PSY 2012 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Developmental Psychology, Heredity, Prenatal Development
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Developmental psychologist concentrate on biological and environmental factors that contribute to how people are. Genotype is defined as a persons genetic material developmental psychology studies patterns of physical, cognitive, an social growth that occurs throughout the lifespan. Harry harlows classic study with baby monkeys demonstrated. How is operational thought tested (piaget"s theory) tested through the principle of reversibility habituation the decrease in response to a stimulus after repeated exposure to the same stimuls hot flashes through menopause. Decreased estrogen androgens main class of male sex hormones typical changes due to puberty changes in the brain and hormonal changes. It is also an advance to piagets stage of formal operations. Germinal period weeks 1 &2 begins cell division after conception. the mass of cells has attached to the uterine wall. Negatives : fail to respect others / spoiled / difficulty controlling their behavior. neglectful parenting lack of parental involvement authoritarian parenting strict parenting.
