GSU - PSY 1101 - Week 5 & 6 Notes - Class Notes

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Development  It isn’t equal to maturation.  Normal development requires different experiences.  What is Schema?
Thoughts  What is Schema?
Ways of looking at things. Piaget said that kids have schema. As they
get older, they obtain more schema. We learn when things do not live
up to our expectations.
Example 1:
When a small kid first learns to grip something then drag/ walk with it
and realizes it follows the kid, the kid wants to keep grabbing things
and taking it with them. However, their schema gets broadened when
the kid grabs a dog for instance and it doesn’t want to go with the
child. Then the child learns that not everything they grab can come
with them.  2 Ways to change Schema 1. Accommodation: Data do not fit current schema
2. Assimilation: New data that fits into old schema Sexual Development (Gender Roles) Determining Gender Mom Dad XX XY XX Daughter XY Son  Gender ultimately depends on the Dad  The XY chromosomes produces Hy Antigen:
Helps sex organs become male. Without this, a female will be produced
because a female’s energy is greater than a male’s.  Before sex organs are developed, they look the same. The similar
organs are called Primordial Gonads. If Hy comes into play, the
Primordial Gonads turns into testes and without you get ovaries.

 (Default)
Females Males -Clitoris Penis -Ovaries/womb aka: Estradiol or -Testes aka: Androgens or testosterone
-Estrogen which produces further which further develops male’s organs
Development of female organs Puberty  Females Males -Pubic Hair  testosterone  -Pubic Hair -Axillary Hair -Axillary Hair (armpit hair) (armpit hair) -External Genital Maturation -External Genital Maturation -Large release of Estradiol -Large release of testosterone
-Menstrual Periods -Voice deepens (ovulation) -Muscle development -Hips widen -Continue to grow -Breasts develop
-Attain their final height Males Females 18 80 (Years) Sexual Desire

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