PSY100Y5 Lecture Notes - Rudderless, Dishabituation, Secondary Sex Characteristic
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Your life provides an illustration of two themes: transition and continuity. Psychologists study how people evolve through transitions over time. Children and their development are also affected by cultural and social forces. Development the sequence of age related changes that occur as a person progresses from conception to death. Includes both biological and behavioral changes: begins with conception and conceptions occurs with fertilization. Zygote a one-celled organism formed by the union of a sperm and egg: other cells develop from this single cell, each containing chromosomes in the nucleus which carry genes. Prenatal period extends from conception to birth, usually including nine months of pregnancy h. Maternal drug use major source of concern about fetal and infant well being, as many drugs consumed by a pregnant women can be passed on to the placenta. Impact of drugs on the embryo or fetus varies depending on the drug, dose and phase of prenatal development.
