[CHYS 1F90] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 34 pages long Study Guide!

• School: Brock University
• Department: Child and Youth Studies
• Course: CHYS 1F90
• Professor: Dawn Zinga

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Lecture notes: biopsychosocial approaches & developmental theories. Biopsychosocial = biology + psychology + social. The biological part is largely explained through genetics. We"ll start by focusing on the genetics. Then we"ll work in the psychology and the social parts: biopsychosocial perspectives. Genes restrict development to a small range of outcomes. Walking & cultural variation: biopsychosocial perspectives. Genes set boundaries for range of phenotypes based on environment. E. g. , trisomy 21: pictorial example of range of reaction, biopsychosocial perspectives. Hold environment constant: variability due to ___________________ Would mozart be a great musician if he had never been exposed to an instrument: biopsychosocial perspectives. Species-typical environment & experiences also influence developmental course. Bobwhite quails & maternal call (cid:498)switching on the )nfant brain(cid:499) (timing & absence: biopsychosocial perspectives. Epigenesis: bi-directional relationship btw all levels of biological & experiential variables. Genetic activity both influences and is influenced by structural maturation. Structural maturation is bi-directionally linked to function & activity. Organisms inherit species-typical genotype: biopsychosocial perspectives.