PSYC 102 Chapter 10: Psych 102 Chapter 10
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Growth during infancy: fetal environment has a nurturing effect on baby, average newborn ways 3 kg, weight quadruples as toddler. Experience matters: first year or two after birth is critical time for neural pathways to form, plasticity is key principle at work, social contact and stimulation proven to have better brain function. From crawling to walking: 90% of babies can roll over by 5 months, sit at 8, and walk by 15, don"t want to tie milestones to age. Individual differences: different genetic codes causes differences in physical development, more genetic than environmental. From toddlerhood to adolescence: coordination changes greatly, changes for girls 11, changes for boys 13, hormones released by endocrine system causing increase in weight and height and maturation of internal and external sex organs. The aging body: people decline physically after their 20"s, andropause, menopause. The preference technique: developed by robert fantz.
