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| Leading cause of death among children |
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| according to the Dynamic Systems View, these 4 are needed together for an infant to acquire motor skills |
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1. Nervous system development
2. Body's physical abilities
3. Personal motivation
4. Environmental support |
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| built-in reaction to stimuli that help an organism survive |
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| automatic, beyond control, adaptive behaviors that help one stay alive |
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1.suck on any object placed in mouth
2. help them get food before they associate nipple with food |
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| infant turns his head toward the side where the cheek was touched |
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1. response to sudden noise/movement
2. head back, spread arms
- when baby is dropped, startled |
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| 3 reflexes that persist through life |
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1. sneezing
2. coughing
3. yawning |
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| touches, curls palms when any object touches palm |
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| involve large-muscle activities |
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| 1 example of gross motor skill |
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| age range when ppl are in peak physical form |
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| age at which decline of biological functions begins |
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| finely tuned movements, such as typing, buttoning a shirt, sewing, denotes the presence of... |
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| 2 factors that determine succes of fine motor skills in infants |
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1. size & shape of an object
2. size of infant's hand compared to the object |
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| covering of axons with myelin, which speeds up transmission of impluses; improves fine motor skills |
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| at this point human becomes able to do arts& crafts and play music instruments |
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| two reasons for decreased fine motor skills performance in older adults |
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1. neural noise
2. strategy |
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| irregular neural activity in CNS. Slower movements |
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| strategies to compensate for neural noise. eg: older adult may type slower in order to make less mistakes |
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| information interacts with sensory receptors (ears, eyes, nostrils, tongue, skin) |
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| interpretation of what is sensed |
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| decreased responsiveness to a stimulus after repeated presentations |
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| recovery of a habituated response after a change in stimuli |
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