PSY 302 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Object Permanence, Operant Conditioning, Observational Learning

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 302
• Professor: Paul Brunet

Document Summary

Chapter 5: seeing, thinking, and doing in infancy the (cid:862)a(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e (cid:272)hild(cid:863)= i(cid:374)fa(cid:374)ts eage(cid:396) to e(cid:454)plo(cid:396)e thei(cid:396) e(cid:374)(cid:448)i(cid:396)o(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t continuity/discontinuity= addresses the relation between behaviour and infancy and subsequent development. Mechanisms of change= role that variability and selection plays in infants development. Perception: sensation the processing of basic information from the external world by the sensory receptors in the sense organs (eyes, ears, skin, etc. ) and brain perception the processing of organizing and interpreting sensory information. Vision: humans rely heavily on vision 40%-50% of cerebral cortex involved in visual processing research methods. Full adult visual acuity 6 yoa visual experience not highly colorful can distinguish only some shades from white improves by 2 or 3 months (similar to adults) Blue vs. green: visual scanning infants attracted to moving stimuli have trouble tracking stimuli bc eye movement= jerky. Researches showed newborns the original cube and a 2nd one (identical except it was 2x bigger: 2nd cube located father away.