PSYC100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Childhood Amnesia, Fallopian Tube, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
14 Nov 2017
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Zygote: fertilized egg: 10 days post fertilization: attach to uterine wall, fertilization happens in the fallopian tubes. Embryo: from about 2 weeks after fertilization through second month: formed from inner cells of zygote; outer cells of zygote make placenta. Fetus: 9 weeks after conception to birth (3rd month: just growth and strengthen organ systems that were put in place during the embryo stage. Teratogens: harmful agents, such as chemicals or viruses, that can reach the embryo or fetus during development. Fetal alcohol syndrome (fas) physical and cognitive abnormalities in children caused by pregnancy mothers heavy alcohol use. The competent newborn: reflexes, habituation decreasing responsiveness with repeated stimulation, to study visual preference, to study categorization, social responsiveness. Adolescence: transition period from childhood to adulthood, start sexual maturation (females menstrual cycle, males sperm, ends with independence in young-adulthood (able to survive on your own with any support from your loved ones) Puberty period of sexual maturation; become capable of reproducing.
