PSYC101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Prenatal Development, Cognitive Development, Working Memory
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Info about groups of individuals various ages at a single time. Two or more cohorts at same age, from different times of measurement, followed longitudinally (combo of the two) Nervous system only in rudimentary form at end of embryonic, development during fetal. Teratogens are environmental agents which have potential to cause harm during prenatal development diseases, conditions, hazards, drugs. Fetal alcohol neurological and structural abnormality, delays and intellectual impairment, and facial anomalies. Newborn motor abilities are fixed patterns of movement due to response to specific stimulus. Major milestones posture, locomotion, crawling, walking. Gross motor skills big large muscles. Fine motor skills small muscle groups. Initially poor vision, adult levels at 8 months. Speech 10-12 months altered by speech in their environment. Face 6 months discriminate between other species. Other-race-effect after 3 months recognise own race group. Children do not know less than adults but know differently.
