PSYCO105 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: James Marcia, Classical Conditioning, Object Permanence
27 Feb 2017
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Developmental psychology: examines changes in biological, physical, psychological and behavioural processes as we age. Compare people of different ages at the same point in time: allows data to be collected quickly, people who are in the study were raised in different historical periods. Stages of prenatal development: germinal stage exchange) develop, embryonic stage. Placenta (membrane for nutrients) and umbilical cord (blood vessels for nutrients and gas. Organs and systems begin to form (heart beats, brain forming, eyes: fetal stage. Week 28, age of viability likely to survive if born. Testes determining factor is present on the y chromosome and during week 8 the testes develop. Without androgens inherent female organs develop and secrete androgens which direct male organ development: teratogens: environmental factors that cause abnormal prenatal development disability. Ex: if the mother has rubella this can cause blindness, deafness, heart defects and intellectual. Ex: std can pass from the mother to the baby i. e. untreated syphilis or hiv.
