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Key: Definitions Important People/Psychologists Important Terms/Concepts Chapter 5: Developing Through the Life Span Developmental Psychology  Developmental Psychology – studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout a lifespan  Focuses on issues concerning 1. Nature versus nurture 2. Continuity and life stages 3. Stability and change  Humans develop in stages  Stable things include temperament while a less stable trait is social attitudes o Stability can provide identity while change allows for adaptation Prenatal Development  Zygotes – fertilized eggs which enter a two week period of cell division and become an embryos o Moves from conception to implantation  Embryos – a developing human organism found two weeks after fertilization through the second month o Organogenesis  Fetus – a developing human organism from nine weeks after conception to birth o Fetuses can learn through sound (especially their mothers’ voices)  Teratogens – “monster maker” agents, including chemicals and viruses, that reach an embryo or fetus during prenatal development and cause harm o This can include alcohol, smoking, and STDs  Fetal Alcohol Syndrome – pregnant woman’s drinking leads to physical or cognitive abnormalities in the child o Can include a small or unproportioned head and abnormal facial features Newborn Abilities