CPSY 4343 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Genetic Epistemology, Knowledge Acquisition, Moral Responsibility

• School: UMN
• Department: Child Psychology
• Course: CPSY 4343
• Professor: Phillip Zelalzo

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Individual differences in childhood self control predict outcomes at 32 years (graph in powerpoint) marshmallow test. Kids with the lowest self control had the highest percentage of criminal convictions. Controlling for ses, iq when a child. The earlier the invest the bigger the return of the investment. If you invest more money in early childhood development such as preschool, then you make more money in the long run because of saving money on things such as crime. These 3 things are normally (look at slide. The idea that there are changes in the way in which we acquire knowledge or even what it means to know something is the essence of epistemology. What does it mean to know something. What is knowledge, how does it differ from belief. To understand the structure of experience you need to look at its causes or origins and its history.