PSYCH101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5, 6, 9, 11: Olfactory Epithelium, Motor Cortex, Egg Cell

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH101
• Professor: Richard Ennis

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10. 1 physical development from childhood to infancy. Developmental psychology: study of human physical, cognitive, social & behavioural characteristics across lifespan. Cross-sectional design - used to measure & compare samples of people at different ages at a given point in time. Longitudinal design follows development of same set of people over long period of time. Cohort effects differences between people that result from being born in different time periods. Zygote nuclei of egg and sperm fused. Germinal stage (conception 2 weeks) first phase of prenatal development. Embryonic stage (2 weeks 8 weeks) embryo begins developing major physical structures (ex. Fetal stage (8 weeks birth) skeletal, organ and nervous systems become developed & specialized. Teratogens substances, such as drugs or environmental toxins, that impair development. Fetal alcohol syndrome - involves abnormalities in mental functioning, growth, 7 facial development in offspring of women who consumed alcohol during pregnancy. Preterm infant born earlier than 36 weeks.