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Developmental Psychology

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The first two weeks of development after conception; characterized by rapid cell division and the beginning of cell differentiation   Germinal period  
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Approximately the third through the eighth week after conception, the period during which the basic forms of all body structures develop   Embryonic period  
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The ninth week after conception until birth, the period during which the organs of the developing person grow in size and mature in functioning   fetal period  
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Beginning about a week after conception, the burrowing of the organism into the lining of the uterus, where it can be nourished and protected during growth   Implantation  
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Agents and conditions, including viruses, drugs, chemicals, stressors, and malnutrition, that can impair prenatal development and lead to birth defects or even death   teratogens  
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Teratogens that can harm the prenatal brain, affecting the future child's intellectual and emotional functioning   behavioral teratogens  
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The condition whereby a teratogen is relatively harmless in small doses but becomes harmful once exposure reaches a certain level   Threshold effect  
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The condition whereby the risk of a teratogen causing harm increases when it occurs at the same time as another teratogen of risk   Interaction effect  
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A disorder that results from damage to the brain's motor centers; difficulty with muscle control, which can affect speech or other body movements   Cerebral Palsy  
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The biological protection of the brain when malnutrition temporarily affects body growth   Head-sparing  
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The great increase in the number of dendrites that occurs in an infant's brain over the first two years of life   transient exuberance  
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Causes babies to turn their mouths toward anything that brushes the cheeks   rooting reflex  
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The infant senses motion, sucking, noise, and on, and tries to understand them   Primary circular reactions  
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The infant is responsive to other people and to toys and other objects that can be manipulated   Secondary circular reactions  
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The infant explores a range of new activities, varying responses as a way of learning about the world   Tertiary circular reactions  
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The process of getting used to an object or event through repeated exposure to it   Habituation  
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A perspective that compares human thinking processes, by analogy, to computer analysis of data, including sensory input, connections, stored memories, and output   information processing theory  
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An opportunity for perceptions and interaction that is offered by people, places, and objects in the environment   affordance  
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Perception that is primed to focus on movement and change   Dynamic perception  
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A perceptual experience that helps a person recollect an idea or experience, without testing whether the person remembers it at the moment   reminder session  
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Chomsky's term for a hypothesized brain structure that enables humans to learn language, including the basic aspects of grammar, vocabulary, and intonation   language acquisition device  
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