1006 Lecture Notes - Fair Deal, Old Age, Special Relationship
Document Summary
The psychological specialty that documents the course of social, emotional, moral and intellectual development over the life span. Prenatal development: stages of development, conception results in a zygote. Zygote: cell containing both parents genes: germinal stage (2weeks, embryonic stage (critical period) Development of heart nervous system, stomach, esophagus, and ovaries or testicles: fetal stage (last 7months, prenatal risks. Teratogens: harmful substances that can cause birth defects. Fetal alcohol syndrome: mental retardation and facial deformations: newborn. Infancy and childhood: piaget"s theory: cognitive ability develops in periods/stages. Their mental representations are restricted to objects immediately present. When infants can form schemas of objects and people who are not present. 2 to 4, children begin to understand symbols. 4 to 7, they begin making intuitive guesses about the world around them. Animism: belief that inanimate objects are alive and have intentions and a consciousness. Egocentric: believe others view the world from their own perspective.
