PSYC 2400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Romanian Orphans
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How wonderful it is that infants can travel their merry way on the path to maturity unimpaired by the glacial pace of our own progress in trying to understand how. - haith (1993) Domains of development: social, emotional, language, cognitive, etc. This is a hybrid class, read the stuff before lecture, then go to class, watch video activities and quizzes after class. Actively engage in lecture and review slides. Examined 698 children"s birth histories and collected data on multiple aspects of their lives for a period over 30 years. Results: quality of home environment played a larger role in development that biological risk factors. Prenatal and birth problems related to impatied psychological functioning only if children also experienced poor rearing conditions. Parents" income, education, mental health and relationships with children. Most children who faced both birth comp. And adverse circumstances developed serious problems by the age of 10. However developed into successful young adults.
