NU FS100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Weaning, Erogenous Zone, Extraversion And Introversion

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Nutrition and Food Sciences
• Course: NU FS100
• Professor: Wendy Wismer

Document Summary

Developmental psychology: how does and individual change/stay the same across a lifespan. The prenatal development stage ends with birth. Zygote: fertilized egg (happens during conception) that contains chromosomes from both a sperm and an egg, sex is the first thing that is established (23rd chromosome, if sperm is x=girl if sperm is y=boy) Germinal stage: 2 week period that begins at conception. Cell division starts in the zygote to multiply cells quickly. Zygote migrates back down filopian tubes to find a home in the uterus. May not lead to pregnancy if it does not find a suitable home/spot on. Fetal stage (all 3 trimesters: from the 9th week until birth, fetus begins to move, organs start to develop (predominantly in the 3rd trimester, open eyes at 6 months, age of viability (7 months) Age at which a fetus would be capable of life outside the womb (adaptive for premature births: ne(cid:449)(cid:271)or(cid:374) (cid:271)a(cid:271)(cid:455)"s head is o(cid:374)l(cid:455) 25% of the adult size.