twins: reared apart: . 67, reared together: . 85. Opponent process theory of motivation: every reaction followed by opponent reaction. Repeated experiences: decreased initial reaction but increased opponent reaction: ex: bungee jumping initial reaction: terror opponent reaction: thrill. Perceptual development: visual acuity not so strong at first. repeated initial reaction: less terror. opponent reaction: more thrill.
