Blakemoore and Cooper Flashcards
what is one of the aims of this study?
look at the physiological and behavioural effects of restricted early visual experience on the development of the cells of the visual cortex
aim 2/2
Whether brain developoment occurs due to nurture rather than nature
What type of exp is
lab
What desgin did this exp have
indepednant measrues d
What was the IV
whether the kittens were rearted in a horizontal or a vertical environmental
the DV
beavioural and neurophysiological effects observed after being reared in a visuualy restricted envionment
sample
newborn kittens at the beggining
and then mature cats (after 5 months) thats when the testing phase begin
2 of the cats responses recored
what did the clyinders contain?
Horixontal lines or vertical lines
how much did the collar restict the view
130 0
why did the kitten wear a blakc collar
prevent it being able to see its own body which would have introduced new line oretinations
where did the kittens spend the first 2 weeks of their life
2 weeks in a dark room they were allowed bioncular visiojn
What happend after 2 weeks for the cats
placed in the specail appartus for an avergage of 5hrs then back to dark room
Why was the first routine stopped after 5 months
this is where the critical period is for visual development
What is a crtical perid
period in which certain changes can take place
results
temo deficit= visual placing relfexnot shown (within 10hrs in the room this prob would have been fixed_
perm defcit - (cats reached out to touch something that was far away
the cats shown each line (horizbtal or vertica) that cat will play with the rod and the other wont
