Psychology 1000 Lecture 7: Infant Development Pt.1

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Laura Fazakas-DeHoog

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Psychology 1000 lecture 7 january 28th 2019 infant development pt. 1. Q: which of the following is similar to both anorexia and bulimia: self-esteem highly impacted by body image. Q: according to maslow"s humanistic theory, which of the following is/are true: both a) and c) above. Study of physical, cognitive and social/emotional changed throughout the lifespan (from birth to death) Longitudinal: same individuals are studied over long periods of time: problems: subject attrition, practice effects. Cross-sectional: people of different ages are studied at the same time: problem: cohort effects differences due to different life experiences. Longitudinal-sequential: persons of different ages are studied over long periods of time. Ovulation: mature egg released and picked up by fallopian tubes. ~300 million sperm in ejaculate (~2000 reach egg) conception has occurred when one sperm penetrates egg sex determination. Dependent on the x or y chromosome present in sperm. Y chromosome has tdf gene: testes develop by 6-8 weeks after conception, testes then secrete androgen.