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Physical, cognitive, social development

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Apgar score   show
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show unlearned responses triggered by specific stimulation  
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alert inactivity   show
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NBAS or Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale   show
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waking activity   show
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show the state in which a baby cries vigorously, usually accompanied by agitated by uncoordinated movement  
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show the state in which a baby alternates from being still and breathing regularly to moving gently and breathing irregularly, with the eyes closed throughout.  
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show a cry that starts softly, gradually becomes more intense, and is often heard when babies are hungry or tired.  
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mad cry   show
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pain cry   show
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show sleep in which an infant's eyes dart rapidly beneath the eyelids while the body is quite active  
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show sleep in which heart rate, breathing, and brain activity are steady  
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show when a healthy baby dies suddenly for no apparent reason  
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show a consistent style or pattern of behavior  
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show serve as the basis for later motor behaviors  
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show APGAR score  
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show alert inactivity  
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show REM sleep  
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The campaign to reduce SIDS emphasizes that infants should   show
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Research on sources of temperament indicate that ____ both play a role   show
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show being small for age because of inadequate nutrition  
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neuron   show
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show the center of the neuron that contains biological machinery to keep the cell alive.  
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dendrite   show
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show a 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 terminal buttons that allow neurons to communicate with one another  
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show the wrinkled surface of the brain that regulates many functions that are distinctly human  
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hemispheres   show
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show a think bundle of neurons that connects the brains two hemispheres  
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frontal cortex   show
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neural plate   show
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show a fatty sheath that wraps around neurons and enables them to transmit information more rapidly  
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synaptic pruning   show
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show the process by which the wiring of the brain is organized by experiences that are common to most humans  
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show coordinated movements of the muscles and limbs  
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locomotion   show
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fine motor skills   show
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show the theory that views motor development as involving many distinct skills that are organized and reorganized over time to meet specific needs  
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differentiation   show
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integration   show
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show processes by which the brain receives, selects, modifies, and organizes incoming nerve impulses that are the result of physical stimulation  
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visual cliff   show
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visual expansion   show
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motion parallax   show
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show a 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 depth in drawing s and paintings  
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show a cue to depth perception based on parallel lines coming together at a single point in the distance  
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show a perceptual cue to depth based on the texture of objects changing from coarse and distinct for nearby objects to finer and less distinct for distant objects.  
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show being attuned to information presented simultaneously to different sensory modes  
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show ideas about connections between thought, beliefs, intentions, and behavior that create an intuitive understanding of the link between mind and behavior  
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show according to Piaget, mental structures that organize informations and regulate behavior (psychological structures that organize experience  
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assimilation   show
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show according to Piaget, changing existing knowledge based on new knowledge  
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equilibration   show
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sensorimotor   show
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Preoperational   show
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show the child believes that all people see the world as they see it  
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show the child focuses on one aspect of the problem or situations but ignores other relevant aspects  
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show the child assumes that an object really is what it appears to be  
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show middle and late elementary school years _ 7 to 11  
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formal operational   show
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core knowledge hypothesis   show
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mental hardware   show
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mental software   show
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show processes that determine which information is processed further by an individual  
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show an individual views a strong or unfamiliar stimulus, and changes in heart rate and brain wave activity occur  
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show becoming unresponsive to a stimulus that is presented repeatedly.  
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classical conditioning   show
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show a form of learning in which reward and punishment determine the likelihood that a behavior will recur  
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show babies will imitate the actions of other people  
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autobiographical memory   show
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one to one principle   show
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show a counting principle that states that number names must always be counted in the same order  
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cardinality principle   show
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show the difference between what children can do with assistance and what they can do alone  
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show a style in which teachers gauge the amount of assistance they offer to match the learners needs  
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show a childs comments that are not intended for others but are designed instead to help regulate the childs behavior  
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show unique sounds used to create words, making them the basic building blocks of language  
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show speech that adults use with infants that is slow, has exaggerated changes in pitch and volume, and is thought to aid language acquisition  
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cooing   show
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show speech like sounds that consist of vowel consonant combinations and are common at about 6 months  
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fast mapping   show
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underextension   show
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overextension   show
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show a language learning style of children whose vocabularies are dominated by names of objects, people, or actions  
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show a language learning style of children whose vocabularies include many social phrases that are used like one word.  
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telegraphic speech   show
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grammatical morphemes   show
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overregularizations   show
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hope   show
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will   show
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purpose   show
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attachment   show
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show a relationship in which infants have come to trust and depend on their mothers  
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avoidant attachment   show
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show a relationship in which, after a brief separation, infants want to be held but are difficult to console  
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show a relationship in which infants don't seem to understand what's happening when they are separated and later reunited with their mothers  
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internal working model   show
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basic emotions   show
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social smiles   show
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stanger wariness   show
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show behavior in which infants in unfamiliar or ambiguous environments look at an adult for cues to help them interpret the situation  
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show when children play alone but are aware of and interested in what another child is doing  
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show play that begins at about 15-18 months and continues into toddlerhood, when talking and smiling at each other also occur  
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cooperative play   show
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show individuals actions and remarks that tend to support others and sustain the interaction  
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constristing actions   show
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show any behavior that benefits another person  
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show prosocial behavior such as helping and sharing in which the individual does not benefit directly from the behavior  
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show experiencing another persons feelings  
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show a set of cultural guidelines about how one should behave, especially with other people  
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show beliefs and images about males and females that are not necessarily true  
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show aggression used to hurt others by undermining their social relationships  
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gender identity   show
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gender-schema theory   show
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