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LESSON 5.2: The Newborn Infant Flashcards

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process of receiving information from the environment through our sensory organs

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sensation

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process of interpreting and organizing the incoming information in order to understand and react accordingly

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perception

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methods to assess infants perception

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  • visual preference method
  • habituation
  • dishabituation
  • familiarization
  • tracking
  • evoked potentials
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moving eyes and/or head to follow moving objects

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tracking

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procedure for testing infant perceptual and cognitive skills by presenting an item for a set number of time or trials and then comparing infant interest in the familiar item with interest in a novel one

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familiarization

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method of presenting a novel item to see if the infant shows refreshed interest

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dishabituation

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observing infant viewing preferences to two or more items

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visual preference method

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in visual preference method, infants are presented with different stimuli ______ and observed to see which ones they look at _____

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  • simultaneously
  • longest
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9
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brain’s responses to various stimulation are measured using electrical conductivity

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evoked potentials

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10
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decreased responsiveness to stimuli after being repeatedly exposed to it

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habituation

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sensory capacities

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  • vision
  • hearing
  • smell
  • taste
  • touch and pain
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12
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least well-developed of the infant’s senses

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vision

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procedure for testing infant auditory skills in which infants suck on a dummy or pacifier to maintain a sound if interested

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High amplitude sucking (HAS)

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___ is evident as soon as the seventh month of age

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hearing

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15
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infants can distinguish mother’s scent at ______

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the time of birth

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16
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4 basic tastes neonates can distinguish

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  • sweet
  • sour
  • salty
  • bitter
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17
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newborns prefer _____ flavors

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sweet

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18
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taste sensitivity ____ with age

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weakens

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19
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newborns are ______ to touch and temperature

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sensitive

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involuntary movements in response to stimulation

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reflexes

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10 types of reflexes

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  • sucking reflex
  • rooting reflex
  • grasping reflex
  • stepping reflex
  • swimming reflex
  • tonic neck reflex
  • moro relfex
  • babinski reflex
  • gag reflex
  • eye blink reflex
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22
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infant’s reflex to clear its throat

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gag reflex

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occurs in response to a sudden, intense noise or movement

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moro reflex

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moro reflex is also known as _____

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startle reflex

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prepares infants for independent locomotion

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stepping reflex

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neonate’s tendency to turn its head toward things that touch its cheek

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rooting reflex

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develops hand-eye coordination

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tonic neck reflex

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newborn’s tendency to automatically suck an object placed in its mouth

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sucking reflex

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occurs when something touches the infant’s palms

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grasping reflex

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involves the use of fingers and palm in grasping

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palmar grasp reflex

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deals with the foot in grasping

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plantar grasp reflex

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tendency to paddle and kick in a sort of swimming motion when lying face down in a body of water

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swimming reflex

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an infant fans out its toes in response to a stroke on the outside of its foot

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babinski reflex

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rapid shutting and opening of eye on exposure to direct light

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eye blink reflex

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occurs in an orderly sequence as infants move from reflexive reactions to more advanced functioning

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motor development

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motor development principles;

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  • cephalocaudal
  • proximodistal
37
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ability to move our bodies and manipulate objects

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motor skills

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motor skills:

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  • gross-motor
  • fine-motor
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motor skills:

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  • gross-motor
  • fine-motor
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involves large-muscle activities

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gross motor skills

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involves more finely tuned movements; enable coordination of small actions

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fine motor skills

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infants conduct an understanding of the world by coordinating sensory experiences with physical, motoric actions

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sensorimotor stage

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at the beginning of sensorimotor stage:

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reflexive (rely only on reflexes)

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at the end of sensorimotor stage:

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reflective (can produce complex sensorimotor patterns and use primitive symbols)

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6 substages of sensorimotor stage

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  • simple reflexes
  • first habits and primary circular reactions
  • secondary circular reactions
  • coordination of secondary circular reactions
  • tertiary secondary reactions
  • internalization of schemes
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infants become intrigued by the many properties of objects and by the many things they can make happen to objects

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tertiary circular reactions

47
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coordination of sensation and two types of schemes

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first habits and primary circular reaction

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coordination of sensation and action

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simple reflexes

49
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repeat actions that bring interesting results

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secondary circular reactions

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infants develop the ability to use primitive symbols and form enduring mental representations

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internalization of schemes

51
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coordination of vision and touch (hand-eye coordination)

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coordination of secondary circular reactions

52
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understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or touched

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object permanence

53
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form of communication, whether spoken, written or signed, that is based on a system of symbols

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language

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language development of infants:

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  • crying
  • cooing
  • understands first words
  • babbling
  • transition from the universal linguist to language-specific listener
  • using gestures
  • speaking one’s first word
  • vocabulary spurt starts
  • two-word utterances
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use of short and precise words without grammatical markers

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telegraphic speech

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