psych unit 3.1-3.4

cross sectional research

data from a population from a specific point in time from different age ranges

longitudinal research

collects data from the same group over and over and over again

nature vs nurture

geneticts vs environment

continuous vs discontinuous

smoothy and gradually vs in stages

teratogens

any harmful agent that can negatively affect the development of a fetus

prenatal development

time between conception and birth

rooting

automatic head turning & mouth opening response when cheek or mouth is touched

visual cliff apparatus

used to measure baby’s depth perception, motor skills, reaction to ‘danger’

synaptogenesis

connections between neurons are formed for thinking learning and memory

myelination

glial cells wrap axons with a fatty myelin sheeth

gross motor coordination

large body movements

fine motor coordination

small muscle movements

puberty

physical changes that enable reproduction

primary sex characteristic

directly related to reproduction (ovaries and testies)

secondary sex characteristics

not related to reproduction (hair growth, voices changes)

menarche

start of first menstrual cycle

spermarche

beginning of sperm production

menopause

menstruation stops and estrogen drops

adolescence

10-19 y/o

adulthood

20-65 y/o

milestones

walking, crawling, rolling, talking

depth perception

the ability to see objects in 3D and judge their distance

what happens to men in adulthood?

testosterone declines

what happens to women in adulthood?

menopause

auditory sensory acuity

the ear's ability to distinguish subtle differences in sounds

Vision sensory acuity

the eye's ability to distinguish fine details and resolve images

maternal illness

health conditions (of the mother) that negatively affect fetal prenatal development, leading to potential birth defects