PSY-200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Spermarche, Degenerative Disease, Puberty
16 Nov 2016
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3-5 of the fetal stage: prenatal programming: the process by which events in the womb alter the development of physical and psychological health, teratogens: substances that can disrupt normal prenatal development and cause lifelong deficits. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: a consequence of prenatal alcohol exposure that causes multiple problems, notably brain damage. Temperament: the biologically based tendency to behave in particular ways from very early life. Personality: the unique and relatively enduring set of behaviors, feelings, thoughts, and motives that characterize an individual. Pruning: the degradation of synapses and dying off of neurons that are not strengthened by experience. Sensorimotor stage: piaget"s first stage of cognitive development (ages 0-2), when infants learn about the world by using their senses and moving their bodies. Object permanence: the ability to realize that objects still exist when they are not being sensed. Preoperational stage: the second major stage of cognitive development (ages 2-5), which begins with the emergence of symbolic thought.
