PSYC 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10.1, 10.2, 11.1: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Prenatal Development, Synaptogenesis

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1000
• Professor: Dan Meegan

Document Summary

Module 10. 1: physical development from conception through infancy. Developmental psychology: the study of human physical, cognitive, social, and behavioural characteristics across the lifespan. Used to measure and compare samples of people at different ages at a given point in time longitudinal design: follows the development of the same set of individuals through time. Differences between people that result from being born in different time periods. A window of time during which exposure to a specific type of environmental stimulation is needed for normal development of a specific ability zygote: the initial cell formed when the nuclei of egg and sperm fuse. Germinal stage: the first phase of prenatal development, which spans from conception to two weeks. Synaptogenesis: the forming of new synaptic connections. Synaptic pruning: the loss of weak nerve cell connections. Module 10. 2: infancy and childhood: cognitive and emotional development. Cognitive development: the study of changes in memory, thought, and reasoning processes that occur throughout the lifespan.