Risk factors in development

Question 1

Werner 1993

Answer 1

• 698 children
• longitudinal
• childhood to adulthood
• measured educational achievement, mental health, physical health and criminality
• happy and intact family, substitute carers and absence of poverty led to overcoming risks

Question 2

Querleu 1984

Answer 2

• some behaviour learned before birth
• able to distinguish voice of mother from another woman 2 hours after birth
• innate

Question 3

Blass 1994

Answer 3

• forehead press and water drop

- learned that if they pressed their forehead they recieved water

Question 4

Watson and Rainey 1972

Answer 4

• contingency mobile
• 8 week old infants
• when the baby moved its head the mobile moved
• learned to move its own head
• suggests infants can learn simple response to produce some stimulation