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ECS 100
Ch. 5-7
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Undergraduate 2
04/01/2009

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heredity
Definition
establishes height and rate person grows to adult height
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hormones
Definition
chemicals released by glands into the bloodstream to act on body parts
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pituitary glands (brain)
Definition
secrets GH(growth hormone) travels to liver, releases second hormone: somatomedin
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thyroxin
Definition
hormone released by the thyroid gland in neck, nerve cell development
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non-organic failure to thrive
Definition
infant stops growing due to a lack of nurturing, attention, and stimulation as a result of poor parenting and caregiving
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chephalocaudal development
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top(head) to bottom(toes) *head and trunk develop first
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proximodistal development
Definition
inside(trunk) to outside(extremities)
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gross to fine motor development
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large(trunk, arms, neck, legs) to small(fingers, toes, hands, eyes)
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principal of hierarchical integration
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individual motor skills develop seperately and later are integrated into more complex skills (ex: walking is mastered after crawling)
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principle of the independence of systems
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different body systems grow at different rates
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secular growth trends
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changes in physical development from one generation to the next
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schemes
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organized pattern of thoughts
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learning adaptation
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assimilation(old info) + accomodation(change old info with new info)
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phonology
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basic sounds of language, called phonemes, that can be combined to produce words and sentences
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morphemes
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smallest language unit that has meaning (the ending...ing/ed/es)
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semantics
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rules that govern the meaning of words and sentences
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Ainsworth strange situation
Definition
sequence of staged episodes that illustrate the strength of attachment between a child and his or her mother
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