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These are unlearned reactions to stimuli that direct newborns movements
What are reflexes?
Selects individuals best suited to the environment who survive and pass their genes to offspring.
natural selection
perception is an active process that is shaped and changes with and by a person's interaction with the environment
What is the ecological view?
a time in someone's life where hormonal and bodily changes happen very quickly between childhood and adulthood
Hormone that impacts sleep
What is melatonin?
This is where neurons communicate with other neurons. It is between two neurons and can be considered a junction where signals can be sent from one neuron to another.
What is a synapse?
identical twins have the same DNA because they are made from two eggs from the same mother. true or false?
false. identical twins come from the same fertilized egg.
Reflex irritability and heart rate are qualities evaluated
What is the Apgar scale?
Setting that lacks the basic physical, emotional, or social resources necessary for healthy development
what is a deprived environment?
A 2-year-old child is playing at a park with their caregiver nearby. When the caregiver temporarily leaves to go to a restroom, the child becomes upset and cries. However, upon the caregiver's return, the child quickly calms down, seeks comfort by reaching out for a hug, and soon returns to playing confidently is an example of this kind of attachment.
A toddler tying their shoes is an example of this term
what is fine motor skills
Important part of the brain's development that occurs in the beginning of someone's life
What is myelin sheath?
Process by which genetic information is converted into a functional product or activity of genes
What is the postpartum period?
emphasizes the interaction between biology, environmental influences, and cognitive processes
What is the neuroconstructivist view?
Her research demonstrated the benefits of touch and massage therapy for preterm infants
Who is Tiffany Field?
Adults spend more time in REM sleep than children. True or False?
False
Imagine you move to a new apartment near a busy street and the sounds of traffic and cars really annoys you and disrupts your sleep but over time you get used to the sounds and hardly notice the traffic sounds. This is an example of what process.
What is habituation?
What is a phenotype?
Both Lauren and Michael have brown hair, but their newborn baby is starting to grow and have red hair. This is because each parent was carrying a recessive gene for red hair. True or False?
True
the ability to combine and process information from different senses (vision, hearing, touch)
What is intermodal perception?
A researcher shows a 6-month-old baby two side by side images: a face on one side and a triangle on the other side. If the baby consistently looks at the face longer than the triangle than the researcher can conclude that the baby has a ______ for faces over objects.
what is visual preference?
Siblings having their own friends and social circles compared to their other siblings is an example of this.
what is Nonshared environmental experiences?
Lower birth weight and respiratory problems for the baby are indicative of what action the mother did during pregnancy.
What is smoking?
Brianna is 27 years old and is following all the prenatal care she can for her pregnancy. Despite all of this, her child is just as likely to have Down's syndrome as her 40-year-old pregnant aunt's child. True or False?
False