PSYCH 2AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Synaptic Pruning, Monarch Butterfly, Lead Paint
22 Nov 2016
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These psychologists study everything neurodevelopment, cognitive. Changing and not changing for long periods of time development, etc. Neonates cant see very well, but they can see mom when she is holding them up close. Overaching themes elsewhere ingested in childhood, cognitive problems arise. Fascinating thing to watch change so quickly. Long-term influences on childrens lives as adult. Looking to understand how to make an optimal adult. The less synapses the better the cognitive ability as you age. Children with autism have done a not so good job in the pruning years. Real-world applications lead paint has been banned because when it ids. Synaptic pruning brain connections that are not useful are killed or put. Continuity and discontinuity works together piaget"s qualitative changes. Epigentics our genetics come out based on our environment. Continuity goes with nurture things are being added on and on thru. Basic methodology how to collect date. Roles of nature and nurture in development.
