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| (head to toe) growth follows a pattern that begins with the head and upper body parts and then proceeds down to the rest of the body. |
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| Development proceeds from the center of the body outward (trunk of the body grows before the extremities) Legs and arms before fingers and toes. |
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| Simple skills develop separately and independently and later integrate into complex skills. |
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| Different body systems grow at different rates. |
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| Physical Growth Principals |
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Cephalocaudal
Proximodistal
Hierarchical Integration
Independence of Systems |
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| Composed of the brain and nerves that extend the body |
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| Basic cells of the nervous system |
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| A cluster of fibers that allow neurons to communicate to one another through chemical messages |
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| Allows more established networks of neurons to build more elaborate communication networks and the nervous system actually functions better through the loss of some cells. |
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| Upper layer of the brain responsible for higher order thought processes. Largest structure of the brain |
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| SIDS - (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) |
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| 1:1000 / normal patterns of breathing are interrupted / ceasing to breath. |
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| Thumb and index finger meet to form a circle. |
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| The average performance of a large sample of children of a given age. |
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| The physical stimulation of the sense organs. |
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| The sorting out, interpretation, analysis and integration of stimuli involving the sense organs and brain. |
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| Weight greater than 20% above the average for a given heights. |
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| Internal mental representation leads to deferred imitation or ability to pretend = to imitate a person or action that is no longer there. |
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| Mental structures organized patterns of functioning that adapt and change with metal development. |
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| Understanding an experience in terms of their current stage of cognitive development and way of thinking. A flying squirrel would be thought of as a bird. |
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| Changes in existing ways of thinking, understanding or behaving in response to encounters with new stimuli or events. |
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| The process by which information is recorded in a form of usable memory – doesn’t guarantee later use. |
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| Placement of information into memory |
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| Material in memory storage is located brought to awareness and used. |
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| The degree to which an activity requires attention – little attention is automatic, large amounts of attention – are controlled. |
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| The lack of memory for experiences occurring before 3 years of age. Language could be a factor in retrieval due to memory is stored using vocabulary at the time of the event. |
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| Memory that is conscious and can be recalled intentionally. 2nd half of first year or 6 months |
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| Memory that is recalled unconsciously – motor skills, habits, riding a bike, walking, stair, our earliest memories. |
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| The caution and wariness displayed by infants when around an unfamiliar person |
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| The intentional search for the information about others’ feelings to help explain the meaning of uncertain circumstances or events. |
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| The positive emotional bond that develops between a child and particular individual. |
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| The process in which certain functions are located more in one hemisphere than in the other. |
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| A vivid bad dream, usually occurring toward morning. |
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| An intense physiological arousal that causes a child to awaken in a state of panic. |
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