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Zygotes the fertilized egg; it enters a 2-week period of rapid cell division and develops into an embryo
Embryo the developing human organism from about 2 weeks after fertilization through the second month
Fetus the developing human organism from 9 weeks after conception to birth
Teratogens agents, such as chemicals and viruses, that can reach the embryo or fetus during prenatal development and cause harm
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) physical and cognitive abnormalities in children caused by a pregnant woman's heavy drinking. In severe cases, symptoms include noticeable facial misproportions
Habituation decreasing responsiveness with repeated stimulation. As infants gain familiarity with repeated exposure to a visual stimulus, their interest wanes and they look away sooner.
Maturation biological growth processes that enable orderly changes in behavior, relatively uninfluenced by experience
Cognition all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating
Schema a concept or framework that organizes and interprets information
Assimilation interpreting our new experience in terms of our existing schemas
Accomodation adapting our current understandings (schemas) to incorporate new information
Sensorimotor stage in Piaget's theory, the stage (from birth to about 2 years of age) during which infants know the world mostly in terms of their sensory impressions and motor activities
Object Permanence the awareness that things continue to exist even when not perceived
Preoperational Stage
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