PSYCH101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Lev Vygotsky, Jean Piaget

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH101
• Professor: Paul Wehr

Document Summary

Developmental psychology: the study of human physical, cognitive, social and behavioral characteristics across the lifespan. Cross-sectional designs: 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. Cohort effects: differences between people that result from being born in different time periods. Sensitive time period: 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 the egg and sperm fuse. Germinal stage: the first phase of parental development, which spans from conception to two weeks. Embryonic stage: spans weeks two through eight, during which time the embryo begins developing major physical structures such as the heart and nervous system, as well as the beginnings of arms, legs, hands and feet.