Psychology 1101 uncc - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Developmental psychology a branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span Cross-sectional study research that compares people of different ages at the same point in time Longitudinal study research that follows and retests the same people over time 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 sec...