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is the study of the patterns of growth and change that occur throughout life. |
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Developmental psychologists agree that in most instances factors play a critical role in enabling people to reach the potential capabilities that their genetic background makes possible. |
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Developmental researchers use several unique methods. The most frequently used, , compares people of different ages at the same point in time. |
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A(n) is a group of people who grow up at similar times, in similar places, and in similar conditions. |
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Longitudinal studies assess in behavior over time, unlike cross-sectional studies, which assess among groups of people. |
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are rod-shaped structures that contain all basic hereditary information. |
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In , health-care providers inject genes to correct particular diseases directly into a patient's bloodstream. |
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When an egg becomes fertilized by the sperm, the resulting one-celled entity is called a(n) . |
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Before birth, a fetus passes through several , which is the time when organisms are particular susceptible to certain kinds of stimuli. |
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is a procedure in which a woman's eggs are removed from her ovaries, and a man's sperm is used to fertilize the eggs in a laboratory. A fertilized egg is then implanted in a woman's uterus. |
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The is the point at which it can survive if born prematurely, at about prenatal age 22 weeks. |
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