PSYC 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Pomegranate, Developmental Disorder
26 Mar 2016
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Development: developmental psychology: study of continuity and change across the life span. In psychology, maturation refers to changes that occur primarily because of the passage of time. It typically happens 1 to 2 days after intercourse, but can happen as much as 5 days later: sperm releases dna to bring genetic material to egg. Growth requires duplication of the code of that original cell so almost every cell in your body contains your genetic code. Male or female: this information is in 23rd pair or sex chromosomes. Because a male"s 23rd pair is xy, half of his sperm carry an x chromosome and half a y chromosome. 8th week: fetal stage: period that lasts from the 9th week until birth, myelination: formation of a fatty sheath around the axons of a neuron. The germinal/zygote stage: first 10 to 14 days. After the nuclei of the egg and sperm fuse, the cell divides in 2, 4, 8, 16,
