AP Psych Module 45 and 46

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

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

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

Eye color, hair color, height, etc. fit into this category:

• Nature

• Nurture

If a child develops a liking for sports because she practices playing soccer every day with her dad, it would be evidence of 

• nature
• nurture

The “nuture” argument suggests that people socialize and behave in certain ways because of 

• the way they are born
• the way they are raised
• the alignment of the stars
• the cultural expectations of the society

The “nature” argument suggests that people socialize and behave in certain ways because of 

• the way they are born
• the way they are raised
• the alignment of the stars
• the cultural expectations of the society