PSYC2010 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Snellen Chart, Mirror Neuron, Retina
13 Mar 2016
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Psychology 2010 chapter 4 infancy: early learning, motor skills, and. Postural reflexes (midbrain): take over role of primitive. Berk= survival (sucking, rooting, swimming) evol(moro grasp) interactive (grasp, suck) Head before arms and trunk, which are before legs. Control of head trunk and arms before hands and fingers. Different timing for individuals (but still around the same time) Increasingly complex systems of action with each skill. 4 factors in each new skill: cns development, body"s movement capacity, child"s goals, environmental supports. Relatively permanent change in an organism"s behavior due to experience. Gradual reduction in response to a repeated stimulus. Recovery from habituation- shows learning (vs. fatigue or inability) Newborns dishabituate to various stimuli, but require more time/trials to habituate. Associating a neutral stimulus with a stimulus that produces a reflexive response (unconditioned stimulus) Infant learns through the consequences of operant (voluntary) behaviors. Reinforcer increases the probability of behavior occurring again. Punishment reduces probability of behavior occurring again.
