PSYC 1010 Lecture 13: HH:PSYC 1010 - Lecture 13 - Human Development

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Gerald Goldberg, Miranda Di Lorenzo, Nikoo Norouzian, JongJin Kim, Eden Champagne

Document Summary

Longitudinal research involves the same children would be observed at different ages in their lifetime ex. children being observed at six, again at eight, and again at ten. Cross-sectional research studies the same age span simultaneously ex. a group of six year olds, a group of eight year olds, and a group of ten year olds. Germinal stage occurs during 2nd weeks of development (2nd-4th week of pregnancy) union of the sperm and egg cell form a single cell called a zygote zygote moves along the fallopian tube toward the uterus. Maternal drug use (ex. fetal alcohol syndrome) can have an affect on the child"s physical appearance through causing deformity. If the mother is stressed) can affect the hormonal balance inside the uterus and affect the growth of the baby. Mother"s poor nutrition causes baby to also have poor nutrition (goldberg, lecture 13, slide 3) Refers to characteristic mood, activity level, and emotional reactivity.