Chapter 3, Section 1

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Chapter 3, Section 1

• Physical, Perceptual, and Language Development

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When does learning begin?

• At birth.
• What sensations does a newborn experience?
• Developmental psychology the study of how ones
  physical, social, emotional, moral, and
  intellectual development occur throughout the
  life cycle.

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Developmental Psychology

• Nature vs. Nurture

Heredity
Environment
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NewbornsCapacities

• Sucking Reflex

Rooting Reflex
Grasping Reflex
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Physical Development

• Maturation
• The internally programmed growth of a child.
• Ex if not talking by age 36 months, may
  recommend testing.

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Perceptual Development

• Infants have mature perception skills.
• They prefer human faces and patterned material.
• Visual cliff experiment
• Age 6 months and older were afraid of the cliff.

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Language Development

• Major milestone of development.
• Animals can be taught language also.
• How do children acquire language?
• Critical period or inborn?
• 1st year babbling (sounds like your language).
• 2nd year telegraphic speech (Daddy get ball,
  Where my doll?).
• Vocabulary is around 500-1500 words, but with
  incorrect grammar.

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Language Development

• The Case of Genie The Wild Child
• What happens to a child if they dont learn
  language?

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Secret of the Wild Child

• 1. What kind of behavior did Genie exhibit when
  she was first found at age 13?
• 2. Describe Genies ability to learn to use
  language properly. How much progress in language
  development did Genie make?
• 3. What conclusions can you draw from this case
  about a window of opportunity to learn language?
  Are the results conclusive?
• 4. What makes us human? What do the cases of
  Genie, Victor, and other feral children tell us
  about human nature?