Psychology of Human Development August 27th‚ 2013 Developmental History of Timothy Timothy was born on March 12th 2005 in Little Rock‚ Arkansas at UAMS Medical Center. At birth‚ he weighed 2.2 kilograms and his length was 44 centimeters. He is currently the only child. Tim’s parents were never married. Tim was born at term to a single mother Jacklyn who was 22 years old and had just dropped out of Pulaski technical college. Her pregnancy was complicated due to extensive alcohol use during
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the embryo looks unmistakably human. It is now called a fetus. It is responsive to sound and will prefer its mother’s voice to another’s. The placenta is a protective “sac” to nourish and keep the fetus safe. Some substances can slip by‚ like teratogens‚ which are harmful agents like drugs or viruses. Whatever a pregnant mother does‚ many times their child will do the same. (drugs) If a mother smokes‚ the baby could be born with medical issues. Alcohol consumption leads to fetal alcohol syndrome
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BIOLOGY Table of Content A Brief History …………………………………………………3 Introduction …………………………………………………….4 Autism-Causing Factor …………………………………………5 Signs and Symptoms…………………………………………….8 The Treatment…………………………………………………...10 Conclusion ……………………………………………………....12 Bibliography……………………………………………………...13 Brief History Doctor Leo Kanner The word autism is the translation of the word “autismus” of new Latin word. The Swiss psychiatrist Eugen
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PSYC 1133 Introduction to Psychology – Terms‚ Topics‚ and Persons The following key terms‚ topics‚ and persons will be included in class instruction and on quizzes and exams. It is your responsibility to identify them in your text and be knowledgeable of them in preparation for online quizzes and in-class exams. The more you relate these terms‚ topics‚ and people to your current memory (by association) the better you will understand them and be able to retrieve them for exams. Some quiz items
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Cross-Sectional Method: Study different age groups at the same time Prenatal Development Three Stages: 1.Germinal Stage: Zygote -Conception to 2 weeks 2.Embryonic Stage -2 weeks to 2 months 3.Fetal Stage -2 months to birth Prenatal Nutrition: Teratogens Motor Development *Cephalocaudal - Development from head to foot *Proximodistal -Development from center outward *Maturation -Unfolding of genetic blueprint *Developmental Norms –Median age for behaviors to appear Perception 1.Vision
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origin or the result of changes at a major single-gene locus.The overall incidence of associated anomalies (eg‚ cardiac) is approximately 30% (more common with isolated cleft palate). Environmental causes such as viral infection (eg‚ rubella) and teratogens (eg‚ steroids‚ anticonvulsants like phenytoin‚ retinoids and illegal drugs (eg‚ cocaine).) during the first trimester have been linked to facial clefts. The incidence of cleft lip in infants born to mothers who smoke during pregnancy is twice that
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When it comes to cognitive development‚ several theories have been put forth by many different philosophers‚ psychologists‚ and other scientists. The two most significant theories‚ which were first explored by the Greeks‚ were later debated between John Locke‚ and Rene Descartes. John Locke‚ a seventeenth-century English philosopher‚ argued against the belief that human beings are born with certain ideas already in their minds. He claimed that‚ on the contrary‚ the mind is a tabula rasa (in Latin
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Ethology & Human development The study of evolutionary behaviors Bowlby Infants have a number of behaviors that are biologically programmed that serve the purpose of bringing adults close to them and caring for them – infants cry as a distress signal Infants physical appearance also develops from natural selection Sensitive periods: period of time when it is most optimal to see a behavior‚ or develop a relationship. He argued that the first 3 years are a sensitive period for the development
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Human Development Identical twins: show remarkable similarities‚ but only in characteristics your would expect: intelligence‚ temperament‚ gestures‚ posture and pace of speech. -however‚ environment plays a big role too -increase in age=greater difference problems w/ twin studies: -expectancy biases has proven to be a big challenge for these studies developmental psychology: psychology of growth‚ change and consistency through the lifespan -> looks at how thinking‚ feeling and
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AP Biology Summer Summaries There are many differences between proximate and evolutionary causes and explanations on why we are such easy targets for diseases. The proximate explanations are described by its anatomy‚ physiology‚ and biochemistry. Evolutionary explanations go into detail on what would happen if we didn’t have the genes that cause us to get sick. Proximate causes look for what genes it is made up of and how it works. Evolutionary causes are why natural selection hasn’t eliminated
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