PSYC 150 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Secondary Sex Characteristic, Prenatal Development
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Developmental psychology: the study of how humans grow, develop, and change throughout the lifespan. Nature-nurture controversy: the debate concerning the relative influences of heredity and environment on development. Longitudinal study: a type of developmental study in which researchers compare groups of individuals is followed and measured at different ages. Genes: within the chromosomes, the segments of dna that are the basic units for the transmission of heredity traits. Cross-sectional study: a type of developmental study in which researchers compare groups of individuals of different ages with respect to certain characteristics to determines age-related differences. Chromosomes: rod-shaped structures, found in the nuclei of body cells, that contain all the genes and carry all the heredity information. Sex chromosomes: the 23rd pair of chromosomes, which carries the genes that determine one"s sex and primary and secondary sex characterstics. Dominant gene: the gene that is expressed in the individual.
