Human Development
By: Noah Richardson
Human Sciences and Natural Sciences
Key Knowledge Question:
In what ways do the Human Sciences and Natural Sciences give us insight into the true nature of humans?
Genetics
- "War On Drugs"
- Addiction
- Susceptibility + Substance/Behavior
- The argument is scientifically insupportable
Prenatal
Dutch Hunger Winter
- "Hongerwinter" in Dutch
- Towards the end of World War II
- 2nd-3rd Trimester
- Epigenetic effect
Infancy
Human
- Very undeveloped
- Coordination, muscle, strength, and visual acuity aren't acquired until 18 months
- Burgeoning of fore brain
- Walking on two legs
- Narrow Pelvis
- Born prematurely
Animals (Horse)
- Can run on the first day of life
- Development occurs in the safety of the womb
Explicit
- "Recall Memory"
- Facts
- Details
- Specifics
- Hippocampus
- 18 months
Implicit
- "Emotional Memory"
- Engrained in the brain
- E.g. Adoption
- Separation
- Rejection
- Emotional Upset
Memory
Touch
- Essential to human development
- Infants who are never picked up will actually die
- Societal tendency to not pick babies up
- Fear of spoiling
- Encourage them to sleep through the night
- Contributes to abandonment (implicit memory)