PSYC 300 Midterm: Child Psychology Review for Exam 2.doc
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The child"s built in capacities all developed over evolutionary time depending on what was adaptive and led to survival and reproduction and what did not. By the end of the infant"s first year, their brain triples in weight. Plasticity refers to the capacity for different areas of the brain to take on new functions. Myelination is important because it helps to speed conduction of electrical impulses. Myelination begins in the spinal nerve cords in the fifth month of prenatal development and in the lower regions of the brain in the seventh month of prenatal development. Brainstem- part of the brain that controls reflexes and basic survival functions. Cerebellum- brain structure involved in motor control and balance. Thalamus- brain structure that relays sensory information to the cerebral cortex. sensory integration, memory formation, and emotional responses. Limbic system- collection of brain structures involved in physiological regulation,
