PSYC 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Childhood Amnesia, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Prenatal Development
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9. 19 chapter 5: human development due to nature and nurture (read chapter 4 on our own) Nurture = environment, learned behaviors, begins after birth. Questions in class: two identical twins are both adopted and separated at birth and raised in different country. When children are born: all similarities are due to environment, false, all differences are due to environment, true, all differences are due to genes, false, all similarities are due to genes, false. Eyes are formed first but function as the very last thing. At week 18 you know what sex the baby is. Teratogen: agent, such as a chemical virus that can reach the embryo or fetus during prenatal development and cause harm. Arrives with automatic reflex responses that support survival: sucking, tonguing, swallowing, and breathing. Searches for sights and sounds links to other humans, especially mother. Smells and sees well and uses sensory equipment to learn. Infants are capable of learning and remembering.
