PSYC 102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Autism Spectrum, Jean Piaget, Attachment In Adults
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Life requires both stability and change as stability provides our identity. Embryo: the developing human organism 2-9 weeks after conception. Fetus: human organism from 9 weeks after conception. The recognition of languages start in the womb, babies prefer the sounds and language of their mothers. Fetal alcohol syndrome: alcohol can affect the development of the fetus in physical and mental abnormities: teratogens: harmful chemical or viruses that can reach the fetus. Habituation: a decrease in response to repeated stimuli. Using this babies were tested to see what they recognized or what they didn"t. Babies are more likely to look at faces, can innately recognize faces. Babies can recognize their mothers smell and voice. Using eye-tracking technology, researches can see what babies are interested or bored of. Maturation: biological growth in an orderly sequence not influenced by experience. The neural networks of children grow increasingly complex with age. Children will start rolling, crawling and walking as brain development increases.
