CAS PS 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Developmental Disorder, Primitive Reflexes, Fetus

• School: Boston University
• Department: Psychological & Brain Sciences
• Course: CAS PS 101
• Professor: Stuart Phillips

Document Summary

Human being"s development includes both dramatic transformations and striking consistencies in the way we look, think, feel, and act. Zygote: a fertilized egg that contains chromosomes from both a sperm and an egg. (cid:224) determine gender. Fetal alcohol syndrome: a developmental disorder that stems from heavy alcohol use by the mother during pregnancy. (cid:224) children with fas have a variety of distinctive facial features, brain abnormalities, and cognitive deficits (cid:224)babies whose mothers smoke have lower birth weights and are more likely to have perceptual and attentional problems in childhood (cid:224)the prenatal environment is rich with chemicals, but it is also rich with information. Infants are born with a small set of reflexes, which are specific patterns of motor response that are triggered by specific patterns of sensory stimulation. By actively exploring their environments with their eyes, mouths, and fingers, infants begin to construct schemas, which are theories about or models of the way the world works.