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What are teratogens?
What are teratogens?
Which of the following is not mentioned as a teratogen in the text?
Which of the following is not mentioned as a teratogen in the text?
What do developmental scientists focus on post childbirth?
What do developmental scientists focus on post childbirth?
What is an example of a question related to cognitive development mentioned in the text?
What is an example of a question related to cognitive development mentioned in the text?
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What is an example of a question related to social development mentioned in the text?
What is an example of a question related to social development mentioned in the text?
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Where does human development begin according to the text?
Where does human development begin according to the text?
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What did Patrice say when her mother showed her a picture of her grandmother as an infant?
What did Patrice say when her mother showed her a picture of her grandmother as an infant?
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What did Patrice's mother do when Patrice expressed disbelief about the infant in the photo being her grandmother?
What did Patrice's mother do when Patrice expressed disbelief about the infant in the photo being her grandmother?
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When does development start?
When does development start?
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Why does the text mention that Patrice doesn't seem to understand the enormity of development?
Why does the text mention that Patrice doesn't seem to understand the enormity of development?
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What have scientists discovered about how individuals grow and change over the lifespan?
What have scientists discovered about how individuals grow and change over the lifespan?
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According to developmental psychologists, when can change over time begin to occur for individuals?
According to developmental psychologists, when can change over time begin to occur for individuals?
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Study Notes
Human Development
- Teratogens are agents that can harm the developing fetus during pregnancy
- Not mentioned as a teratogen in the text: (no answer in the provided text)
- Developmental scientists focus on human development post-childbirth to understand how people grow, change, and develop across the lifespan
Cognitive Development
- Example question: How do children's thinking and problem-solving abilities change as they grow?
- Developmental psychologists try to understand how our cognitive abilities grow and change over time
Social Development
- Example question: How do our relationships and social skills change as we grow and develop?
Prenatal Development
- Human development begins at conception, during the prenatal period
Story of Patrice
- Patrice's mother showed her a picture of her grandmother as an infant, and Patrice expressed disbelief that the infant was her grandmother
- Patrice's mother explained the concept of development and change over time to help Patrice understand
Developmental Timeline
- Development starts at conception and continues across the lifespan
- The text mentions Patrice's reaction to highlight that development is a complex and enormous process that can be hard to understand
- Scientists have discovered that individuals grow and change over the lifespan, and that change can occur at any point in life
- According to developmental psychologists, change over time can begin to occur for individuals at any point in their lives
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Test your understanding of how children perceive aging and the concept of older adults based on a scenario involving a 5-year-old named Patrice and her grandmother's photograph.
