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DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
p4 l3 (Sensory & perceptual dev)
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Sensation
the product of the interaction between information and the sensory receptors-the eyes, ears, tongue, nostrils, and skin
when we use our senses
Perception
the interpretation of what is sensed
when we understand what we senses
Ecological
view (gibsons)
states that we directly perceive information that exists in the world around us
called
ecological
because "it connects perceptual capabilities to information available in the world of the perceiver"
Perception
brings people in contact with the environment to interact with and adapt it
Affordances
opportunities for interaction offered by objects that fit within our capabilities to perform activities
VISUAL PREFERENCE METHOD
used to determine whether infants can distinguish one stimulus from another by measuring the length of time they attend to different stimuli.
Habituation
decreased responsiveness to a stimulus after repeated presentations of the stimulus.
Dishabituation
recovery of a habituated response after a change in stimulation. (nawala na ‘yung effect ng habituation)
Newborns are
nearsighted
, by 6 mos, their vision becomes 20/40 by average.
Infants spend more time looking at their
mother’s face
than a stranger’s as early as 12 hours after being born.
COLOR VISION
4th to 8th week can discriminate some colors
4 months have color preferences
4-5 months looked longer at reddish hues, shortest at greenish hues
PERCEPTUAL CONSTANCY
infant’s perception goes beyond the information provided by senses.
size constancy
the recognition that an object remains the same even though the retinal image of the object changes as you move toward or away from the object
shape constancy
the recognition that an object's shape remains the same even though its orientation to us changes
DEPTH PERCEPTION
infant’s perception goes beyond the information provided by the senses
PERCEPTION OF
OCCLUDED OBJECTS
maraming brain activity sa visual cortex, syempre kapag baby ka ayon lang ang laman ng perception mo (?)
OTHER SENSES
Fetus can
hear
during the last two months of pregnancy
INTERMODAL
PERCEPTION
the ability to relate and integrate information from two or more sensory modalities.
PERCEPTUAL-MOTOR COUPLING
The way perceptual and motor development are coupled with each other