PSYC 102 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Cell Growth, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Prenatal Development
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A branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span. The fertilized egg -> it enters a 2 week period of rapid cell division and develops into an embryo. 2 weeks after fertilization through to the second month. The developing human organism from 9 weeks after conception to birth. Agents (chemicals/viruses) that can reach the embryo/fetus during prenatal development and cause birth defects/harm. Physical and cognitive abnormalities in children caused by their mothers heavy drinking while pregnant. Biological growth processes that enable orderly changed in behavior, relatively uninfluenced by experience. All the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering and communicating. A concept or framework that organizes and interprets information. Interpreting out new experiences in terms of our existing schemas. Adapting our current understandings to incorporate new information. The stage (birth 2 years) during which infants know the world mostly in terms of their sensory impressions and motor activities.
