Evolutionary Developmental Psychology
- žExtended childhood period allows time to develop a large brain and learn complexity of human society
- žMany evolved psychological mechanisms are domain-specific Information processing
- žEvolved mechanisms are not always adaptive in contemporary society
Genetic Foundations
- Human life begins as a cell.
- Every nucleus has chromosomes.
- DNA is a molecule that contains genetic information.
- Genes are units of hereditary information in each chromosome in the human body especially in a child's body.
Infertility and Reproduction Technology
- Adoption: this is one alternative. Children who are adopted in the early stages of life fare between children adopted at later years.
- children who are adopted tend to have psychological behavior when it comes to school and home environment than children who are not adopted.