Chapter 4 Flashcards

Physical development (5 cards)

1
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what plays a major role in perceptual differentiation?

A

acting on the environment

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2
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brain plasticity declines during?

A

during synaptic pruning.

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3
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research suggests that a sensitive period when babies are biologically prepared to zero in on socially meaningful perceptual distinctions is happening during?

A

the second half of the first year

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4
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around 7 to nine months infants first learn to divide speech stream into?

A

word like units

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5
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according to differentiation Theory baby’s first seek out?

A

invariant features such as common rate and rhythm in a voice and face

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