PSYC 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Limbic System, Puberty, Myelin

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1000
• Professor: Benjamin Giguere

Document Summary

Psych 1000 - lecture 8 - developmental psychology part 2. Neurological development: the brain stops automatically adding new connections, focus on efficiency by rewiring , pruning away the connections not being used, coating the well- used connection in myelin, crucial time for efficiently/easily acquiring knowledge. What are important changes in terms of intellectual development (perry"s. Building toward moral reasoning: adolescence think about meaning, and purpose in deeper terms than in childhood, ex. justice and fairness in treatment. Critics of kohlberg"s model: cultural bias, low correlation with moral behaviour, casual direction, moral evaluation then emotional response, or emotional response then moral evaluation. If needs are dependably met, infants develop a sense of basic trust. Toddlers learn to exercise their will and do things for themselves. Preschoolers learn to imitate tasks and carry out plans. Or, they feel guilty about wanting to be independent. Children learn the pleasure of applying themselves to competently accomplish tasks.