PSYCH 1XX3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Dishabituation, Habituation, Developmental Psychology
13 Jan 2017
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Evolution: gene-environment interactions across an individual"s lifespan, gene-environment interactions across the evolutionary history of a species. Neuroscience: the study of the nervous system. Refers to the changes and continuities that occur within the individual between conception and death. Maturation: the biologically-timed unfolding of changes within the individual according to that individual"s genetic plan. Genetic plans determine the timeline of development. Learning: relatively permanent changes in our thoughts, behaviours, and feelings as a result of our experiences. Practice can make once controlled processes automatic. Interactionist perspective: the view that holds that maturation and learning interact during development. Biological maturation restricts the timeline of learning from the environment. Learning from the environment modulates the maturation of human processes. The interactionist"s perspective is central to developmental psychology. Most of human development occurs during the earliest stages of life. Changes occurring early in life are more dramatic than changes occurring later in life. Studying the infant mind through their sensory capabilities.
