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What is Developmental Psychology?
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It is the study of how humans grow, develop, and change throughout the life span
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What is a cross?
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A cross is a sectional research design studies individuals of different ages in order to find differences in the groups
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What is a longitudinal research
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A longitudinal research design follows a group of individuals over a long period of time as changes are studies
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What are the stages of prenatal development?
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Human development begins with conception and conception beings when an ovum and sperm join in the fallopian tube to form a zygote. As the cells of the zygote divide, they move down the fallopian tube and attach to the wall of the uterus to become an embryo
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What are Teratogens?
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Teratogens are factors in the enviroment that can harm the developing fetus
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