PSYC 395 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Boogie 2Nite, Yik Yak, Fundamental Attribution Error

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Prenatal development: zygote: fertilized egg (fertilization week 2, embryo: mass of cells attached to uterus (weeks 3-8, fetus: growth, development, learning (weeks 9-birth, sound of mom"s voice, language, adaptation/habituation. Habituation task: decrease in responding after increase in stimulation, modified pacifier to help decipher what they learned in utero. What else can a newborn do: grasp, rooting, and sucking reflexes, rooting is stroke cheek and turn mouth toward stroke, help find food for survival, newborns prefer sights and sounds that facilitate social responsiveness and connection. Infants who are just a few days old will imitate others" faces. Infantile amnesia: 3 years old: earliest conscious memories, brain still developing, no language. Motor development: worldwide, children seem to pass developmental milestones, in some order, at the same general ages, with a few exceptions one year is first words and starts to walk environment and genes matter!