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Dr. Nzar Lec: -1-
27-Sep-06
Introduction
• How does the way your parents raised you affect the way you’ll
raise your own children?
• What is the best treatment for drug dependency?
• Can a man care for an infant as capably as a woman can?
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Definition: is the scientific study of behaviour and mental processes
• CHILDHOOD AMNESIA:
Almost no one can accurately recall events from the first 3 years of life, a
phenomenon called childhood amnesia.
This particularly striking because our first 3 years are so rich in
experience: we develop from helpless newborns to crawling, babbling
infants to walking, talking children. But these remarkable transitions
leave few traces in our memories.
• Obesity:
About a quarter of US adults are obese; their weight is 30% or more
above the level that would be appropriate for their body structure and
height.
Psychologists are interested in what factors lead people to eat too much.
One factor seems to be a history of deprivation.
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