PSYC 228 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Prenatal Development, Visual Acuity
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Transfer of learning to postnatal environment familiar preferred: familiar story, mother"s voice, own language. Mother"s read the same dr. seuss book to their child before birth for days. After birth, some changed up the book while others continued on the same book. The newborn"s sucking patters reflected if the book was changed up or not, which shows they recognize their mother"s voice. Taste/smell: 8 months (youngest tested), swallows more/less amniotic fluid if contains saccharine, noxious" taste. Stages of prenatal development: brain development. When testing babies, it can be tough to perform tests that get accurate results. Individual faces: regardless of race or species. All of this sets them up to learn about their social world. See slides to see examples of perceptual narrowing and how newborns can be better at recognizing this than 20 year olds at times. Visual acuity improves: can see more detail. Contrast sensitivity improves: can see more detail.
