PSYC 2003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Peer Pressure, Frontal Lobe, Secondary Sex Characteristic
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Continuity: consistency in development, development that proceeds gradually and smoothly over time, born with certain abilities wired into u. they development thru gradual process called practice. Discontinuity: development in stages, transition, development that changes abruptly from one stage to the next, do not have at birth. Mom to daughter and dad to son at same time. Germinal- cell division of a zygote: fertilized egg = zygote. A single cell containing chromosomes from both sperm and egg. Once formed, it begins to divide into the 3 germ layers: germ layers- ectoderm, mesoderm,endoderm. Ectoderm: develops into nerve tissue and skin. Endoderm: develops the body"s soft tissue (internal organs: implantation and placenta. Placenta: from that point- everything that the mother consumes (smokes, breathes, eats, absorbs) will be shared with the child. Provides nutrients and shares all chemicals in the body with the organism. When placenta forms is when women"s experience pregnancy symptoms.
