Infancy Chapter 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 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 Motor Development - Terms • Reflexes-automatic movements • Sucking • Rooting • Moro reflexes • Gross Motor Skills • Fine Motor skills 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 ... contact with the environment and to increase adaptation/action • Affordances- opportunities for interaction offered by objects that fit within our capabilities to perform activities ... - Explains how motor behaviors are a complex result of many factors • Nervous system • Physical properties • Movement possibilities • Goals/motivation of child • Environmental support Motor Development... without an apparent cause (shared sleeping may contribute) • WIC-Women, Infants, and Children program - nutrition producing positive benefits in low-income families Motor Development - Terms • Dynamic