PSY 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Cell Growth, Developmental Psychology
27 Apr 2019
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03/06/19: the developing person, developmental psychology: a branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span, much of developmental psychology research centers around these three major issues, nature/nurture, continuity/stages. Stability/changes: a zygote is the fertilized egg. In severe cases, symptoms include noticeable facial misproportions. pregnant woman"s heavy drinking: rooting reflex: a baby"s tendency, when touched on the cheek, to open the mouth. Sucking reflex: when an object is placed into the baby"s mouth, the infant will suck: habituation is the decreasing responsiveness with repeated stimulation. and search for the nipple. on it. Infancy and childhood puberty to independence: adolescence: the transition period from childhood to adulthood, extending from, cognitive: all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and.
