PSY 1102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Attachment In Adults, Jean Piaget

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1102
• Professor: Gary Capstick

Document Summary

Chapter 5 developing through the life span. Developmental psychology = branch of psychology that studies physical, cogniive, and social change throughout the life span: focuses on 3 issues. How nature interacts w/ nurture to inluence development. Woman born w/ all immature eggs she would ever have (only 1/5000 will ever mature and be released) Man starts making sperm at puberty (constantly producing it for the rest of life) 1 cell 2 cells 4 cells 100 idenical cells in 1st week cell difereniaion in struc/funcion: less than zygotes survive beyond 1st 2 weeks. Embryo = developing human organism from about 2 weeks ater ferilizaion through the second month. Fetus = developing human organism from 9 weeks ater concepion to birth: ater 6 months, responsive to mother"s voice. Fetal alcohol syndrome (fas) = physical and cogniive abnormaliies in children caused by a pregnant woman"s heavy drinking. In severe cases, symptoms include noiceable facial misproporions.