PSY 1102 Lecture Notes - Imaginary Audience, Egocentrism, Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1102
• Professor: all

Document Summary

Developmental psychology: study of development and change from birth to death. Development: patterns of change that begin from conception, and continue throughout lifespan. (includes decay) 5 major questions to answer: nature/ nurture, continuity/ stages? (change then plateau?, stability/ change (in behaviours), critical periods? (age range where certain behaviours must take place, or they do not properly develop) Impact of early experience? (childhood experience influences adult behaviour) Gestation period (duration of pregnancy from conception to birth) When male zygote attaches to the egg, this stage is over (most zygotes who die are male) Placenta forms, all limbs and nerves begin to form. Teratology: scientific field study of birth defects and its causes. Teratogens: effects depend on dose, time of exposure, and genetic variability. Psychoactive drugs influences the behaviour of the brain (e. g. alcohol & fas) Age (mother <18 or >45 has higher risk for passing down syndrome to child) Age >45 has higher risk for mental retardation and down syndrome.