PSYA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Menarche, Introjection, Thalidomide
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10. 1 physical development from conception through infancy. Development psychology: the study of human physical, cognitive, social, and behavioural characteristics across the life span. If you find differences between people born last year with those born in the 1990s, this may reflect any number of differences between people from those time periods (nutrition, medical advances, cultural changes) Complex interactions between genetics and the environment are constantly shaping development when individuals are particularly sensitive to the stimulation that facilitates physiological, neurological, behavioural, and cognitive development. Quick quiz 10. 1a: the effects of language deprivation during infancy and childhood can be irreversible. Sensitive period: a researcher has only one year to complete a study on a topic that spans the entire range of childhood. Zygote: the initial cell formed when the nuclei of egg and sperm fuse. By 11 weeks, differentiations between the cerebral hemisphere, the cerebellum, and the brain stem are apparent.
