PSYA02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Episodic Memory, Mixed Group, Married People
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Developmental physchology study of continuity and change across the life span egg. Bigger heads wouldn"t pass through the vag. It allows up to develop as we mature better at adapting. Distinct facial features, brain abnormalities and cognitive defects: tobacco is another teratogen, embryo more vulnerable than foetus central nervous system still, foetus is familiar with its mother"s voice recognition outside the womb vulnerable. Developmental psychology studies continuity and change across the life span. The prenatal stage of development begins when a sperm fertilizes an egg, producing a zygote. The zygote, which contains chromosomes from both the egg and the sperm, develops into an embryo at 2 weeks and then into a fetus at 8 weeks. The fetal environment has important physical and psychological influences on the fetus. In addition to the food a pregnant woman eats, teratogens, or agents that impair fetal development, can affect the fetus. Some of the most common teratogens are tobacco and alcohol.
