PSYC 2P12 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Mirror Neuron, Endorphins, Anise
11 Feb 2017
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#1 assignment due in class feb 1st (electronically and hard copy) Swaddling: the baby feels more secure in a confined position; similar to what they experienced during development in the womb. Pacifier; sometimes create nipple confusion and thumb sucking dependency. Car rides: the sounds are relaxing for the child. Let the baby cry: teach the baby to self soothe. At age one, children are more flexible to eating various things. Can identify their mothers scent for food (anise experiment) There is a connection between the mothers diet and the child"s preference. Color vision develops over the first two months. Their eyes look like there is catterax (milky look to the pupil) If the father is more present, they also show higher levels of oxy. Females who just give birth release extreme amounts of oxy, facilitating this caregiving state. Gain 50% in weight from birth to age 1. These growths happen in spurts (happen every 6m generally)
