A topical approach to life span development, 6e chapter 4
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Infancy
Chapter 4
Physical Development Terms
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REM sleep - time during which dreaming occurs
(more present in early infancy)
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SIDS - Sudden infant death syndrome- when infant
suddenly stops breathing and dies without an
apparent cause (shared sleeping may contribute)
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WIC-Women, Infants, and Children program - nutrition
producing positive benefits in low-income families
Motor Development - Terms
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Dynamic System View (Thelen) - Explains how motor
behaviors are a complex result of many factors
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Nervous system
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Physical properties
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Movement possibilities
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Goals/motivation of child
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Environmental support
Motor Development - Terms
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Reflexes-automatic movements
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Sucking
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Rooting
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Moro reflexes
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Gross Motor Skills
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Fine Motor skills
Sensory and Perceptual
Development - Terms
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Sensation- when information interacts with the eyes,
ears, tongue, nostrils, and skin
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Perception- interpretation of what is sensed
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Ecological view (Gibsons) - The view that perception
functions to bring organisms in contact with the
environment and to increase adaptation/action
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Affordances- opportunities for interaction offered by
objects that fit within our capabilities to perform
activities
