PS102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Prenatal Development, The Big Questions, Umbilical Cord
Document Summary
Humans are born extremely immature, we take much longer to reach adulthood, live long past our reproductive years. During lifespan we all change dramatically (physically, cognitively, socially, emotional etc) Changes in biological, physical, psychological and behavioral processes as we age. We study it because: helps us better understand ourselves/oneself. How much of each: continuity vs. discontinuity, gradual or stages, development is over a lifespan (or 5-7 years) Ie: research suggests that personality is born into an individual and can be slightly modified, however individual(cid:495)s maintain that trait: no change, remains constant, straight line, continuous, gradual changes, change merges nicely, gradual curved line. Ie: personality of a child, temperament gradually developed into adulthood (this is for a typical developing child: stages, discontinuous changes, rigid staircase, discrete stages, something is different about each stage, see a jump, inverted u-shape. Ie: child experiences trauma and there personality changes drastically due to that experience.
