PSYC 1101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9.1: Primitive Reflexes, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Visual Acuity

• School: University of Georgia
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1101
• Professor: Johnachee

Document Summary

Prenatal period: begins with conception and ends with birth. Infancy: begins at birth and lasts 18 to 24 months. Childhood: begins at the end of infancy and lasts until somewhere between ages 11 and 14. Adolescence: begins at the end of childhood and lasts until somewhere between 18 to 21 years. Adulthood: begins at the end of adolescence and lasts until death. Zygote: the first cell of a new life. Embryo: about 2 weeks to 2 months, the developing human, during this stage, the organs and internal systems begin to form. Fetus: after 2 months of prenatal development, all the organs are formed, the heart begins to beat, and the growing human. Most healthy full term pregnancies, however, end with the birth of the baby at between 38 weeks and 42 weeks: brain development. Specific areas within the brain mature and become functional. Regions of the brain learn to communicate with one another through synaptic connections.