PSYC 2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Object Permanence, Teratology, Retina
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Human development: the scientific study of the changes that occur in people as they age from conception until death. Cross sectional design- test two different groups. Longitudinal design- same group of people at different times. Consequential design- study to people at one time at different ages. See how each person changes and compare the differences. Nature: the influence of our inherited characteristics on our personality, physical growth, intellectual growth, and social interactions. Nurture: the influence of the environment on personality, physical growth, intellectual growth, and social interactions. Dna: special molecule that contains the genetic material of the organism. Gene: section of dna having the same arrangement of chemical elements. Dominant: referring to a gene that actively controls the expression of a trait. Recessive: referring to a gene that only influences the expression of a trait when paired with the identical gene: explained by mendel box. Conception: the moment at which a female becomes pregnant.
