PSY 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Cognitive Development, Egocentrism, Language Development
9 Dec 2015
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Developmental psychology: study of change across the lifespan, majority deals with ages of birth to 12 years old. Age where rapid changes occur: occurs two weeks after pregnancy, viable pregnancy 24-28 weeks, birth wouldn"t be fatal to the child at this point, 85% birth success rate, see more baby activities (sucking thumbs, hearing outside noises, Doesn"t mean there won"t be more developmental issues open and closing eyes, see light) 36 weeks: last week before full term pregnancy, fully developed and most organs function on their own. But most wait for 20-22 weeks: all major organs are formed, clear measurement of dysfunctions, start hearing mother"s voice. By birth, infant has undergone many changes. Abilities/knowledge at birth: feeding, voice of mother, social responsiveness (picking up babies when they cry, differentiate humans from other species. In the first year, most kids will: sit, crawl, walk, say first word, increase neural pathways. At age 3 children have twice as many paths as adults.
