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Child Dev.
Test 2
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Undergraduate 2
10/29/2009

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7.5 lbs and 20 inches
Definition
Average New born Height and Weight
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How many nerve cells:
Definition
100 billion
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How many Synapses
Definition
thousand trillion
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Placticity?
Definition
when  parts of the nervous system are damaged other parts take over. 
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pruning
Definition

If cells are not used they are destroyed.

use it or loose it theory

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Fovea
Definition
a densly packed set of highly sensetive cells at the center of the retina, can discriminate visual acuity.
Term
ciliary muscles
Definition
muscles of the eye focus light waves.
Term
Ear or Eye developed at birth?
Definition

ear is fully developed before birth

eye is not developed at birth

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can young infants distinguish phonetic contrasts such as bah and pah?
Definition
Yes! if they have been exposed they can tell the difference.
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Reflexes
Definition
organized observable behaviors in new borns they are involuntary stimulus response patterns.
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Creeping?
Definition
stomach on floor... before crawling
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Crawling
Definition
stomach up on four limbs... after crawling.
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Opperant response
Definition
Control is recieved by consequences that follow response.
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Mothers voice is

A) Classical

B) Operant

Definition
B) Operant
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Imitaiton is observed at how many months?
Definition
2 months.
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Long term memory begins at?
Definition
1 month and continues rapidly during 2nd and 3rd month.
Term
Piaget believed that babies...
Definition
are active, social, explorative, and constantly seeking knowledge.
Term
Schema?
Definition

Mental plans for movement of hands and other body parts.

 

****Plan for action and the action it self.

Term
Accomidating?
Definition
taking a concept they already know and they are able to alter it.
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"I can make it happen!"
Definition

SCR

secondary circular reactions

4 to 8 months

Term

"The discovery of new means through active experimentation"

 

*object permanence/ trial and error

Definition

TCR

tertiary circular reactions

stage 5

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symbol
Definition
somthing that stands for somthing else
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images?
Definition
picture like symbols
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utters first real word?
Definition
8 to 18 months
Term
phonemes
Definition
smallest unit of language that cues changes and to listner... letters
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morphemes
Definition
smallest unit with meaning (words)
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pragmatics
Definition
functions of language communication and conversation
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Language Aquistion Device
Definition

basic language rules

inborn

chomski

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performatives
Definition
non verbal signal that convey request to adults and direct adult attention to objects and events.
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holophrase
Definition

expression of a complete thought with a single word

ex. gimme

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motherese vs. parentese
Definition

parentese more broad inclusion of people.

 

motherese came first in baby talk

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depressed mothers are less likley to use...
Definition
motherese or parentese
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Discrete emotions
Definition
babies born knowing what they feel
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