PSYA02H3 Lecture Notes - Muscular Development, Dazed, Object Permanence
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Chapter 12: lifespan development cross-sectional study: individuals of different ages are simultaneously compared with respect to some test/observation longitudinal study: compares observations of the same individuals at different times of their lives. Prenatal period: nine months between conception and birth: has three stages. Carbon monoxide of cigarette takes away from fetus" oxygen supply some teratogens are more difficult to avoid. Physical and perceptual development in infancy and childhood. Maturation: any relatively stable change in thought, behaviour, or physical growth that is due to the aging process and not to experience. At birth infants most important movements are reflexes. Development of motor skills: 1) maturation of child"s nervous systems, 2) practice amount of growth is associated with iq in later life. Preference/discrimination develop in utero via exposure to mother"s voice. Prefer to look at stimuli that resemble the human face: 4/5 months: they can discriminate between even very similar faces.
