Psych module 45

A branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span

• Developmental Psychology

• Nature and Nurture

• Continuity and stages

• Stability and Change

How does our genetic inheritance interact with experiences to influence our development?

• Developmental Psychology

• Nature and Nurture

• Continuity and stages

• Stability and Change

What parts of development are gradual and continuous and what parts change abruptly in separate stages?

• Developmental Psychology

• Nature and Nurture

• Continuity and stages

• Stability and Change

Which of our traits persist through life? How do we change as we age?

• Developmental Psychology

• Nature and Nurture

• Continuity and stages

• Stability and Change

According to the book and accepted psychology life begins at ...

• conception

• the embryonic stage

• birth

• self-awareness

The first 10-day to 2-weeks of development is when the Zygote undergoes rapid cell division.

• Germinal Stage

• Zygote

• Embryo

• Fetus

• Teratogens

The fertilized egg

• Germinal Stage

• Zygote

• Embryo

• Fetus

• Teratogens

a human offspring during the period from approximately the second to the eighth week after fertilization

• Germinal Stage

• Zygote

• Embryo

• Fetus

• Teratogens

Latin for offspring, the phase of development when the baby is unmistakably human

• Germinal Stage

• Zygote

• Embryo

• Fetus

• Teratogens

Agents, such as chemicals and viruses, that can reach the embryo or fetus during prenatal development and cause harm

• Germinal Stage

• Zygote

• Embryo

• Fetus

• Teratogens