psychsim 5: brain and behavior
Chapter 5
Developing Through the Lifespan
What is development?
Development
The more-or-less predictable _________________ in behavior associated with increasing _________________.
Developmental psychology
The field of psychology that focuses on development across the _________________.
Development is _________________
Physical, cognitive, and socioemotional
Development is _________________
We continue to develop across the lifespan with _______________ in some areas and __________________ in other areas
Conception
A single _______________ cell (male) penetrates the outer coating of the ____________ (female) and fuses to form one fertilized cell.
A _________________ is a fertilized egg with 100 cells that become increasingly diverse. At about 14 days the zygote turns into an _______________ (a and b).
At _____ weeks, an embryo turns into a _______________ (c and d). ___________________ are chemicals or viruses that can enter the placenta and harm the developing fetus.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Abnormalities include _______________ deformities, defective limbs or heart, cognitive deficiencies
__________________
Prescribed to expecting mothers in the 1960’s to reduce morning sickness
Caused limb malformations
Physical Development: Infancy and Childhood
All neonates are born with many _________________ rooting sucking grasping These reflexes have aided in _________________
Eventually, they will become _________________
Physicians can test reflexes to assess _________________ development
Brain development
Maturation: Systematic physical growth of the body, including the nervous system
Certain tasks are difficult to learn before maturation occurs
Example: Toilette training, reading, language
Maturation of the brain must occur before these tasks can be mastered
Physical Development: Infancy and Childhood
Over the first two years of life, _________________ _________________ become
Developing Through the Lifespan
What is development?
Development
The more-or-less predictable _________________ in behavior associated with increasing _________________.
Developmental psychology
The field of psychology that focuses on development across the _________________.
Development is _________________
Physical, cognitive, and socioemotional
Development is _________________
We continue to develop across the lifespan with _______________ in some areas and __________________ in other areas
Conception
A single _______________ cell (male) penetrates the outer coating of the ____________ (female) and fuses to form one fertilized cell.
A _________________ is a fertilized egg with 100 cells that become increasingly diverse. At about 14 days the zygote turns into an _______________ (a and b).
At _____ weeks, an embryo turns into a _______________ (c and d). ___________________ are chemicals or viruses that can enter the placenta and harm the developing fetus.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Abnormalities include _______________ deformities, defective limbs or heart, cognitive deficiencies
__________________
Prescribed to expecting mothers in the 1960’s to reduce morning sickness
Caused limb malformations
Physical Development: Infancy and Childhood
All neonates are born with many _________________ rooting sucking grasping These reflexes have aided in _________________
Eventually, they will become _________________
Physicians can test reflexes to assess _________________ development
Brain development
Maturation: Systematic physical growth of the body, including the nervous system
Certain tasks are difficult to learn before maturation occurs
Example: Toilette training, reading, language
Maturation of the brain must occur before these tasks can be mastered
Physical Development: Infancy and Childhood
Over the first two years of life, _________________ _________________ become