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Prenatal Development (10 questions) Resources: Textbook, pages 58-60 & Web Lecture # 04 Prenatal Development. Know the specific aspects of development during the embryonic and fetal periods. ●

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Embryonic period ○ 2-8 weeks ○ Cells form ○ Organs appear ○ Organigenous- the process of organ formation (can happen before women even know they are pregnant ○ 3rd week ■ Central nervous system and heart develop ○ Greatest danger by teratogens early in Embryonic period Fetal period ○ 2 months after conception, last 7 months on average ○ Germinal period, embryonic period, and beginning of fetal period occur in first trimester ○ 1st trimester ■ Development ■ Conception to 12 weeks ○ 2nd trimester ■ Rapid growth, fetus increases in length approximately 400% ■ 13-24 weeks ○ 3rd trimester ■ Stabilization of growth ■ 25-36/39th week ○ 90% of premature babies weighing 2 pounds will survive ○

Research Concepts (10 questions) Resources: Web Lecture # 03 Developmental Research Methods & Textbook, pages 24-30 Know the following concepts: (a) experimental and correlational research methods ●

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Correlational ○ Strength of association ○ Pearson product moment correlation coexistent Experimental ○ Include independent and dependent

(b) dependent and independent variables ●

Independent ○ Manipulated factor

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○ Manipulated independently of other factors Dependent ○ Can change in an experiment in response to changes in an independent variable

(c) methods for getting information to achieve the first goal of science, description ●

Psychophysiological methods ○ Electroencephalogram (EEG) ○ Computerized axial tomography scan (CAT) ○ Functional magnetic resonance imaging scan (fMRI)

(d) “strength” and “direction” in correlational studies. ●...