PSY 2105 Lecture Notes - Developmental Psychology, Twin Study, Phenotype

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Make sure to be familiar with the key terms ** **short answer on the exam will be like, define a concept, and give an example understand and how you can put it in your own words. How can we define it: development continues across the life span. 1) physical/perceptual development: brain development, changes in perceptual and motor abilities, changes in body systems and how they function. 2)cognitive development: development of thought processes, intellectual abilities, attention, memory, problem solving, and language. (how much can a five yr old remember relative to a 12 yr old?) Who is the most important person in their lifes? social dev) Common breakdown of periods of development: prenatal period : conception to birth, infancy and toddlerhood: birth to 2 years, early childhood: 2 to 6 years, middle childhood: 6 to 11 years, adolescence: 11 to 20 years. Split adolescence into two components: early adolescence: 11 to 15, late adolescence: 16 to 20.

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