PSYB32H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Tinder, Operant Conditioning, Depth Perception
24 Jan 2014
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A new baby"s reflex: they have well-developed reflexes and sensory responses, reflex: a human"s involuntary response to external stimulation. Infant state: a recurring pattern of arousal in the newborn ranging from alert, vigorous, wakeful activity to quite, regular sleep. It tells us form beginning behavior is organized and predictable. Co-sleeping has been linked to sids: sudden infant death syndrome (sids): sids refers to the sudden and unexpected death of a healthy infant under 1. The death remains unexplained after all possible causes of death have been ruled out. 1: rem and non-rem sleep: rapid eye movement is characterized by rapid, jerky movements of the eyes and in adults, is often associated with dreaming. When awaken repeatedly as people begin their rem cycle, they tend to be irritable. This activity is absent in the remaining non-rem sleep: autostimulation theory: theory that during rem sleep infant"s brain stimulates itself and that in return stimulates early development of the central nervous system, crying:
