C4-Physical+Dev.+in+Infancy

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=__Physical, Sensory, and perceptual Development in Infancy__=

=Physical Changes=

The Brain and nervous system
Synapses Synaptogenesis Pruning Plasticity Myelinization Reticular formation

Reflexes and behavioral States
Adaptive reflexes Primitive reflexes Colic

Growth, Motor Skills, and Developing Body Systems
Dynamic systems theory

=Infant Mortality= Infant mortality

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)

=Sensory Skills=

Vision
Visual acuity Tracking

Hearing and Other Senses
Auditory acuity

=Perceptual Skills=

Studying Perceptual Development
Preference technique Habituation Dishabituation

Combining Information From Several Senses
Intermodal perception

Explaining Perceptual development
Nativeists Empiricists