Psychology 2320A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Nonverbal Communication, Real Change, Prefrontal Cortex

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2320A/B
• Professor: Reid Graham

Document Summary

Massachusetts" stubborn child act of 1654, which permitted parents to put. Stubborn children to death for misbehaving: into mid-1800s, specific laws allowed children w/ severe development disabilities to be kept in cages and cellars. In western society, inkling of prerequisites for social conscience first occurred during. Closer look 1. 1 victor of aveyron: victor initially mute, walked on all fours, drank water while lying flat on ground, and bit and scratched discovered in france by hunters when 11/12 years old. Europe and north america during latter half of 19th century, children unable to handle demands of school became visible and troubling group. Possessed by devil or similar evil forces: masturbatory insanity good illustration of how such thinking can lead to explanation of abnormal behavior w/out consideration of objective scientific findings and base rate of masturbation in general population. Closer look 1. 2 masturbatory insanity: child(cid:396)e(cid:374)"s (cid:373)astu(cid:396)(cid:271)atio(cid:374) histo(cid:396)i(cid:272)all(cid:455) sig(cid:374)ifi(cid:272)a(cid:374)t (cid:271)/(cid:272) it (cid:449)as fi(cid:396)st (cid:862)diso(cid:396)de(cid:396)(cid:863) u(cid:374)i(cid:395)ue to children and adolescents.