Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Prefrontal Cortex, Phonics, Social Emotions

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Lynn Jackson

Document Summary

Developmental psychology the study of changes in physiology, cognition, and social behaviour over the lifespan. Zygote first cell of new life, develops in the womb. Embryo the name of the developing baby from two weeks to two months. Fetus the name for the remainder of gestation. Stress of the mother influences the development of the fetus. Environmental agents that harm the embryo or fetus. Before we"re born while in the womb: fetal origins discipline based on that the health and well-being throughout our lives is partially determined in the first 9 months, things they learn: Sound of the mother"s voice reaches the fetus more than the other voices other than that they usually hear sound muffled. After women repeatedly read aloud a book while pregnant, the babies remembered the passage when they were born. From the moment of birth, babies cry in the melodic contours of the mother"s language, which may help the babies learn to speak later.