Genie

Psych 1 started the Nova documentary today "The Wild Child," which reflects on the story of "Genie" aka Susan Wiley. Genie was discovered at the age of 13 when her mother escaped the abusive father. Read more about Genie here: http://www.feralchildren.com/en/showchild.php?ch=genie

Here is a transcript of the video http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/transcripts/2112gchild.html

Story and pictures of Genie's brother, as well as more recent pictures of Genie http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=4873347&page=1


Remember that while Genie was able to grow physically and develop relationships, full communication still evades her

Cognitive Development Stages - Piaget

Jean Piaget, the Swiss Cognitive Psychologist, helps us to understand the developmental stages of children related to cognitive tasks. Here are some video clips that illustrate these concepts.

Stage 1 - Sensorimotor Stage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue8y-JVhjS0&feature=related

Stage 2 - Preoperational Stage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLj0IZFLKvg&feature=related

Stage 3 - Concerte Operations
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA04ew6Oi9M&feature=related

Stage 4 - Formal Operations
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjJdcXA1KH8&feature=related

These clips were used in our lesson today!