SOCPSY 1Z03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Observational Learning, Psy, Critical Period Hypothesis

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Social Psychology
• Course: SOCPSY 1Z03
• Professor: Paul Glavin

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Primary socialization was absent for genie because there was limited social interaction with her parents, and she was con ned to her room and speci c situations. Without language, children cant undergo more complex socialization and learn about the values, norms and standards of a particular culture. Genie initially demonstrated little aptitude for the 3 components of language: the sound system (phonology, words and their associated meanings (lexicon, the rules for combining words into meaningful utterances (grammar) The critical period hypothesis is the subject of a debate in linguistics and language acquisition over the extent to which the ability to acquire language is biologically linked to age. 50% of canadian parents with children aged 0-5 report corporal punishment. They could take 2 groups of children. 1 group would be the treatment group who had physical punishment (spanking) and the other group would be the control group (no spanking).