PY 101 - Chapter 4 Developmental
Psychology
Developmental Psychology - correct answer ✔A branch of psychology that
studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span.
Zygote - correct answer ✔the fertilized egg, it enters a 2-week period of rapid
cell division and develops into an embryo.
Embryo - correct answer ✔the developing human organism from about 2
weeks after fertilization through second month.
Fetus - correct answer ✔the developing human organism from 9 weeks after
conception to birth.
Teratogens - correct answer ✔"Monster maker", agents, such as toxins,
chemicals, and viruses, that can reach the embryo or fetus during prenatal
development and cause harm.
Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) - correct answer ✔physical and cognitive
abnormalities in children caused by a pregnant woman's heavy drinking. In
severe cases, symptoms include noticeable facial misproportions.
Habituation - correct answer ✔decreasing responsiveness with repeated
stimulation. As infants gain familiarity with repeated exposure to a visual
stimulus, their interest wanes and they look aways owner.
Maturation - correct answer ✔biological growth processes that enable
orderly changes in behavior, relatively uninfluenced by experience.
Psychology
Developmental Psychology - correct answer ✔A branch of psychology that
studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span.
Zygote - correct answer ✔the fertilized egg, it enters a 2-week period of rapid
cell division and develops into an embryo.
Embryo - correct answer ✔the developing human organism from about 2
weeks after fertilization through second month.
Fetus - correct answer ✔the developing human organism from 9 weeks after
conception to birth.
Teratogens - correct answer ✔"Monster maker", agents, such as toxins,
chemicals, and viruses, that can reach the embryo or fetus during prenatal
development and cause harm.
Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) - correct answer ✔physical and cognitive
abnormalities in children caused by a pregnant woman's heavy drinking. In
severe cases, symptoms include noticeable facial misproportions.
Habituation - correct answer ✔decreasing responsiveness with repeated
stimulation. As infants gain familiarity with repeated exposure to a visual
stimulus, their interest wanes and they look aways owner.
Maturation - correct answer ✔biological growth processes that enable
orderly changes in behavior, relatively uninfluenced by experience.
