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Developmental psychology
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The study of progressive changes in behavior and abilities from conception to death
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Heredity
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(nature) Transmission of physical and psychological characteristics from parent to offspring through genes
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Environment
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(nurture) sum of all external conditions afecting development, especially effects of learning
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DNA(deoxyribonucleic acid)
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A molecular structure that contains coded gentic information
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Genes
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Specific areas on a strand of DNA that carry hereditary information
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Dominant gene
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Gene whose influence will be expressed each time the gene is present
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Recessive gene
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Gene whose influence will be expressed only when it is paired with a second recessive gene
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Genetic disorder
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Problem caused by inherited characteristics from parents. . .-ex. cystic fibrosis
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Congenital problem
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Problem or defect that occurs during prenatal development; birth defect
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Teratogen
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Radiation, drug, or other substance capable of altering fetal development in nonheritable ways that cause birth defects. . .-ex:narcotics, radiatin, cigarette smoke, lead, cocaine
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
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Caused by repeated heavuy alcohol consumption during pregnancy. . . Infants: have low birth weight, a small head, and facial malformations. . .-Lack cupid's bow, the bow-shaped portion of the upper lip
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Sensitive period
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During development, a period of increased sensitivity to environmental influences. Also a time during which certain events must take place for normal development to occur
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Deprivation
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In development, the loss or withholding of normal stimulation, nutrition, comfort, love, and so forth; a condition of lacking
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Enrichment
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In development, deliberately making an environment more stimulating, nutritional, comforting, loving, and so forth
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Reaction range
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The limits environment places on the effects of heredity
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