PSYC 7 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Longitudinal Study, Prenatal Development, Zygote
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1. recurring themes: nature/nurture, continuity (personality continuous or discontinuous)/discontinuity, universal/context specific (is development same between cultures) (universal yes they are the same, context says no they will differ) 2. biopsychosocial framework: address things from multiple angles - think about all of them. Look at all the systems (family, education, church, etc. : commonly used designs in developmental psych: experimental, longitudinal, correlational a. i. a. ii. Longitudinal study: study a group of subjects over time. Correlational: look for pre existing correlation between variables. 2. prenatal development: basic differences of zygote, embryo, fetus a. i. Zygote first, embryo second (most organs are being created here and teratogens can come in and be most effective here), fetus everything finishes developing. 2. teratogens: influence on prenatal development (5 major principles) Chapter 3 - physical/perceptual/motor development in early childhood. 3. brain development: changes in structures/specialization from conception - early child. 5. basics of perceptual capabilities in early childhood: hearing and vision take longer than smell and taste to get to the full potential (most developed)
