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PGS341 Ch.3 Vocab

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show Unlearned responses triggered by specific stimulation  
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Alert inactivity   show
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Waking activity   show
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Crying   show
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show State in which a baby alternates from being still and breathing regularly to moving gently and breathing irregularly; the eyes are closed throughout  
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show cry that starts softly and gradually becomes more intense; often heard when babies are hungry or tired  
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Mad cry   show
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show Cry that begins with a sudden long burst, followed by a long pause and gasping  
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Irregular or rapid-eye movement (REM) sleep   show
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show Sleep in which heart rate, breathing, and brain activity are steady  
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Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDs)   show
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Temperament   show
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show Being small for one's age because of inadequate nutrition  
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Neuron   show
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show Center of the neuron that keeps the neuron alive  
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show End of the neuron that receives information; it looks like a tree with many branches  
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show Tubelike structure that emerges from the cell body and transmits information to other neurons  
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Terminal buttons   show
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show Chemicals released by the terminal buttons that allow neurons to communicate with each other  
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show Wrinkled surface of the brain that regulates many functions that are distinctly human  
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show Right & left halves of the cortex  
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Corpus callosum   show
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show Brian region that regulate s personality and goal-directed behavior  
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Neural plate   show
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Myelin   show
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Synaptic pruning   show
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Electroencephalogram (EEG)   show
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Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)   show
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Neuroplasticity   show
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*Experience-expectant growth   show
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*Experience-dependent growth   show
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show Coordinated movements of the muscles & limbs  
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show Ability to move around in the world  
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Fine motor skills   show
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show Early, unsteady form of walking done by infants  
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show Young children who have just learned to walk  
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Dynamic systems theory   show
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show Distinguishing and mastering individual motions  
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show Linking individual motions into a coherent, coordinated whole  
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Perception   show
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show Smallest pattern that one can distinguish reliably  
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Cones   show
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Visual cliff   show
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Kinetic cues   show
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show Kinetic cue to depth perception that is based on the fact that an object fills an ever-greater proportion of the retina as it moves closer  
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show Kinetic cue to depth perception based on the fact that nearby moving objects move across our visual field faster than do distant objects  
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show Way of inferring depth based on differences in the retinal images in the left and right eyes  
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show Cues to depth perception that are used to convey depths in drawings and paintings  
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show A cue to depth perception based on the fact that parallel lines come together at a single point in the distance  
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show Perceptual cue to depth based on the fact that the texture of objects changes from coarse and distinct for nearby objects to finer and less distinct for distant objects  
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show Infants' sensory systems are attuned to information presented simultaneously to different sensory modes  
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show Ideas about connections between thoughts, beliefs, intentions, and behavior that create an intuitive understanding of the link between mind and behavior  
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