PSY 2105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Streptococcal Pharyngitis, Nonverbal Communication, Language Processing In The Brain

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 2105
• Professor: Julie Desjardins

Document Summary

Guest speaker: children and language development (dec. 2) 1-2 not an issue but recurrent are an issue. Missing language at a young age affect their ability to learn language. Lack of hearing will lead to total loss of hearing. Not necessarily genetic influences but they do play a factor. Some kids who have tone issues have poor muscles and results in weak speech. Strep throat, snoring results in infected tonsils and affects voice. The environment in which they are growing up will affect them (abuse, nonverbal communication. 10% of children will have a language impairment. By 1 year old the child should be able to understand directions. By 2 years old they should be able to follow two step directions (stop and show grandma) By 3 years old they should be able to understand questions. 2000+ words length of the message clarity of the speech. Constructive (building, putting things together) ---> imaginative (pretend play)