PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Lev Vygotsky, Autism Spectrum

• School: UTSG
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY100H1
• Professor: Joordens, Steve

Document Summary

Developmental psychology: is the study of continuity and change across the life span. Zygote: is a fertilized egg that contains chromosomes from both a sperm and an egg. Without testosterone, the embryo continues developing as a female fetal stage is a period that lasts from the ninth week until birth. Undergoes a process called myelination, which is the formation of a fatty sheath around the axons of a neuron. Human brain has nearly tripled in size in just 2 million years of evolution, and bigger brains require bigger heads to house them. One of our species" greatest talents is its ability to adapt: Fetal alcohol syndrome is a developmental disorder that stems from heavy alcohol use by the mother during pregnancy embryo is more vulnerable to teratogens than is the fetus. Infancy is the stage of development that begins at birth and lasts between 18 and 24 months. Motor development is the emergence of the ability to execute physical actions.