PSYC 2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence, Spermarche, Abstract Logic
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Developmental psychology: developmental psychology: branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span. 3 major issues: nature/nurture (how genetics influences our behavior, continuity/stages (gradual continuous process, stability/change (do we become diff . people as we age?) Single sperm cell (male) penetrates outer coating of egg (female) and fuses to form a fertilized cell. Prenatal development: zygote: fertilized egg cell; cells divided rapidly for first 2 weeks after conception and begin to differentiate, embryo: developing human organism from 2 9 weeks after conception; cells differentiate. Fetus: developing human organisms from 9 weeks after conception to birth. Teratogens: teratogens: agents, such as chemicals and virusis, that can reach the embryo or fetus during prenatal development and cause harm, examples, hiv, heroin, smoke, alcohol. Fetal alcohol syndrome: physical and cognitive abnormalities in children caused by a pregnant woman"s heavy drinking.
