PSYC 420 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Day Care, Episodic Memory, Highscope
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Gain 2-3 and 5 lbs. per year (boys bigger) Lose baby teeth (girls a little before and girls grow faster) Velocity of growth is decreasing with age (slope of inches of growth per year vs. age decreases) Increase from about 70% to 90% of adult weight. High levels of activity in left hemisphere from 3-6 years- related to language skills. Steady increase in activity in the right hemisphere relates to spatial skills (more slowly than development of language) Handedness- reflects dominant cerebral hemisphere, show some signs by ~6 months. Nature and nurture very weak link bw parents, twins less likely to share handedness doe to space in womb to explore with one hand more on open side (?) Left-handedness & development - high rates of developmental delay but high intellectual capabilities. Hormones- chemical substances released by cells and influence other cells in the brain and body. Released throughout life and affects all tissues except cns and genitals.
