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- 4. a field of study in neuroscience and psychology focusing on a child's development in terms of information processing, conceptual resources, perceptual skill, language learning, and other aspects of brain development and cognitive psychology compared to an adult's point of view
- 6. (SCT), used in psychology, education, and communication, holds that portions of an individual's knowledge acquisition can be directly related to observing others within the context of social interactions, experiences, and outside media influences
- 8. stresses that behavior is strongly influenced by biology, is tied to evolution, and is characterized by critical or sensitive periods
- 12. is a type of learning where behavior is controlled by consequences. Key concepts in operant conditioning are positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, positive punishment and negative punishment
- 14. involved in smaller movements that occur in the wrists, hands, fingers, and the feet and toes
- 15. the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another
- 16. the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates
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- 1. (also known as Pavlovian or respondent conditioning) refers to learning procedure in which a biologically potent stimulus (e.g. food) is paired with a previously neutral stimulus (e.g. a bell)
- 2. includes the child's experience, expression, and management of emotions and the ability to establish positive and rewarding relationships with others (Cohen and others 2005)
- 3. the process that starts in human infancy and continues into late adolescent concentrating on gross and fine motor skills as well as puberty
- 5. the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses
- 7. defined as the process of enlarging people's freedoms and opportunities and improving their well-being
- 9. the theory that human and animal behavior can be explained in terms of conditioning, without appeal to thoughts or feelings, and that psychological disorders are best treated by altering behavior patterns
- 10. involved in movement and coordination of the arms, legs, and other large body parts and movements
- 11. systems theory was developed by Urie Bronfenbrenner
- 13. (also known as overt behaviors) are actions performed by an organism that can be seen and measured. This is an important focus in behaviorism who place emphasis only on observable behaviors instead of cognitive mental processes which cannot be seen by the human eye