PSYC 1001 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11-15: Jean Piaget, Motor Skill, Congenital Disorder
10 Apr 2019
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Early experience doctrine: short period of development where self is set . Later experience doctrine: early experiences are changeable and do not dictate personality. Germinal period (week 1 and 2), from conception until zygote attaches to uterine wall. Embryotic period (week 3 to 8), organs develop in rudimentary form. Fetal period (months 2 to b9), organs mature. Teratogens are any threat that can cause a birth defect, alcohol, drugs. Preterm infants, born prior to 38 weeks are greater risk for developmental problems: skin to skin treatment allow for improved development. Some reflexes weaken by 7 months, grasping, sucking, startle. Motor skills develop over time: perceptual development, as it improves so do motor skills. Brain has minimal connections between neurons, extra neurons that are not yet fully formed/ connected. Dendrites grow to make connections between the neurons. Children construct world using schemes to make sense. Assimilation- use of current schema to interpret the external world and incorporate new info to.
