PSY 100 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Biopsychosocial Model, Prenatal Development, Blastocyst
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Continuity in stages gradual/continuous v. s. abrupt change. Differences in nature can be amplified by nurture. Progress through stages can be fast or slow, everyone passes through stages in same order. Biggest smilers in childhood are most likely to be happy as adults. Social attitudes are less stable, especially during late adolescence. Fewer than half survive past first two weeks. After 6 months, there"s a good survival chance of womb. Just after birth, the melodic ups and downs of cries mimic native language. The placenta filters out harmful substances, some slip by. Teratogens viruses/drugs- why pregnant women shouldn"t drink or smoke. Alcohol reduces cns activity for baby and mom. Drinking can make the baby like alcohol more. Low birth weight, birth defects, future behavioral issues, lower intelligence. Alcohol switches genes on and off abnormally. Some stress is good, too much is too bad for baby. When you get so used to something that it"s not interesting anymore.
