PSYC 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Prenatal Development, Escalator, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
13 Jun 2016
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Psyc module 13 development issues, prenatal development, and the newborn. A branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span. How does our genetic inheritance interact with our experiences to influence our development: continuity & stages. What parts change abruptly in separate stages, like climbing steps of a ladder: stability & change. Although progress through various stages may be quick or slow, everyone passes through the stages in the same order. Researchers who emphasize experience and learning see development as a slow, continuous shaping process. Researchers who emphasize biological maturation tend to see development as a sequence of genetically predisposed stages or steps. Some charactieristics, such as temperament, are very stable. Others, such as social attitudes, are much less stable. In some ways, we all change with age. Nothing is more natural than a species reproducing itself. Enters a 2-week period of rapid cell division and develops into an embryo.
