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psych U9M46
Infancy and childhood physical development
Question | Answer |
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developmental norms | A typical sequence of developmental changes for a group of people (or rather, at any given age, for phys/cog/emotional development) |
maturation | biological growth processes that enable ORDERLY changes in behavior; not influenced by environment |
proximodistal | motor development happens faster closer to the center of the body (young children) |
cephalocaudal | bones closer to the head develop faster |
pruning process | shuts down unused fiber pathways (and strengthens others) |