PSYA02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Prenatal Development, 18 Months, Object Permanence
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Cross-sectional study: a study of development in which individuals of different ages are compared at the same time. Ex: testing the same mathematical concept to children of ages 5, 7 and 9. Longitudinal study: a study of development in which observations of the same individuals are compared at different times of their lives. Ex: testing the same mathematical concept to the same group of children at age 5, then at age. Rapid physical development of both nervous system and body. Increasing ability to think logically and reason abstractly; refinement of motor skills; peer influences. Thinking and reasoning becomes more adultlike; identity crisis; continued peer influences. Love; committed relationship; career; stability; decrease in physical activities. Reflection on life"s work and accomplishments; physical health deteriorates; death. Prenatal period: the nine months between conception and birth; divided into three developmental stages: zygotic, embryonic, fetal. Length of a normal pregnancy = 38 weeks.
