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infancy cognitive development
infant developmental psychology
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
09/27/2011

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attention
Definition
focusing of mental resources on select information
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babbling
Definition
vocalizations that practice making sounds. consonant and vowel combinations
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broca's area
Definition
area in the left frontal lobe of brain involved in producing words
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explicit (memory)
Definition
refers to the conscious memory of facts and experiences
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first words
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include those that name important people, familiar animals, vehicles, toys, etc
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gestures
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showing/pointing
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habituation
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decreased responsiveness to a stimulus after repeated presentation of the stimulus
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imitation
Definition
doing something you see someone else do
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implicit memory
Definition
memory without conscious recollection (skills &routine procedures)
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memory
Definition
retention of information over time
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scheme
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actions of metal representations that organize knowledge
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secnsorimotor
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birth-2 years. infants construct an understanding of the world by coordinating sensory experiences (seeing&hearing) with physical actions
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telegraphic speech
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use of content words without grammatical markers (mama walk, me food)
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Wernicke's Area
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region of brains left hemisphere involved in language comprehension
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