Presidential column “Love lets us learn”, by Prof. Alison Gopnik (who is a professor at UC Berkeley). It is in the Association for Psychological Science’s Observer Magazine, available here:
Then, answer the 2 questions in the assignment, with a short paragraph for each one.
1. Do early adverse experiences have harmful effects on adult outcomes? Describe 3 studies that help answer this question, that are discussed in the assigned reading (the column by Alison Gopnik). You do not have to go find/ read the other articles directly — you can pull the information from the assigned reading itself.
2.Can improving early experiences improve adult lives? Describe 2 studies that help answer this question, that are discussed in the assigned reading (the column by Alison Gopnik). You do not have to go find/ read the other articles directly — you can pull the information from the assigned reading itself.