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Infancy
Child & Adolescent Development Infancy Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Preterm Babies | born 38 weeks or earlier |
| Postmaturity | born 2 weeks late or more |
| Stillborn | delivery of infant who is not alive |
| Infant Mortality | death of a child within the first year of their life |
| Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) | federal law that guarantees certain employees up to 12 workweeks of unpaid leave each year with no threat of job loss; also guarantees 6 weeks of paid maternity leave |
| APGAR Scale | standardized way to identify if infant needs IMMEDIATE medical attention; Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, Respirations |
| Brazelton Scale | used a few hours after birth to screen for less obvious behavioral/neurological problems |
| Habituation | decrease in attention with repeated exposure; shown by length of looking time |
| Classical Conditioning | previously existing behavior comes to be elicited by new stimulus |
| Operant Conditioning | changes in frequency of behavior depending on consequences; reinforcement increases frequency, punishment decreases frequency |