Prenatal development Flashcards
What are the 3 stages of fertilisation
germinal 0-2 weeks ; Embryonic 3-8 weeks; Foetal 9weeks to birth
At 32 weeks (7 months in utero) the foetus starts to present…
Habituation learning
Teratogens are
Environmental agents that have potential to cause harm during pre natal development
What are two reasons of how teratogens impact the foetus ?
Dose-response relation and individual differences
Name the 6 stages of arousal happening after birth
1- Active sleep ; 2- Quiet sleep ; 3-Crying ; 4- Active Awake ; 5- Alert Awake ; 6- Dozing
REM sleep means..
Rapid eye movement sleep
What is auto stimulation theory
Theory that the brain activity during REM in newborn makes up for lack of stimulation during the day; the brain works more until new stimuli is available (talking, moving etc..)
Development resilience is
Successful development in the face of multiple seemingly overwhelming developmental hazards
Do Genes code directly for behaviours and traits?
NO, they do not control behaviours (ex: no gene for ASD)
Why are male more likely to suffer from hereditary diseases?
Because they have two different chromosomes X and Y - while females have two X X
When genes change slightly due to environment or traumas this is called..
Epigenetic
