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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
12/17/2010

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Term
infancy
Definition
the stage of development that begins at birth and lasts between 18 and 24 months.
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reflexes
Definition
specific patterns of motor response that are triggered by specific patterns of sensory stimulation
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cephalocaudal rule
Definition
the "top-to-bottom" rule that describes the tendency for motor skills to emerge in sequence from the head to the feet
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proximodistal rule
Definition
the "inside-to-outside" rule that describes the tendency for motor skills to emerge in sequence from the center to the periphery.
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motor development
Definition
the emergence of the ability to execute physical action
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cognitive development
Definition
the emergence of the ability to understand the world
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sensorimotor stage
Definition
a stage of development that begins at birth and lasts through infancy in which infants acquire information about the world by sending it and moving around within it
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schemas
Definition
theories about our models of the way the world works
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assimilation
Definition
the process by which infants apply their schemas in novel situations
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accommodation
Definition
the process by which infants revise their schemas in light of new information
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object permanence
Definition
the idea that objects continue to exist even when they are not visible
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