PSYC 1160 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Solid Concepts, Midlife Crisis, Blastocyst
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Social considerations in human development: developmental psychology: study of how behavior changes over the lifespan. Bidirectional influences: development influences are bi-directional, experiences influence development, but development also influences (cid:272)hild(cid:396)e(cid:374)(cid:859)s(cid:859) e(cid:454)pe(cid:396)ie(cid:374)(cid:272)es. Cohort effects: cohort effect: effect observed in a sample of participants that results from individuals in the sample growing up at the same time, ex. Nature vs. nurture: nature genetic endowment, nurture environment. Obstacles to normal fetal development: fetal development can be disrupted in three ways, exposure to hazardous environmental influences, biological influences resulting from genetic disorders or errors in cell duplication during cell division, premature birth. Prematurity: full-term is 40 weeks, premature is before 36 weeks, viability point point at which infants can typically survive on their own, is around 25 weeks, underdeveloped lungs and brains, delays in cognitive and physical development. Survival instincts: infant reflexes: infants are born with a set of automatic motor behaviors or reflexes.
