Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Umbilical Cord, Prenatal Development, Toilet Training

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr Laura Fazakas- De Hoog

Document Summary

Longitudinal design repeatedly testing cohorts as time progresses: sequential design, combines cross-sectional and longitudinal approaches, repeatedly testing several cohorts as time progresses. Adam khimji (lectures are in red: lasts until birth, embryo is now a fetus, muscles grow stronger, eyes open, body develops, age of viability: fetus is likely to survive outside the womb if premature birth occurs. Genetics and sex determination: eggs and sperm cells each have only 23 chromosomes that combine to create life, females: xx and males: xy, tdf (testis determining factor) gene triggers male sexual development (y chromosome) If present, secretes androgens which initiates the development of testes. Environmental influences: teratogens, environmental agents that cause abnormal prenatal development (ex. Stds: fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (fasd, mild to severe abnormalities due to alcohol consumption during pregnancy, fetal alcohol syndrome (fas) severe abnormalities that are physical, mental, etc.