Chapter 1 & 2 notecards Flashcards
Lifespan Development
The scientific study of development though life
Adult Development
The scientific study of adult life
Cohort
The age group in which whom we travel through life
Baby boom cohort
The huge age group born between 1946-1964
Maximum Lifespan
The biological limit of human life
Young-Old
People in their sixties and seventies
Old-Old
People age 80 or older
Reinforcement
Behavioral term for reward
Developed world
The most affluent countries in the world
Developing countries
The more impoverished countries in the world
Cervix
The neck or narrow lower portion of the uterus
Fertilization
The union of sperm and egg
Zygote
A fertilized ovum
Neuron
A nerve cell
Gestation
The period of pregnancy
Trimester
One of the three-month-long segments into which pregnancy is divided
Teratogen
A substance that crosses the placenta and harms the fetus
Single-gene Disorder
An illness caused by a single gene
Natural Childbirth
Labor and birth without medical interventions
Low Birth Weight
A weight at birth of less than 5 1/2 pounds
