1. Infancy
Chapter 4

2. Physical Development - Terms
REM sleep - time during which dreaming occurs (more present in early infancy)
SIDS - Sudden infant death syndrome- when infant suddenly stops breathing and dies without an apparent cause (shared sleeping may contribute)
WIC-Women, Infants, and Children program - nutrition producing positive benefits in low-income families

3. Motor Development - Terms
Dynamic System View (Thelen) - Explains how motor behaviors are a complex result of many factors
Nervous system
Physical properties
Movement possibilities
Goals/motivation of child
Environmental support

4. Motor Development - Terms
Reflexes-automatic movements
Sucking
Rooting
Moro reflexes
Gross Motor Skills
Fine Motor skills

5. Sensory and Perceptual Development - Terms
Sensation- when information interacts with the eyes, ears, tongue, nostrils, and skin
Perception- interpretation of what is sensed
Ecological view (Gibsons) - The view that perception functions to bring organisms in contact with the environment and to increase adaptation/action
Affordances- opportunities for interaction offered by objects that fit within our capabilities to perform activities