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  • Nativists
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innate (evolutionists)

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Empiricists

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experience

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Human development is

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multidirectional, multicontextual (setting of events matter), multicultural (culture shapes how behaviour is viewed, intersectionality influences development), multidisciplinary (Biopsychosocial perspective), and plastic (capable of change/ can be altered. People can change over time but also be stable over time).

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Age-related changes are…

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  • Universal- common to everyone
  • Group Specific- shared by certain cohort or culture.
  • Individual differences- resulting from unique events.
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Interactionist model

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encompasses both respecting the complex reciprocal interactions of nature and nurture.

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Physical domain of development

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Includes changes in size, shape and characteristics of the body

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Cognitive Domain of development

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Includes changes in thinking, memory, problem-solving and other intellectual skills

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Social Domain of development

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Includes changes in variables associated with the relationship of an individual to others. Your social expectations and roles change.

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Scientific method

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Curiosity, hypothesis, test, analyze data and report the results.

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Cross-section study

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observational studies that analyze data from a population at a single point in time.

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Longitudinal Study

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employ continuous or repeated measures to follow particular individuals over prolonged periods of time—often years or decades

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Cross-sequential

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a study in which two or more groups of individuals of different ages are directly compared over a period of time. It is thus a combination of a cross-sectional design and a longitudinal design.

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Four goals of developmental psychology:

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  1. Describe 2. Explain 3. Predict 4. Influence
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Descriptive Methods

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Case studies, Naturalistic observations, and Surveys

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Experimental Methods

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– Causal hypothesis and Random group assignment
 Experimental group
 Control group
– Independent and dependent variables

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Quasi-Experimental Method

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When you cannot assign participants
– Groups are naturally occurring
* Cross-cultural research
* Ethnography
– Comparing cultures or contexts
– E.g. – Margaret Mead’s work in Samoa

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Ethics

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– Protection from harm
– Informed consent
– Confidentiality
– Knowledge of results
– Deception?

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Theories

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  • Bringing findings together to identify patterns.
  • Produce hypotheses
  • Help generate discoveries
  • Guide research and practice
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Developmental Theory

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Framework for explaining the patterns and problems of development

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Human DNA consists of units of heredity called

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Genes

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DNA is coiled and packaged into chromosomes; How many?

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23 pairs

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The genotype

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specific genetic material and includes genes that are and are not expressed in the individual.

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phenotype

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the observed characteristic * It represents what you see in the individual.

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Dominant-recessive pattern of inheritance:

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a single dominant gene influences a person’s phenotype, but two recessive genes can produce an associated trait

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Polygenic inheritance:

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a pattern of inheritance in which many genes influence a trait

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Multi-factorial inheritance:

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affected by both genes and the environment

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Mitochondrial inheritance:

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children inherit genes from the egg, but not sperm

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Epigenetics

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how behaviours and the environment influence whether genes are turned on or off.

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Some experiences can result in alterations in which…

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genes are expressed

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Some of these changes can even be…

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passed onto the next generation

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Parents create the child’s environment:

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Genes and home environment

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Children influence environment:

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Temperament & heritable behaviours

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Inherited traits influence interpretation

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Temperament & pathologies

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Evolutionary Developmental Psychology

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  • – Genetically inherited cognitive and social characteristics that promote survival and adaptation appear at different times across the lifespan
  • – Newborns are genetically programmed with a predisposition to learn and develop in certain ways
  • – Over our lifespan, we need to display different intellectual, personality and social behaviours to help us adapt and survive
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Psychoanalytic Theories

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Irrational, unconscious drives and motives, often originating in childhood, underlie human behavior.

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Psychoanalytic theorists believe that:

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developmental change happens due to internal, often unconscious drives

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3 personality structures that develop over time:

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  • Id
  • Ego
  • Superego
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Five Psychosexual Stages:

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  • – Oral (mouth) – 0 to 2 years
  • – Anal (anus) – 15mths to 3 years
  • – Phallic (genitals)- 3 to 6 years
  • – Latency (period of dormancy)- 6 to puberty
  • – Genital (genitals) – puberty to adulthood
  • Fixed sequence
  • Optimum development requires satisfaction of needs at each stage.
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Psychoanalytic Theories – Erikson

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  • Development results from the interaction between inner and outer forces
  • instincts and cultural demands
  • Psychosocial stages focus on family and culture, not pleasure and sex.
  • Development occurs across the entire lifespan, not just childhood.
  • 8 “crises” or “dilemmas”
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The Humanistic Alternative

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  • Deficiency motives - maintain inner balance
  • Being motives – desire to understand and give to others
  • The most important internal drive is wanting to grow and achieve their full potential (self-actualization)
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Positive reinforcement

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involves adding a “pleasant” consequence: Treats, attention/praise

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Negative reinforcement

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involves the removal of something “unpleasant”: Taking cough medicine removes your cough.

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Positive punishment

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involves adding something “unpleasant”, such as scolding

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Negative punishment

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involves the removal of something “pleasant”, such as taking away TV privileges.

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Partial reinforcement

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behaviour is reinforced sometimes (common in the real world)
– E.g. kids wanting attention

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Shaping

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complex behaviours are reinforced at steps
– Each step includes reinforcement

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Extinction

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is a decrease in behaviour after repeated non- reinforcement (e.g. ignoring it)

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Cognitive Theorists

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Cognitive theories emphasize mental aspects of development, such as logic and memory

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Cognitive Theorists – Piaget

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Piaget focused on answering the central question “How does thinking develop?”

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Scheme

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children’s repetitive actions, such as containing or positioning resources

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Schema

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the thought-process behind the action, built-up over many exposures

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Cognitive equilibrium

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state of mental balance obtained through pre-existing ideas

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Assimilation

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applying schemes to experiences

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Accommodation

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Updating schemes to include new information.

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Second trimester

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  • 21 weeks for miscarriage
  • May need surgical interventions.
  • 32 weeks- most clinics want to see you weekly.
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Cephalocaudal

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development that proceeds from the head downward.

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Proximodistal pattern

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development that proceeds from middle of the body outward.

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  1. Mitosis
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cell division resulting in two identical cells

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  1. Cell migration
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newly formed cells move away from point of origin.

60
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  1. Cell differentiation
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cells stat to specialize in structure and function.

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  1. Apoptosis
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genetically programmed cell death. E.g. finger development

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First 2 weeks

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  • Cells specialize and cell division happens rapidly.
  • Blastocyst= hollow, fluid-filled ball of cells
  • Blastocyst us implanted in uterine tissue by 12th day
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Embryonic Stage

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  • Starts when implantation is complete- end of 8th week.
  • Neurons form the neural tube -3-4 weeks.
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Gonads- week 6

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  • Androgens= testes
  • No androgens= ovaries
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Organogenesis

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-formation of organs

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Fetal Stage

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  • Begins at the end of week 8 – birth.
  • Organ systems are refined.
  • Especially the lungs and brain
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Viability

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22 weeks for about 20-33%

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Neural proliferation

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10th – 18th weeks

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Neurons migrate

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13th – 21st weeks.
- Mostly somas
- Glial cells develop.

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Fetal behaviour

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  • Individual differences in fetal activity are also seen after the baby is born!
  • More active fetuses= active child
  • Less active fetuses= fearful, shy children
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Fetus shows preference for:

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  • Mothers voice
  • Native Language
  • Melodies
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Habituation

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A decrease in response to repeated or continued stimulation

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Dishabituation

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New stimulus rekindles responses.

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Evidence of Prenatal Learning

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  • Pregnant women drank carrot juice for 3 weeks near the end of their pregnancy /early lactation
  • At 5.5 months, tested infants’ reaction to carrot- flavoured vs. plain cereal
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Congenital anomaly:

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abnormality present at birth
-Rare
- Sometimes preventable

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Autosomal disorders are caused by genes located on
chromosomes other than sex chromosomes

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  • dominant - cardiovascular disorders like HBP, Huntington’s
  • recessive – phenylketonuria (PKU)
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Sex-linked disorders are found on the X-chromosome

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  • more common in males
  • e.g. red–green colour blindness
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Issues in Prenatal Development

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  • Chromosomal anomalies
  • Aneuploidy is the presence of an abnormal number of chromosomes in a cell
  • Trisomy’s
  • 21 – Down’s Syndrome
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Sex chromosomal anomalies

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Klinefelter’s syndrome (XXY pattern) – Turner’s syndrome (XO pattern)
* Nondisjunction–failure of chromosomes to separate during meiosis

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Teratogens

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  • Any external agent or substance that can cause harm to an organism during prenatal development

– Recreational Drugs
– Medications
– Environmental agents

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Effects on development are dependent on when and how much of the teratogen was encountered.

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  • Sensitive period: time during which a developing organism is most sensitive to the effects of external factors.
    – Sensitive period different for different systems
  • Dose-response relationship
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Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)

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  • a group of conditions caused by alcohol exposure before birth
  • Behavioural problems * Cognitive impairments
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Neonate

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term for baby between birth and 1 month of age

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APGAR

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appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, and respiration

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How does the newborn spend their day?

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  • Healthy babies interact with their environment right away.
  • Exploration influenced by baby’s state of arousal.
  • Most time spent sleeping.
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Brain Development – Infant Period

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Neurons generated during prenatal development forms complex connections

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Synaptogenesis

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formation of synapses with other neurons, making trillions of connections
* – Begins prenatally, and continues after birth
* – electrochemical messages are cross these gaps (synapses)

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Synaptic pruning:

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process by which synapses that are rarely activated are eliminated
* * Important pathways are preserved * Timeline of pruning varies by region

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Plasticity

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capacity to be molded or changed by experience
– Children’s brain more plastic than adult’s
– Can allow for recovery from injury

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Myelinization

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the development of a fatty, insulating tissues (myelin sheath) around a neuron
– Higher-order regions may not be finished until your mid 20s or 30s!
– Faster connections

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Adaptive reflexes

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help newborns survive.
* may go away (rooting)
* may stay for life (withdrawal from pain) Primitive reflexes - disappear ~ 6 months of age.

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Physical change in infant period: BONE

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– Bigger – long bones grow
– Stronger – composition changes from cartilage to bone
– More – masses of cartilage separate and turn to bone
* Ossification & osteogenesis – bone formation

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MUSCLES

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Muscles:
* – All present at birth
 small & fatty
* – Similar water content to adult
by 1y/o
* – These changes enable more mobility in the 1y/o

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LUNGS AND HEART

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  • – Increased efficiency
  • – Hearth muscle changes result in greater stamina
  • – Huge changes in energy capabilities by 2y/o
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Locomotor (gross motor)

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  •  body movement – Non-locomotor
  •  stability
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Manipulative (fine motor)

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  •  hand movement
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Sex differences

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  •  Female wrist bones
  •  Rough play
  • – socialization?
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Vision

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– visual acuity of a newborn is about 40 times worse than normal sighted adult
 they can see things ‘in their world.’
– 8 times worse at 6 months old

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Tracking

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The process of following a moving object
– Initially inefficient but improves rapidly

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Rods

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cells responsible for vision in low light – Present at birth (11w gestation)

101
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Cones

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cells responsible for vision in bright light, including color vision
Present, but sparse

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Colour vision

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– Red, green, and blue present by 1 month old
– Infant’s ability to sense colour is almost identical to an adult’s

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Auditory Acuity

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– Newborns have great hearing.
-Develops in the last trimester of pregnancy.
– Pitches must be high
– Some sound localization at birth
– Single syllables at 1 month
– Doubles at 6 months

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Smelling and Tasting

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– Function at birth
– Smell has nearly unlimited variations – Rapidly adapt to the social world
 Related to familial and cultural preferences.

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Touch and Motion

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– Best developed of all senses
– Responsive to gentle social touching

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Pain

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  • – Pain & temperature are connected to touch
  • – Arguments in the research
  • – Some suggest that pain can be sensed in the fetus, others say this sensation must mature
     Spinal differences
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Habituation & Dishabituation

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– Response changes according
to whether the stim is new
E.g., Sucking patterns.
* Preference technique – looking behaviours
* Operant Conditioning
– learned response is tested by varying the stimulus

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Intermodal Perception

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– Formation of a single perception of a stimulus that is based on information from two or more senses
– Possible as early as 1 month and common by 6 months

109
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Cross-Modal Transfer

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The transfer of information from one sense to another

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Innate (nativist) aspects

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Newborns have very impressive sensory capabilities

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Experiential (empiricist) aspects

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Some minimum exposure to sensory stimuli is required for normal development

112
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Integrating Nativism and Empiricism

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Both nature and nurture are involved

113
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Object Permanence

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Babies as young as 4 months show clear signs of
object permanence

*knowing object is there even when not in field of vision

114
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Object Concept

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an infant’s understanding of the nature of objects and how they behave

115
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Via classical conditioning

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Breast preference

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Via operant conditioning

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Rewards such as taste and mother’s voice

117
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Observational Learning

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10 and 12 month olds

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Schematic Learning

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repeated patterns that build into ‘known’ combinations
* Repetition of schemes build up into schemas

119
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when do infants begin to categorize information

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7 months

120
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Infant memory

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Remember some auditory stimuli they hear while asleep.
* Early infant memory is strongly tied to context
* Mobile & kick counts
*Memory even up to 1 week

121
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Infant language development

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Exposure, exposure, exposure
* Talking, reading, etc. is critical for language development
* Richer vocabularies

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Infant-directed speech (motherese)

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a simplified, repetitive, high-pitched speech

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Bilingual pros:

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better working memory, greater focus on language tasks, fluent children do not have schooling issues in either language

124
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Bilingual cons:

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sometimes in consistent exposure, may think slower in their non-native language, educational disadvantages if schooled in less fluent language

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Individual differences in infant language develop

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  • Language delays may run in families
  • Suggests biological component
  • Socialization also a consideration
  • Culture dictates aspects of language development
  • E.g.,Pragmatic markers in Japanese children seen before inflections in other languages
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