PSY 100 Midterm: Exam 2 Study Guide at UKY
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Compare different population groups at a single point in time. Researchers conduct several observations of the same subjects over a period of time. Heritability = proportion of phenotypic variance attributable to genetic variance. Teratogens = anything that can disrupt the development of nn embryo or fetus in a pregnant mothers womb. May cause birth defects, malformation, or terminate the pregnancy. Habituation = psychological learning process wherein there is a decrease in response to a stimulus after being repeatedly exposed to it. Reflexes = any responses you have to a stimulus that is inherent. Cephalocaudal trends = the trend of infants learning to use their upper limbs before lower. Proximodistal trends = the prenatal growth from 5 months to birth when the fetus growth from inside of the body outwards. Assimilation = cognitive process that manages how we take in new info and incorporate that new info into our existing knowledge.
