Developmental Psychology
The study of changes, over the life span, in physiology, cognition, emotion, and social behavior
Nature & Nurture
a kind of shorthand for biological (Nature) and cultural or environmental (Nurture) influences
Continuity & stages
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Stability & change
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Zygotes
The fertilized egg; it enters a 2 week period of rapid cell division and develops into an embryo
Embryo
the developing human organism from about 2 weeks after fertilization through the second month
Fetus
the developing human organism from 9 weeks after conception to birth.
the developing human organism from 9 weeks after conception to birth
Teratogens
Agents that damage the process of development, such as drugs and viruses;
Substances that cross the placental barrier and prevent the fetus from developing normally
Developmental Psychology
The study of changes, over the life span, in physiology, cognition, emotion, and social behavior
Nature & Nurture
a kind of shorthand for biological (Nature) and cultural or environmental (Nurture) influences
Continuity & stages
...
Stability & change
...
Zygotes
The fertilized egg; it enters a 2 week period of rapid cell division and develops into an embryo
Embryo
the developing human organism from about 2 weeks after fertilization through the second month
Fetus
the developing human organism from 9 weeks after conception to birth.
the developing human organism from 9 weeks after conception to birth
Teratogens
Agents that damage the process of development, such as drugs and viruses;
Substances that cross the placental barrier and prevent the fetus from developing normally