The Impact of Early Experiences on Adult Outcomes: A Review of Alison Gopnik’s Column

 

Read the APA 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: Love Lets Us Learn_ Psychological Science Makes the Case for Policies That Help Children – Association for Psychological Science – APS.pdf https://canvas.ucsd.edu/courses/52170/files/11178997?wrap=1

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.