PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Deductive Reasoning, Secondary Sex Characteristic, Longitudinal Study
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Developmental psychology: concerned with changes, over the lifespan in physiology, cognition and social behaviour. What shapes a child: genes set pace and order of development but environment also influences what happens through development culture influences time that developmental milestones are reached ex. Ex, not enough thyroid = lower iq = diminish intellectual development. Mothers emotional state (stress) can also influence developing fetus: teratogens (environmental influences) : can impair physical and cognitive development in the womb. ex = drugs, alcohol, bacteria, viruses and chemicals. Extent of damage depends on when the fetus is exposed to it ^ 1950s - thalidomide (drug) to ease pregnancy symptoms = caused birth defects --->limb deformities. Fetal alcohol syndrome (fas) ---> low birth weight, face and head abnormalities, slight mental retardation, behavioural and cognitive problems. = turning and sucking infants do when a nipple or similar: at birth = brain developed to perform basic reflexes but further development necessary for cognitive development, early brain growth: