PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Language Development, Representativeness Heuristic, Phoneme

• School: UTSG
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY100H1
• Professor: Ashley

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Language: grouping of spoken, written, or gestured symbols used to convey information. Koshik (elephant) learned the phrases by imitating his caretakers, highlighting one important role of language: social communication > motivated by his isolation. Researchers argue that language"s greatest power is its allowance for sharing and improving upon others" ideas. Productivity: creation of new messages, with speaking > humans produce new messages is our ability to connect unrelated information. Humans undergo rapid development of language abilities early in life, due to the development of speci c brain regions wholly responsible for processing hearing and language. Language development happens early during the lifespan sensory system and basic auditory recognition begins prenatally. After birth, young children undergo a relatively rapid rate of language acquisition. Early signs of progression serve as valuable indicators of a child"s well-being, comfort, and developmental path. General stages of language acquisition are fairly constant between children, but there are still individual differences.