PSYC 3350 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Spatial Memory, Sequential Analysis
31 Oct 2016
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Psyc 3350 chapter 5: development and socialization. The ability to acquire knowledge has allowed us to succeed in an amazingly diverse array of environments. Our universal biological foundation is shaped by our experiences. Sensitive period a period of time in an organism"s development that. We can continue to specialize throughout our lives in some domains. Humans who were able to communicate most effectively were more likely to produce surviving offspring than those who were not. Humans are capable of producing, recognizing and using approximately 150 phonemes in communication functional to perceive sounds categorically. We"re biologically prepared to attend to human speech as soon as we come that falls within a particular range is (cid:498)la(cid:499), etc. Within the first year, infants already begin to lose ability to distinguish. Early on our brains are especially pliable for organizing themselves in into this world response to language input. Early experiences with caregivers are critical for language and cognitive development.
