PSYCH 212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Developmental Psychology, Congenital Disorder, Caitlyn Jenner
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In 1800, he was found wild in the outskirts of french village (~12 years of age) Naked, climbing trees, and wild foraging for food. First systematic attempt to study human development. 1st in how to educated the developmentally delayed. Showed affection and desire to please showed much affection to his surrogate mother. Never learned to speak and social life was difficult. Continued to speak by telegraphic speech (typical of 1-3 year olds) Genie: found in 1970 (~13 years of age) found neglected and very mistreated in a home in southern california. John, the ugandan boy monkey boy: found mid 1980s (~4 years of age) More of a successful case language is fine mostly. Lived with monkeys think that this may be a reason for his success as a human because monkeys are social animals. Oxana, ukranian dog girl: found in 1991 (~8 years of age)
