PSYC 1030H Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Zygote, Fox In Socks, 18 Months

• School: Trent University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1030H
• Professor: James Parker

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Sequence of age-related changes that occur as a person progresses from conception to death. Fa(cid:272)tors like (cid:373)otor skills, (cid:271)o(cid:374)e stru(cid:272)ture, (cid:449)eight, height et(cid:272). Fa(cid:272)tors like thought patter(cid:374)s, pro(cid:271)le(cid:373) sol(cid:448)i(cid:374)g skills et(cid:272). Emotional behaviours, family dynami(cid:272)s, peer relatio(cid:374)ships et(cid:272). *cohort effect: differences between individuals of different ages may be the result of different social conditions of the periods in which they grew up (rather than age) Phases: period of the zygote: conception through implantation, period of the embryo: 3rd-8th week, period of. Substance use: alcohol: prevalence: 12. 9% (us/canadian women) use alcohol during pregnancy, risk: no safe dose of alcohol, infant symptoms related to alcohol use is seen in every 1 in. Varia(cid:271)ilit(cid:455) i(cid:374) (cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:455) of the fu(cid:374)da(cid:373)e(cid:374)tal a(cid:271)ilities (cid:894)(cid:449)alki(cid:374)g, sta(cid:374)di(cid:374)g, talki(cid:374)g (cid:895) Psychologists originally believed that a newborn was a passive organism that was unable to per(cid:272)ei(cid:448)e (cid:894)it si(cid:373)pl(cid:455) ate, dra(cid:374)k, slept, et(cid:272). (cid:895) We now know that it is a time of exploration and acquiring information.