Chapter 10 Flashcards
Developmental Psychology
The study of how humans change over the lifespan
Post-hoc fallacy
Logical error where you assume A caused B, only because A
came before B
Cross-sectional design
research design that examines people of different ages at a single point in time.
cohort effects
A group born around the same time, who would have
similar cultural experiences
longitudinal design
examines development in the same group of people on multiple occasions over time.
gene-environment interactions
situation in which the effects of genes depend on the environment in which they are expressed.
nature via nurture
tendency of individuals with certain predispositions to seek out and create environments that permit the expression of those predispositions
zygote
fertilized egg
◦ Gene expression
activation or deactivation of genes by environmental experiences throughout development
prenatal
prior to birth
blastocyst
a cluster of dividing cells made by a fertilized egg without a specific function yet
fetus
prenatal development from 9th week until birth.
