PSYC 1101 Lecture Notes - Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence, Longitudinal Study, Menarche
31 Jan 2014
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A branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span. Enters a 2 week period of rapid cell division. The developing human organism from 2 weeks through 2nd month. The developing human organism from 9 weeks after conception to birth. Agents, such as chemicals and viruses, that can reach the embryo or fetus during prenatal development and cause harm. Physical and cognitive abnormalities in children caused by a prenatal woman"s heavy drinking symptoms include disproportioned head. Tendency to open mouth, and search for nipple when touched on the cheek. Smell and sound of mother. Decreasing responsiveness with repeated stimulation. If something is new to a child, they will attend to it for a longer period of time. Biological growth processes that enable orderly changes in behavior. A concept or framework that organizes and interprets information. Interpreting one"s new experience in terms of one"s existing schemas. Adapting one"s current understandings (schemas) to incorporate new information.
