CAS PS 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Prenatal Development, Congenital Disorder, Gestational Age

• School: Boston University
• Department: Psychological & Brain Sciences
• Course: CAS PS 101
• Professor: Barry Grant

Document Summary

Chapter 11 : human development across the lifespan. Y-axis, age at time of testing, 0 - 50 in tens. Cross-sectional design: people of varying ages studied simultaneously. X-axis, year testing is conducted, 2005 - 2045 in tens. Longitudinal design: same people studied over a period of time. Y-axis, vocabulary ability, -20 - 10 in 5s. Prenatal period, infancy, early childhood, middle and late childhood, adolescence. Are some developmental outcomes restricted to certain critical periods or is it at. We are not just older versions of our younger selves. Discontinuity is step-like. (like going up stairs. ) What most people experience at a chronological age group (puberty, etc. ) Development is influenced by events (great depression, 9/11, etc. ) We may share but are very specific/personal (loss of loved one, chronic. Developmental changes occur as a result of continuous reciprocal interactions between us and the environment. Fetus at 6 months is deemed viable. Attachment of the zygote to the uterine wall.